I was pleased to receive a mail from Prof. Vamsee Juluri himself about his book Becoming a Global Audience Longing and Belonging in Indian Music Television. The publisher is Peter Lang USA.
Andrew Goodwin, Professor & Chair, Department of Media Studies, University of San Francisco, thinks: “Juluri’s study has the great merit of being rooted in a political-economic analysis of the Indian culture industry and a sophisticated (but never simplistic or populist) account of reception. His study has solid empirical foundations and theoretical elegance; both threads weave through this book like a beautifully constructed combination of rhythm and melody. As music and culture have gone global, so has theory; and while the internationalization of musical culture has been a mixed blessing (as Juluri shows), the impact of local and global studies on cultural studies has been all to the good. If there was ever a time for a postcolonialist—as opposed to a postmodern—approach to media audiences, it is now.”

Our "brothers and sisters" in Pakistan ought to be mighty thrilled because, according to a European Union delegation: "Indian media wrongly projects the Kashmir issue." While we must collectively bow our heads in shame, we too need to go looking for such certificates from some European or American lobby or the other. Until then, suffer a pain in the neck.

Times Group signs MoU with BBC

Well, well, well, they have done it again. I wonder what the other big names are up to. ToI seems to take the cake all the time.

BBC 'tehelka' exposes racism
I wonder if the headline is accurate. Read the story....