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Rohit Bansal
rohitbansal@post.harvard.edu @Rohit Bansal

Guest Column: Vinod Mehta reinvented as a sidekick on TV: Rohit Bansal

Guest Column: Vinod Mehta reinvented as a sidekick on TV: Rohit Bansal?blur=25

Vinod Mehta knew why TV is the bandwagon he must hop on to and so in the last decade he invested a lot into TV, says Rohit Bansal, Group Head of Communications at RIL

Rohit Bansal Mar 10, 2015 5:35 PM

#FutureProof: This isn't just Kabaddi, it's an assertion!

#FutureProof: This isn't just Kabaddi, it's an assertion!?blur=25

Smart packaging, serious star power, athleticism & fitness on display make one wanting more of STAR's Pro Kabaddi League. It stirs an assertion, not just of contact sports or big money, but of a more confident country, says Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Sep 1, 2014 9:58 AM

#FutureProof: This isn't just Kabaddi, it's an assertion!

#FutureProof: This isn't just Kabaddi, it's an assertion!?blur=25

Smart packaging, serious star power, athleticism & fitness on display make one wanting more of STAR's Pro Kabaddi League. It stirs an assertion, not just of contact sports or big money, but of a more confident country, says Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Sep 1, 2014 8:02 AM

#FutureProof: Take a bow, Mr Modi - You just restored India's I-Day morning!

#FutureProof: Take a bow, Mr Modi - You just restored India's I-Day morning!?blur=25

With one magisterial swipe, Narendra Modi has charged the nation with optimism beyond the propriety of I-Day, with inspiring communication born out of years of grounding in the rough & tumble of politics, says Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Aug 16, 2014 10:06 AM

#FutureProof: Was the Katju blog hijacked?

#FutureProof: Was the Katju blog hijacked??blur=25

Honest acknowledgement of sourcing is a missing piece in print and TV. The rush for portraying ordinarily available information as 'exclusive' isn't about morality alone. It has its professional pitfalls, says Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Jul 25, 2014 8:27 AM

Budget Bytes: "3 Budget-day ideas the media didn't push hard enough"

Budget Bytes: "3 Budget-day ideas the media didn't push hard enough"?blur=25

Increasing duty on cigarettes, dealing with retrospective taxation, and promise of prompt decision-making offer a lot of hope for the nation. However, these very issues didn’t get enough focus from the media, says Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Jul 11, 2014 8:28 AM

Budget Bytes: “3 Budget-day ideas the media didn’t push hard enough”

Budget Bytes: “3 Budget-day ideas the media didn’t push hard enough”?blur=25

Increasing duty on cigarettes, dealing with retrospective taxation, and promise of prompt decision-making offer a lot of hope for the nation. However, these very issues didn’t get enough focus from the media, says Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Jul 10, 2014 5:34 PM

#FutureProof: PMO appointment shows how Modi Sarkar is different

#FutureProof: PMO appointment shows how Modi Sarkar is different?blur=25

Rohit Bansal applauds the appointment of Nripendra Misra as principal secretary to Prime Minister, shedding light on Misra's diverse repertoire and Modi's preference of merit over kinship

Rohit Bansal May 27, 2014 8:35 AM

#FutureProof: $4/unit is worth thousands of stories, but a $400-bn deal isn't

#FutureProof: $4/unit is worth thousands of stories, but a $400-bn deal isn't?blur=25

The Indian media missed out on the significance of the news of the $400-bn gas deal between Moscow & Beijing even as the world press gave it ample coverage, says Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal May 23, 2014 8:54 AM

#FutureProof: @PMOIndia is dead. Long live @PMOIndia handle!

#FutureProof: @PMOIndia is dead. Long live @PMOIndia handle!?blur=25

With Modi-led BJP winning absolute majority in the polls, Rohit Bansal hopes there will now be a rejigged & rocking @PMOINdia handle - a harbinger of optimism and two-way communication

Rohit Bansal May 17, 2014 9:14 AM

#FutureProof: @superstarrajini vs @SrBachchan; Twitter tales of two superstars

#FutureProof: @superstarrajini vs @SrBachchan; Twitter tales of two superstars?blur=25

Rohit Bansal remarks on Rajnikanth's phenomenal Twitter debut, candidly analysing the creative Twitter handles of Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan

Rohit Bansal May 8, 2014 8:46 AM

#FutureProof: Bemoaning the indifference to a shared history

#FutureProof: Bemoaning the indifference to a shared history?blur=25

Rohit Bansal alludes to the traditional rivalry between Hindu College & St Stephen's and laments how the two have failed to foster the richness of their heritage

Rohit Bansal May 5, 2014 8:56 AM

#FutureProof: Ushering in India's 'Golden Age' of football with ISL

#FutureProof: Ushering in India's 'Golden Age' of football with ISL?blur=25

Rohit Bansal highlights how the Indian Super League seeks to create a footballing culture in India with renewed energy, investment & commitment by the stakeholders

Rohit Bansal Apr 23, 2014 8:41 AM

#FutureProof: Three readings for PM’s daughter - Baru, Parakh, Subramanian

#FutureProof: Three readings for PM’s daughter - Baru, Parakh, Subramanian?blur=25

A lot has been made out of Sanjaya Baru's 'The Accidental Prime Minister', a first-person account of the first five years of Manmohan Singh's Prime Ministership, says Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Apr 16, 2014 7:54 AM

#FutureProof: EC vs broadcast editors has a puppy-dog ploy driving it

#FutureProof: EC vs broadcast editors has a puppy-dog ploy driving it?blur=25

Arvind Kejriwal's ploy, calling India's broadcast editors as 'violators of the Constitution' & stooges of commerce, is a fit case of the "puppy-dog ploy", remarks Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Apr 9, 2014 8:08 AM

#FutureProof: The context of RIL’s ‘Operation Izzat’

#FutureProof: The context of RIL’s ‘Operation Izzat’?blur=25

A realisation on why the social media and mainstream media can complement each other for your company and its own ‘flame of truth’, according to Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Apr 2, 2014 8:17 AM

#FutureProof: Go get yourself a Klout score

#FutureProof: Go get yourself a Klout score?blur=25

While Klout isn't 100% accurate for everyone on the planet, it's a fast-emerging currency of digital influence and gives a user a measure of digital self-worth

Rohit Bansal Mar 25, 2014 8:59 AM

#FutureProof: News TV prima donnas must disclose political affiliations

#FutureProof: News TV prima donnas must disclose political affiliations?blur=25

'Neutrality' being touted is neither here or there. The gang-up is pretty much obvious if we scratch beneath the veneer, says Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Mar 18, 2014 7:58 AM

#FutureProof: Doomsday & the business of trailing Arvind Kejriwal

#FutureProof: Doomsday & the business of trailing Arvind Kejriwal?blur=25

Surely, Kejriwal has a job to do - but whatever happened to professional editors, whose instinct must be to induce sanitisation and context, asks Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Mar 11, 2014 9:13 AM

#FutureProof: Whither @PMOIndia handle on Twitter in May?

#FutureProof: Whither @PMOIndia handle on Twitter in May??blur=25

Should really famous people even be on Twitter, asks Rohit Bansal in his weekly column, as he reflects on the fate of the Prime Minister's Twitter handle should there be a change of guard in the Govt

Rohit Bansal Mar 5, 2014 7:51 AM