KEEP IN TOUCH: USE POSTCARDS

In this age of SMS, I find our good old "postcards" fascinating. We hardly have time and we don't want to write long letters. But how about sending hi note to someone in a postcard? It costs u just 50 paise. And u can maybe cheer someone up. Maybe u could surprise a friend with a congratulation note. You can send a feedback to the bank manager about how u felt when u last visited them. You can send a comment to the channel head on a tv programme you liked. Maybe a feedback to a newspaper. You can even reestablish a long lost friendship with an old classmate. All this with a postcard. Cheap, small and convenient. I for one, have found it very interesting. U don't have to write too mcuh. U write only about 100 words, or maybe less. U learn to say more with less words. You see.

We hardly have time for anything or even anyone! But a postcard with its simplicity can go a long way to keep our status as SOCIAL animals alive. It can be a beginning to a long cherished friendship that would otherwise go unnoticed. And u know friendships are fulfilling. And all of us want to live fulfilling lives. So check out how u like it. I love it. Especially now that i've overcome that feeling of inferiority cuz it costs only 50 paise. It's not the 50 paise. It's your THOUGHTFULNESS, the affection and of course the few mints u set apart for the receiver that matter. 

 

Radio Indigo: Quality over Popularity

 3 years back Radio City ruled Bangalore airwaves. There was no competitor. Then came Radio Mirchi. Now we have about 8 or more fm radio stations. But the one that began with a purpose and kept the quality going and even improved is Radio Indigo. It has the unique power to keep all its faithful listeners prisoners for ever. The quality of the station and it's programming style is exceptional. The music the station plays in outstanding, a mixture of contemporary and retro hits. It's a treat to the ears of any music lover.

The station has started it's on-air fiesta from Bangalore and now it has it's presence in Goa, too. The morning show is now hosted by its 3rd rj. Cindu, Malavika and now Ayesha D'Souza hosts "Indigo Rising". Oh come on, let me not give you their schedule now. You can check all that up at http://radioindigo.fm.

My point here again is that they have the best programming and they know (most of the time at least) what the listners want to listen. After 8 pm it goes I cant tell you what, but not so listenable is how i would rate it. As the clock strikes 8 you can hear some never-heard-before songs. It's interesting. It's like, you can catch up with all that you have lost so far in life. If anything that gives u more discomfort, it is the near suffocation that the RJ seems to go thru. You can hear him almost running out of air. But I think, it's his style to be "hyper-pitched". He'll need a lot of water and a special ENT therapy if he continues like that. At least that's the impression that we get.

What i most look forward to in 91.9 is the weekly "AT40" with Ryan Seacrest. Amazing and most well produced radio programme i must say. I love the way Roger the Security blends into the programme. Check out Ryan and the AT40 team and trivia at http://at40.com

Fever 104 hit the airwaves hard. With some modifications, people did listen to them. But with changes to include more kannada songs, i think, it has lost it's ORIGINAL audience. I would consider this an act of betrayal. But as they say, "kuch pane ke liye, kuch khona hai".

Radio Indigo is one station that has remained the best it is/was always. While other stations craze to top the surveys list, Indigo concentrates on it's quality. It knows that basic will always give them what they require. It's like, a cat following it's tails. If the cat just walks, the tail follows. Indigo knows the trick only too well. 

Gopu Sir

Today I want to write about Gopu Sir. Besides being informative, i'd like to share my thougts on people too. So in the list of people that i am going to talk about first comes Gopu sir.

A man much smarter than he appears. What i love the most about Gopu Sir is his adaptability. He came to KJC with no prior experience in teaching and in three years, he was the most loved teacher in the Dpt. No, he wasn't loved for just his attutude and kind behaviour. He was loved more for his classes. To be honest I loved him more for his classes than anything else. No experience, but still the best teacher. Now that's the adaptability that I am talking about. Teaching is not a big deal. Syllabus, a few years' question papers and you know waht to teach and what not. Simple as it might sound, we have seen teachers all along. Very knowledgeable sometimes, but with no clue absolutely. I guess it's about the presence of mind. and u got to be streetsmart.

The only teacher in the Dpt who finished his syllabus before the last day of classes. The only one who reserved at least a week's class for revision. The one who finished all his syllabus even if the class went for a three day picnic. The only one who gave his classes to others so that they can finish their syllabus. And he's not teaching any less. All this happned even when he was the lone star of the Journalism Dpt. Now that's something. I hope all are listening!

Anohter thing i like about Gopu sir is his love for movies, dramas, art and photography. That makes him a man of solild sensibilities. The movies he wantches and love for drama and theatrics will in themselves give him all the respect anyone would want.

And he's smart. He doesn't get into trouble. He knows he's no Jesus Christ. To save others nor to save self. So he, as i see it, keeps himsef from getting into trouble rather than save himself/others from trouble. That's something anyone can learn from him, if u want to go far in life. "There are those who stand up and face the music and there are those who take cover. Cover is better" (The Scent of A Woman). Sir has understood that better and much before all of us. ';-)

Come what may, say whatever u want to. The BA Dpt of KJC doesn't and will not (even after all the flattery to all the rest) miss anyone as much as it has missed Gopu Sir. And for whatever reason you choose. He's been a tough disciplinarean; a mother that understand and forgives and brother who advises and a friend who stands by us and  is always with us.

Thank you sir for all those beautifully crafted classes. You've been an inspiration! Though our tears may have dried, our love for you still stands. At it's peak! Always!