Off the Record Untold Stories from a Reporter Diary eBook Ajith Pillai
Download As PDF : Off the Record Untold Stories from a Reporter Diary eBook Ajith Pillai 
‘[Ajith’s book] is the first full account I have seen between hard covers
which is exclusively about a journalist’s adventures and journeys in
the field... An extraordinary first “rough draft of history”, a portrait
of India from the 80s to the present time.’ – Vinod Mehta
‘Ajith Pillai’s account of his journalistic odyssey covers the period of
India’s Great Transformation from the 1980s to the present. He does
so with incisive wit and insight into a breathtaking range of issues. This
ought to be a handbook for all aspiring journalists, since Pillai is an
enemy of sycophantic corporate ideology and craven submissiveness
to wealth and power which characterize most of today’s celebritywriters.’
– Jeremy Seabrook, British author and columnist
In a journalist’s career, the best stories can seldom be published…
Veteran journalist Ajith Pillai’s colourful career spanning nearly three
decades has taken him from the murky underworld of Bombay to
the icy heights of Kargil; yet, the reports he has written are only half
the story. Now, for the first time, the ‘off-the-record’ experiences
that never found their way to print are presented in this witty and
engaging memoir.
Beginning with a call from a furious Chota Shakeel, Dawood Ibrahim’s
right-hand man, asking him to retract a story on ‘Bhai’ or face the
consequence, Ajith takes the reader on a journey that sees him guide
V.S. Naipaul to meet the ‘boys’ from the underworld; follow the
sensuous Silk Smitha around Bombay on a New Year’s eve; witness the
first shots of Operation Vijay during the Kargil War; track, along with
a colleague, a Brigadier accused of high treason across the country;
stumble upon embarrassed Congressmen in Kamathipura, Bombay’s
red-light district; discover who was actually pulling the strings during
Vajpayee’s tenure as PM; and coordinate the coverage of the multimillion
dollar Scorpene submarine scam and the sensational Radia
tapes.
Written with Ajith’s trademark wry humour, these real stories, often
more entertaining than fiction, are a testament to a journalist’s life, as
well as a comment on the changing nature of the effervescent Indian
media.'
Off the Record Untold Stories from a Reporter Diary eBook Ajith Pillai
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Excellent book written in very simple language. Very down to earth and nothing high profile. Simple every day stuff in a journalists life written beautifully. Great book.
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