The publication called "Weekly" (The Illustrated Weekly of India) oft referred to in this article was literally destroyed by a pompous windbag called Pritish Nandy.
From a brilliant piece of journalistic excellence, this bong-dong managed to transform it into tabloid trash complete with ghastly centerfolds of equally trashy example/excuses of/for Indian femininity.
This hebdomadal publication which under the stewardship of Khushwant Singh was a treat to read and savour every week was turned into a journal filled putrid and lascivious junk!
It is no surprise that the real talent like Ms. Hyder that propped this venture departed with Nandy%u2019s arrival and ominously pointed to it eventual demise!!
RE:Weekly
by Debashri Sengupta on Aug 23, 2007 12:05 AM Permalink
Please refrain from making remarks that hurt other communities. What do you mean by 'Bong-Dong'? I agree with you that with the coming of Pritish Nandy, Illustrated Weekly was no longer, what it used to be. But that doesn't give you the liberty to make a general remark against the Bengalees. But no matter what your narrow, prejudiced brain might prompt you to write against Bengalees, I still love and am a proud admirer of Khushwant Singh! Don't try to break India into fragments. Isn't it enough that we already have our politicians doing that job all the time?
Really nice article by Raju Bharatan. His trademark puns were missing but his ability to write well and with feeling shows that we may have missed out several facets of his talent. Not the best cricket radio commentator but a writer par excellence on both films, especially film music, and cricket. Sure don't make such writers any more!
RE:RE:Some points!
by Mullah Naseeruddin on Aug 22, 2007 06:56 PM Permalink
And why did she go missing during the Indopak war?The author needs to be discreet and not present half baked infos.
RE:Some points!
by Anand K on Aug 22, 2007 07:25 PM Permalink
RGK was R Gopala Krishna, a former senior assistant editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India. Qurratulain Hyder was his colleague at the weekly. She passed away today. RGK passed away in 2001.
RE:She was one of a kind
by bodhisattva sengupta on Aug 22, 2007 06:44 PM Permalink
True. I have read aag ke dariya so many times (alas, not in urdu).. but it still gives me goosebumps.
