Yes, you folks read it right. This is possible right when I’m working in a different industry. Media holds power, glamour, fame, name, defame and I can go on and on. I love media as it is diverse, throws mind boggling challenges at you and offers a prodigious visibility.I have had a rewarding exposure to media through out my education from schooling to present. At school, writing workshops is what I loved the most. I wouldn’t write as copiously as I do today but wrote a paragraph or two that appeared in Hindus "fun at school" section. In college, it was News time, Enadus English newspaper, published my short story “jack and the bean bag”. No sooner I thought nothing happened in MA, when our journalism professor took us to Hindu Press to make us relate to what we were being taught in printing, scanning, computer-to-plate, machines, 4 basic colors used in printing a newspaper and so on. I usually cannot make it to any college Programmes because of work. However, I was able to make it despite having a global video conference at office, as Hindu press is just 100 meters away from my office.
It was an uphill task to strike a balance as press event was from 4 to 5 pm IST and office event from 6 to 7 pm IST. I could have forgone the press event but thought I might never get a chance again and this was my first time. So I couldn’t resist. This global event at office is a huge affair and it was my duty to ensure a smooth execution at our site. The only saving grace was that, these two events were not clashing on my calendar and I turned it to my advantage. I was back in one hour and the office event was also a success.
I had a pre-conceived notion about Hindu before stepping into the press; an impressive notion it was. Hindu is my favorite newspaper as its vocabulary and writing styles of authors captivate me. The language is simply mind blowing. I don’t just read it but study it and pick up things. The printing press of Hindu was equally captivating. Hindu has sophisticated, state-of-the art machines imported from Taiwan and Japan. This one specific machine that prints newspapers prints a whopping 75,000 copies per hour and the one in Chennai prints 90, 000 copies per hour. One of its employees who works in the technical side took us through the various stages of printing and explained the same. Our visit was marked by larger-than-life machines and the enormous, rattling noise it produced. When we were at the major printing machine, we could barely hear what he explained. It was for the most part stimulating and exhilarating. Even the packaging is not done manually, it is segregated, counted and parceled by the machine, making it prêt and ready for the newspaper boy to pick it up and deliver it at our homes.
I stumbled upon on a chance to voice my opinion on NDTV 24*7 when it had come to Arts College, OU, seeking the youths opinion on elections. I was apprehensive when I heard the news but later forayed and participated. Uma Sudhir, NDTVs Hyderabad correspondent questioned us on our opinion on polls, voting, separate telangana issue and political parties. We ensconced ourselves on the steps inside college, where all the action took place.It was apt for the cameraman too. The next day, on March 20th 2009, the programme was aired at 8:15 am on breakfast news. I was very excited to see myself on an International News channel. I had messaged all my friends the preceding day and the next morning, there was frenzy at home. Mom, bro, papa and my maid who was sweeping the house were glued to the TV for that 15 minute programme.
It might be a microdot on our profiles but something we definitely fawn and flaunt. After all who does not like to be caught on an international news channel? These are some of my lifes most enriching and rewarding experiences.
It was an uphill task to strike a balance as press event was from 4 to 5 pm IST and office event from 6 to 7 pm IST. I could have forgone the press event but thought I might never get a chance again and this was my first time. So I couldn’t resist. This global event at office is a huge affair and it was my duty to ensure a smooth execution at our site. The only saving grace was that, these two events were not clashing on my calendar and I turned it to my advantage. I was back in one hour and the office event was also a success.
I had a pre-conceived notion about Hindu before stepping into the press; an impressive notion it was. Hindu is my favorite newspaper as its vocabulary and writing styles of authors captivate me. The language is simply mind blowing. I don’t just read it but study it and pick up things. The printing press of Hindu was equally captivating. Hindu has sophisticated, state-of-the art machines imported from Taiwan and Japan. This one specific machine that prints newspapers prints a whopping 75,000 copies per hour and the one in Chennai prints 90, 000 copies per hour. One of its employees who works in the technical side took us through the various stages of printing and explained the same. Our visit was marked by larger-than-life machines and the enormous, rattling noise it produced. When we were at the major printing machine, we could barely hear what he explained. It was for the most part stimulating and exhilarating. Even the packaging is not done manually, it is segregated, counted and parceled by the machine, making it prêt and ready for the newspaper boy to pick it up and deliver it at our homes.
I stumbled upon on a chance to voice my opinion on NDTV 24*7 when it had come to Arts College, OU, seeking the youths opinion on elections. I was apprehensive when I heard the news but later forayed and participated. Uma Sudhir, NDTVs Hyderabad correspondent questioned us on our opinion on polls, voting, separate telangana issue and political parties. We ensconced ourselves on the steps inside college, where all the action took place.It was apt for the cameraman too. The next day, on March 20th 2009, the programme was aired at 8:15 am on breakfast news. I was very excited to see myself on an International News channel. I had messaged all my friends the preceding day and the next morning, there was frenzy at home. Mom, bro, papa and my maid who was sweeping the house were glued to the TV for that 15 minute programme.
It might be a microdot on our profiles but something we definitely fawn and flaunt. After all who does not like to be caught on an international news channel? These are some of my lifes most enriching and rewarding experiences.
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