No, I did not assert that desi journalists in London are left leaning. I only wondered what the possible attraction to London is, given the egalitarian nature of the UK's publications, operating in the reality of a hierarchical, pure-profit society.
I just bought a strip of chewing gum- cost me 55p (88c or Rs.127.27) for something where the COGS is an astronomical 2p. A pure profitable operation and therefore a capitalistic dream. The square mile is still a mecca provided one is in the right profession. Chetan ----- Original message ----- From: "salil tripathi" <sali...@gmail.com> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 09:35:52 +0000 Subject: Re: [silk] Sidin Vadukut - Introduction I ask you - since I live in London, am a desi journo, don't think london is capitalist mecca, and don't think desi journos are left-leaning - hence my query! Salil Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device ____________________________________________________________ From: "Chetan Nagendra" <che...@nagster.org> Sender: silklist-bounces+salil61=googlemail....@lists.hserus.net Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 10:15:08 +0100 To: Silk<silklist@lists.hserus.net> ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] Sidin Vadukut - Introduction >> London is a capitalist paradise? Are desi journos in London left-leaning? Inquiring minds want to know. Are you asking me or Sidin or both? ____________________________________________________________ From: Chetan Nagendra <che...@pobox.com> Sender: silklist-bounces+salil61=googlemail....@lists.hserus.net Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 08:08:41 +0100 To: <silklist@lists.hserus.net> ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] Sidin Vadukut - Introduction Welcome! I have always wondered about the London attraction for journalists of Indian origin. Is it because of the anomaly of left leaning publications in the middle of a capitalistic paradise? Chetan On 18 May 2011, at 00:41, Sidin Vadukut wrote: Hello All, Udhay has just graciously added me to your august grouping here. I am a journalist with the Mint business newspaper in New Delhi. I write about anything the paper tells me to, but usually write about office culture, consumer tech, watches, travel and books. I have a written a couple of books, one of which came out in December 2009 and the next one is due this November. I now live in London after having lived for brief periods in Abu Dhabi, Trichy, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Delhi. I look forward to adding value. If you are ever in London I will be happy to let you buy me a beer. Just drop me a line. Alternately, you can just wire me the money. Thanks. Sidin Vadukut [1]www.whatay.com [2]www.tinyurl.com/mintsidin References 1. http://www.whatay.com/ 2. http://www.tinyurl.com/mintsidin
