| In Kasergod |
| Thursday April 9, 2009 , India |
How is it that we go to such small places and they are so rich in their political tradition, so rich with stories, that we feel we do not have enough time to tell them all? When we were starting out and the Boss suggested we generate half hour material everyday from each of these small towns, I was a bit apprehensive. When we usually film for a half hour show, we take at least a week if not more. Here, we are producung it in just a few hours. I guess we underestimated how interesting and beautiful India is, how we all have so much to learn from its land and its people. For instance, would I have found out that in Kasergod of Kerala most people are so evolved they speak at least 3 languages (Tullu, Malayali and Kannada) as it's a bordering town. Apart from this many speak English and Hindi as well. No wonder we do so well across the world as skilled immigrants. By the way, Behen Mayawati has arrived in Kerala. BSP is fielding candidates in every constituency. More power to you, sister! |
Sunetra Choudhury started her career as a reporter with The Indian Express in 1999. When she left to join TV in 2002, she was heading the Delhi reporting team that would bring out Newsline. After a brief stint in hindi in Star News, she joined NDTV in 2003. Apart from doing investigative stories, Sunetra has been covering elections since UP by-elections in 2000. While she followed the Congress party in Delhi, she spent six weeks in Gujarat covering 2007 assembly polls, apart from UP and MP assembly polls.