I guess all the serious issues are tackled so maybe it's time to talk about something frivolous. Nobody reads the paper anymore.
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| Vir Das - Actor |
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When I was growing up, the smartest thing my dad did was force us to read the paper. I have younger cousins who have no clue what is happening in their country, or the world.
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They think that Doha, is a south Indian delicacy, Hu Jin Tao is a Thai food special and that Icelandic ash is something you smoke at a really good party.
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Maybe it's not their fault, maybe it's because papers don't carry as much news as they used to. I remember a time when newsmakers made it to the paper. You needed to be a member of a party, now all you have to do is attend a party. Sit your kid down, put a paper in his hand and make him read it, then talk to him about it. That's half the battle won.
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