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Anil Thakraney: Shredding Sanjay Manjrekar to bits and pieces Posted on 11 Jul,2019 | under BLOGS in his new avatar as a cricket commentator, Manjrekar’s journey has been quite noisy, he has been getting a lot of attention, most of it negative, writes Anil Thakraney

Anil Thakraney: Rape: News channels get it all wrong Posted on 27 Aug,2013 | under ADVERTISING While Anil Thakraney has taken a break from his writing (a well-deserved one, since he’s been writing every day for nearly two years), he couldn’t hold himself back from writing this one.

Anil Thakraney: Khans are misusing their charisma Posted on 14 Aug,2013 | under ADVERTISING SRK and Salman must understand that movie-making is an art, a creative process, it’s not the same as selling cars and underwear, writes Anil Thakraney

Anil Thakraney: Prison Break Diary Posted on 12 Aug,2013 | under ADVERTISING In desi soaps, you can not only predict what will happen in the next episode, you can correctly guess the story twenty episodes down the line, writes Anil Thakraney

Anil Thakraney: Media needs to go beyond Durga Posted on 07 Aug,2013 | under ADVERTISING The media must focus on a structural change, one that will have a long-term impact on the nation. Bureaucrats must have enough teeth to put checks and balances on chor netas and stand up to them, writes Anil Thakraney

Anil Thakraney: Lucky De Posted on 02 Aug,2013 | under ADVERTISING Here was a chance for De to stand up for the right thing, to be a leader for change, a feisty leader we badly need. But she got cold feet and ducked out, writes Anil Thakraney

Anil Thakraney: Omnicom/Publicis merger: Nothing will change Posted on 31 Jul,2013 | under ADVERTISING As long as the money tree grows, ‘culture and value’ differences get sorted in double quick time, writes Anil Thakraney

Anil Thakraney: Brouhaha over potholes is silly Posted on 29 Jul,2013 | under ADVERTISING The entire media effort should be on exposing, and naming and shaming the individuals and groups responsible for this mess of potholes, writes Anil Thakraney

Anil Thakraney: Palghar FB case: Cops need to be punished Posted on 26 Jul,2013 | under ADVERTISING What happened to the girls was outrageous. It not only assassinated their right to free speech, the action taken by the cops was completely unjust, writes Anil Thakraney

Anil Thakraney: Is the urban bias finally disappearing? Posted on 24 Jul,2013 | under ADVERTISING The pressure must go on till we see real change, not just when it comes to the food-safety of kids in Chhapra, but all over India, writes Anil Thakraney

Anil Thakraney: Balika Vadhu on Colors was a game-changer Posted on 22 Jul,2013 | under ADVERTISING For the next five years, Anil Thakraney advises the channel to towards creating more game-changing programmes

Anil Thakraney: A night at the dance bar Posted on 19 Jul,2013 | under ADVERTISING Anil Thakraney remembers the sting he did for Mid-Day on Mumbai’s dance bar girls where he danced with them, picked on one girl, showered money on her, and… Well, read on 🙂