Dear Prithvi,
I am a regular listener of your show (I guess I have no other choice as far as hindi music is concerned). I would request you to evaluate a change in the format of the shows mentioned above as they seem to be demeaning people and berating them publically for things that they have not done.
You also use a false identity to achieve the end result - a flustered, humiliated and shocked individual, stammering on air, thanking his stars that he got a call from the biggest public personality this side of the Tropic of Cancer.
By airing these programs you are in violation of the enduring principles of broadcasting that all programming should not mislead, cause offence, or lead to harm, particularly to the vulnerable. Would request you to use the Self-Regulation Guidelines for the Broadcasting Sector (file attached) to make the changes that you feel will make your program endearing not offensive to its audience. Please refer to Page 5 - Section B: Principles - bullet point 11 - subpoint a of the attached file for more information.
Wishing you all the luck in transforming your programs and increasing your connect with the audience in Bangalore!
Warm Regards
Sachin Gaur
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Bangloreans has no self respect - Or they decide not to exercise it.
Entertainment, as far as I am concerned makes you feel good about life in general. However this is untrue if you are listening to Radio One 94.3 FM in Bangalore (and a couple of other cities around this place).
So I start for work everyday between 7:40 and 8 every morning and with morbid curiosity tune into hear RJ Prithvi. This guy seems to make a living out of abusing and harassing innocent folks who in most cases are just starting their day. Every day for the past 6 months I have been tuning-in trying to find what happens to the poor guy who gets caught in this ridiculous one sided verbal lashing peddled as entertainment.
So he would call people accusing them of stealing at workplace, harassment, long smoking breaks, taking too many leaves etc posing as some compliance / vigilance guy, threatening them with job loss. The language used will sure raise more than eyebrows in any organization.
The 3 completely uncivilized sections of RJ Prithvi's show are called "Tring tring", "Morning Dose" and "Ghanta Singh". All three are attempts to catch people unawares in a GAG/Bakra format but are executed in absolutely bad taste.They demean honest, innocent bangaloreans/people from other city on air so that the station can increase listener-ship. The best part is that each of the folks who are on the receiving end have no self respect to react to this public berating, and ask RJ Prithvi to stop doing this.
I think we do something about it - Let us send a strong message to forms of entertainment which by design subject everyday folks to humiliation and verbal assault.
So crank up your computers and send an email to prithvi.vishwanath@radioone.in, telling him to tone his shows down and bring in the real entertainment. You can also visit the forums for these shows at http://www.radioone.in/smithaShow.asp
So I start for work everyday between 7:40 and 8 every morning and with morbid curiosity tune into hear RJ Prithvi. This guy seems to make a living out of abusing and harassing innocent folks who in most cases are just starting their day. Every day for the past 6 months I have been tuning-in trying to find what happens to the poor guy who gets caught in this ridiculous one sided verbal lashing peddled as entertainment.
So he would call people accusing them of stealing at workplace, harassment, long smoking breaks, taking too many leaves etc posing as some compliance / vigilance guy, threatening them with job loss. The language used will sure raise more than eyebrows in any organization.
The 3 completely uncivilized sections of RJ Prithvi's show are called "Tring tring", "Morning Dose" and "Ghanta Singh". All three are attempts to catch people unawares in a GAG/Bakra format but are executed in absolutely bad taste.They demean honest, innocent bangaloreans/people from other city on air so that the station can increase listener-ship. The best part is that each of the folks who are on the receiving end have no self respect to react to this public berating, and ask RJ Prithvi to stop doing this.
I think we do something about it - Let us send a strong message to forms of entertainment which by design subject everyday folks to humiliation and verbal assault.
So crank up your computers and send an email to prithvi.vishwanath@radioone.in, telling him to tone his shows down and bring in the real entertainment. You can also visit the forums for these shows at http://www.radioone.in/smithaShow.asp
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Heading back to Guard-Den city
Quite a sad day. We were about to leave and get back to the Guard-Den city. Here is how the world looked from our balcony at the Garden Retreat in Chikmagalur.
Good people -1, big bad world-0
So here is an interesting incident - We reach the peak (Mulyangiri) and are thrown from a pleasant 18-20 degree Celsius to around 8 degree Celsius with a wind chill factor of 2, driving sleet and no warm clothing.Looking around for a tea stall (which are usually ubiquitous) we drew a blank. Then we saw this lady preparing something warm, and asked her for 2 cups of coffee.
She obliged and when the time came to payup we asked her how much and she replied that we owe her nothing as she was preparing coffee for the film unit shooting down hill and she felt that we really needed the warmth.
Good people + Humanity -1, big bad world-0
We told her that we wanted her photograph and have her permission to post it on our blog :-)
Imagine a billboard at 6,317ft!
Imagine a billboard at 6,317ft. Puja is in no way endorsing the brand (they havent approached us as yet).Puja & Sachin at Mulayangiri
Puja & Sachin at Mulayangiri near Chikmagalur. This peak is the highest (6,317ft) in karnataka and the highest between Nilgiris and the Himalayas. This peak can be reached from Chikamagalur and is around 15+kms distance from the town.
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