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Ten years
of the Internet in India have brought about nothing short of a revolution.
Starting as an urban phenomenon, it has now spread deep into many rural
areas, and given a boost to the economy, society and governance. Subimal
Bhattacharjee surveys
the scene.
When
we celebrated Independence Day this year, we also achieved another
important milestone—the completion of a decade of Internet service in
India. While there are no celebrations for the same, there are various
facets of this period that need to be highlighted.
How
the Web was woven |
Ramgopal’s
blue-eyed boy
V. Ananth
Even
before his maiden release ‘James’, Mohit Ahlawat is being touted as the next
big thing to happen in Bollywood after Shah Rukh Khan. When I met him, Mohit
asserted that he had not financed Ramgopal Varma to launch him with James.
Calm down folks, it's only a story
Terence Blacker
It
is probably too much to hope that a Hollywood blockbuster might be a
sinister piece of legislation, the Incitement to Religious Hatred Act.
What a mighty confrontation it would make, though.
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