The fact that a political leader’s jacket is news is because we let it be so. We pander, yes. Not to the lazy audience, but to the lazy idea of ‘reportage’.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
1. Most Indians have a pretty tough daily lives, so discussing matters that takes their mind off serious stuff is a natural choice.
2. Burberry Jacket news has more shareable / discuss-able [if there is such a word] topic than a depressing rape case; again natural for humans to discuss topics of mutual convenience.
3. Making fun of those more privileged gives sadistic pleasure, again a natural choice.
Same goes in other cultures and countries; why make it sound INDIA specific ?
Melanie Trump’s dresses are more discussed than Trump’s economic policies in print media in US.
In that case India should have discussed the Indo-Us relationship when Modi was wearing a suit in which his name was printed.
Harnidh Kaur should have given this opinion when Pappu was was making idiotic “Suit Boot Sarkar”. It is too late to be taken seriously.
1. Most Indians have a pretty tough daily lives, so discussing matters that takes their mind off serious stuff is a natural choice.
2. Burberry Jacket news has more shareable / discuss-able [if there is such a word] topic than a depressing rape case; again natural for humans to discuss topics of mutual convenience.
3. Making fun of those more privileged gives sadistic pleasure, again a natural choice.
Same goes in other cultures and countries; why make it sound INDIA specific ?
Melanie Trump’s dresses are more discussed than Trump’s economic policies in print media in US.