Category Archives: Journalism

Extraordinary Ordinary People: Roopesh Raj – the continuous metamorphosis of a gentle soul

February 20, 2022 by thebengali

Obituary for Roopesh Raj, renowned Pune-based journalist, columnist, mentor and family man. Includes tributes from family, friends and colleagues. #roopeshraj #journalist #Pune #writer #subeditor #thebengali

Categories: Family, Journalism, Learning, Media, News, Pune, Self, Society • Tags: Cornelius Mascarenhas, Dubai, Emirates247, existentialism, Geetanjali Katyayan, Hindustan Times, India, journalism, journalists, Manjiri Damle, Mohan Sinha, ninety9words, Pune, Rahul Chandawarkar, Roger Dragonette, Rohan Pandit, Roopesh Raj, Sanjay Mukherjee, Sanjay Pendse, Sherna Gandhy, Society, sub, subeditor, Sudheer Gaikwad, svengali, thebengali, Times of India, Vitthal Mavinkurve

Simla to Delhi: Evolution of an Educational Institution – A Brief History of The Union Academy

May 27, 2021 by thebengali

Union Academy School New Delhi emerged in the mid-1930s as a result of new educational ideals and the new needs of an evolving society engaged in the making of a new capital city: New Delhi.

Categories: Culture, Education, Journalism, Society • Tags: Bengali, Bengali Boys High School Shimla, Bombay, Calcutta, education, Harcourt Butler High School, India, Kolkata, Learning, Madras, Mumbai, New Delhi, Sanjay Mukherjee, Society, The Union Academy, thebengali

One Last Everlasting Note

April 25, 2021 by thebengali

Ode to Derek Julien, India’s finest guitar player.

Categories: Journalism, Media, People, Poetry, Pune, The Arts • Tags: Derek Julien, guitar, lyric, Music, ode, Poem, Pune, Sanjay Mukherjee, thebengali

Photograph of Pune-based guitar maestro, Derek Julien, in concert.

Guitar legend Derek Julien checks out at 70

April 25, 2021 by thebengali

Renowned Pune-based musician, Derek Julien, passed away at Jehangir Hospital, Pune, due to post-COVID pneumonia. He was 70.

Categories: Journalism, News, People, Pune, The Arts • Tags: Airwave, Azure Hades, blues, blues musician, COVID, COVID-19, Derek Julien, guitar, guitar legend, India, Jazz, Mumbai, musician, obituary, Pune, Roger Dragonette, thebengali, Waterfront

Good Morning World: Here’s how I select the media I follow

April 3, 2020 by thebengali

Good Morning World: Here’s how I select the media I follow. #media #news #views #India #coronavirus #theprint #governmentofIndia #governmentofMaharashtra #maharashtra #WHO #shekhargupta #cuttheclutter #faizanmustafa #legalawareness #goodmorningworld #thebengali

Categories: Culture, Journalism, Learning, Media, News, People, Pune, Self, Society, Work • Tags: India, Media, News Channels, Pune, Self, Social Media, Society, thebengali, TV, Work

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Extraordinary Ordinary People: Happy Birthday, and Thank You, Mr Kacker

November 27, 2019 by thebengali

A tribute to educator and hospitality industry rockstar, Sanjeev Kacker, who retires as HOD Food and Beverage, IHM Dadar, Mumbai.

Categories: Journalism, Learning, People, Training, Work • Tags: Coaching, Dadar Catering College, IHM Dadar, Learning, Sanjay Mukherjee, Sanjeev Kacker, thebengali, Training

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“You Can’t Just Throw Technology At A Training Problem – You Have to Have Curriculum, You Have to Have Instructional Design”

November 10, 2017 by thebengali

31 October 2017, EATS2017, Estrel Convention Centre, Berlin: He is the ‘Editor in Chief’ of Halldale Media’s iconic aviation industry magazines – Civil Aviation Training (CAT Magazine) and Military & Simulation Training (MS&T). Unassuming and rather publicity shy for a famous industry trade journalist, Christopher Lehman is a whole lot more than an aviation journalist. Epitomising the competency and professional performance focus that CAT and MS&T espouse in all their editorial content and conference programs, Chris is a first among […]

Categories: Aviation, eLearning, Journalism, Media, News, People, Training • Tags: Aviation, AviationTraining, Berlin, CAT Magazine, Christopher Lehman, EATS2017, European Aviation Training Symposium, FRAes, Germany, Halldale Media, Instructional Design, MS&T, Technology

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Obituary Of An Age: Arun Sadhu Has Left The Building

September 26, 2017 by thebengali

What does it take to create great literary and journalistic works that impact a generation, a region, a society, a nation? And what does it take to keep creating such works? How does one stay relevant in changing times? It was 1996. I was 25, hauling my life out of a deep abyss, single-minded about making a living out of writing and I had no place for any advise from outside of myself. I was a student of the […]

Categories: Journalism, Learning, Media, News, People, Pune • Tags: Arun Sadhu, Department of Communication And Journalism Pune, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Dr Jabbar Patel, Mumbai Dinank, National Film Archives of India, Pune, Ranade Institute, Sanjay Khilare, Simhasan, thebengali, University of Pune

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