How Not to Start a Blog
Friday, July 8th, 2011When my publisher, Rupa and Co. suggested that I start a blog to promote my (at that time) upcoming book, Burnt Toast, I thought- ‘That should not be too difficult.’ After all, I was a published author. None of these bloggers would be putting in that much effort for free, right? Political blogs had led to revolutions in the West all right, but India was still a nascent market. I would be a pioneer – they would be soon interviewing me in CNBC.



Telangana has erupted again. Ghulam Nabi Azad makes a candid statement which can turn into a wildfire and make him Digvijaya Singh Part -2. These are some of the things that would have hogged the headlines this morning. There are many other things which many of us are not aware of and the awesome Indian Bloggers’ come up with such gem of a post to enlighten us. Here are this week’s Tangy Tuesday Picks.
Crores are being found in temples. Taking a cue from it, politicians are trying to take over major temple trusts in the hope that they may get a part of the wealth found. #fakingnews . Time is now ripe to read some #perkytweets and smile this Monday.
For every parent, their children are the stars of the eyes. ‘I wanted my son to be out’ says the father of Joseph Jerome who has killed an innocent man, cut his body into pieces and then burnt it. What would be going on in the minds of Neeraj Grover’s parents? Should the parents of Jerome support Neeraj Grover’s parents now?There are some brilliant posts for you to read this Saturday starting with a story about a boy called ‘Jameel’. Read on…


