AAYTYA CHITEVAR BHAAKRI BHAJNE (HAVE A WARM PYRE, WILL BAKE BREAD)

Death is often a great backdrop for those living... provided there's a photographer around, snapping it all up.

Whether Ravindra Kelekar's death really merited a day and a half long state mourning is different question altogether, but if one picks up the August 28 edition of Lokmat, one really wonders whether the photo feature on page of the newspaper was meant to be about Kelekar's death or to project his nephew Vijay Sardessai as a successor a la
 Rahul Mahajan, when his father senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan died.
Under editor Raju Nayak, Lokmat has refreshed readers at times with its livelier looking pages and young, fresh outlook -- so rare in vernacular journalism, but Raju unabashed promotion of his kin and close relatives (Vijay Sardesai is his brother in law. For the record Subodh Kerkar and Satish Sonak completes the family circle) in the newspaper makes one puke.
Out of the seven photographs published four feature Vijay Sardessai and one his wife Madhavi Sardessai.
My vote for the worst kind of nepotism...Ask anyone who works at Lokmat, they aren't too happy bout this either...

Vijay Sardessai left in a white shirt

Madhavi Sardessai left

BEER BAIT FOR GOA JOURNOS

For a brand so keen on promoting football, wonder why Kingfisher dished out a case of four premium beer cans to journos who attended the launch presser of Goa Football Association's (GFA) Pro League and not footballs.
And that too on a day soaked in rain!
Each (most actually) journo returned with a case of four beers each.
Goa Union of Journalists could try dishing out beer at the annual general body meet, they might actually secure a better attendance.
Kingfisher did a smart thing though. They ensured that the beer cans being handed out weren't chilled, fearing some sporadic fizz erupting even as the presser was underway.

One of our sympathisers mailed us these pics of the press conference bounty on Thurs...

What beer do journos in Goa like?

Answers any?

IN HINDSIGHT, THIS IS WHAT KAMAT DID BEFORE QUESTIONING NEHRU, BANDODKAR'S FORESIGHT!

On Aug 14, Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat did a lot else at a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) function, than just blame Jawaharlal Nehru and former chief minister Dayanand Bandodkar for not being foresighted enough in predicting Goa's future crises.

CSE boss Sunita Narain has a reputation for giving the corporate-government buggers sleepless nights. Ask those Coke and Pepsi.

But Digu... Digu cared a whit for Sunita and her exploits.

Please find below photos of just how attentive Digu was at the workshop which dealt with environment.

I) CALM BEFORE THE STORM: Digu strikes his favourite pose. Basically just sitting idle, doing nothing. Just the way he has served each day in office as chief minister.

II) Here's a saying Rajnikanth would be proud of. Digu has biceps... but they're in his brains

III) A BORED GLANCE...AT SUNITA PERHAP! No... not Sunita Prabhugaonkar, Sunita Narain!

 AND VOILA: Digu lets out a mighty yawn before going on to critisise two of  the tallest national and Goan leaders. Lack of foresight? Or lack of sleep?

BUREAUCRATIC BANTER: AFTER HELEN OF TROY, HERE COMES SIDDHI BOY

Meet Siddhivinayak Naik, undersecretary home in the Goa government. If Helen's (of Troy) smile moved a thousand ships in the classical ages, Siddhivinayak's mere signature stalls seven of them these days...
A key man in the state home department, Mr Siddhivinayak is fondly known as the casino man in the administration. No obvious malice intended. Poor chap worked overnight at times literally to ensure that the lincenses to the off shore casino vessels were issued in time.
This photograph of Mr Siddhivinayak picked from his Facebook (published exactly the way it is) wall incidentally has received interesting feedback from his bureaucrat friends.
Bureaucrats rarely reveal much. But some of the comments, especially those by his colleague in administration Michael D'Souza deserve special attention..

COMMENTS

Nikhil Desai: vakdo hero dista.... sarko dis mare,,,
15 August 2009 at 11:19 · Report

  

Michael D'Souza: clip and turn clockwise..... i gather u have the habit of turning anticlockwise
28 August 2009 at 13:27 · Report

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FUKAT CHAI

The way most cops like to start their day... a free cup of tea without stepping out of their car... This happened near the old patto bridge around 11 am Fridayish...
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Update -- media

Former Fomento VP corp comm Sujoy Gupta likely to join Herald Cable News as boss on Sept 15...