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Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar Das: Should people proactively ask for a pay cut in order to ensure the financial health of their organisation? Posted on 02 Apr,2020 | under COLUMNS Yesterday, we heard of a leading newspaper group mailing all employees informing them of a salary cut. In the light of that and even otherwise, we asked our Wizard with Words this question. Presenting Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar Das on the second day of the new fiscal. Read on…

Sanjeev Kotnala: Coronavirus and the secret of collective Praying’ Posted on 01 Apr,2020 | under COLUMNS The power of collective praying could help to re-align global resources, writes Sanjeev Kotnala

Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar Das: Given the absorbent quality of newsprint, do you see people being increasingly wary of buying all print products going forward since they could be carriers of impurities? Posted on 31 Mar,2020 | under COLUMNS We asked this question earlier, but chose to be more direct this time. Let’s hear what Dr Bhaskar Das says on the Future of Print in today’s edition of our Das Ka Dum series. Read on…

Ranjona Banerji: Journalists as publicity agents? Posted on 31 Mar,2020 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW When a senior TV personality uses the same example given by the head of the BJP’s IT cell to defend the government, eyebrows if not questions, are raised, writes Ranjona Banerji

When Subscription Outpaced Advertising Growth… Posted on 30 Mar,2020 | under COLUMNS While the report is good for reviewing trends and growth in 2019 over 2018, one cannot rely on future forecasts, till EY releases an update, writes Indrani Sen

Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar Das: There is much gloom in the world. And the fear due to the uncertainty. How do you keep motivating yourself and the teams that you work with? Posted on 30 Mar,2020 | under COLUMNS So how do we brace ourselves and our teams for the new normal. We asked Dr Bhaskar Das for his wisdom in today’s edition of our Das Ka Dum series. Read on…

Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar Das: The fears of newspapers carrying Covid-19 virus has been a big blow to an already beleaguered media domain. Do you think this could lead to the eventual demise of print? Posted on 27 Mar,2020 | under COLUMNS The question says it all. So what does newsmedia veteran Dr Bhaskar Das think about it. We took a break from a soft Friday question and asked the question on the print media as part of our Das Ka Dum series. Read on…

Lockdown Day 3: Stay@Home with Mainak Dhar: 5 Ways to Stay Positive During the Lockdown Posted on 27 Mar,2020 | under COLUMNS It’s Day 3 of the National Lockdown and while there are some who are getting bored and feeling restless there are some others who are looking at using this opportunity to do stuff that they never really got the time to do. Our all-new all-new series called ‘Stay@Home’ that we introduced yesterday received tremendous response. We were overwhelmed. On Day 3, we have with Mainak Dhar, Region Vice President, Asia, Middle East, Africa (AMEA); Member, Global Marketing Council at General Mills and bestselling author, telling us about how to stay positive. Read on…

Ranjona Banerji: Melodrama Unlimited! Posted on 27 Mar,2020 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW The rumour mill tells me that Sreenivasan Jain is doing the best job on NDTV. Ravish Kumar’s fans are constant of course. And then you have the usual list of suspects whose main job is to stroke various BJP egos, writes Ranjona Banerji

Coronavirus crisis: Have we Overlooked the Disabled Population? Posted on 26 Mar,2020 | under COLUMNS Spreading awareness about the easily affected (and ignored) sections of the population is critical, writes Shruti Pushkarna

Sanjeev Kotnala: 7 Tips to make a success of Work From Home during the 21-day Lockdown Posted on 26 Mar,2020 | under COLUMNS You have to refresh your approach and attitude towards work, writes Sanjeev Kotnala

Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar Das: Any specific areas that you recommend on upskilling oneself? Posted on 26 Mar,2020 | under COLUMNS Upskill yourself… do an online course. That’s what the world has been saying, and what even our Wizard of Words recommended last Friday. So we asked Dr Bhaskar Das this question as part of our Das Ka Dum series. Read on…