What's Zindagi Live about

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What is Zindagi Live all about? Everyone asks me this question these days. People have their opinions about the topics that we choose, some people who come to participate as audience also look forward to a debate on a topic of their choice. Zindagi Live is not a debate. Why argue about life? Then what makes it different? Why should anyone watch it ? Watch it because you might start seeing things in a new light from now on. If you have a neighbour who is old and lonely, you might just feel like going up to him, wishing him and spending a few minutes with him. Not that you were not sensitive earlier, but may be you just didn't notice or didn't get the time. The topics are not new, the subjects have been there for years, discussed upon,....

A Learning for Life

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Getting to anchor Zindagi Live has been the biggest learning experience of my life. It's tough to discuss issues which people don't even want to mention, events which they wish to forget, bitterness they no longer wish to remember... And here we are, prodding them on to reveal it all on camera, asking them them what happened, when it happened, what went through their minds. Asking them to relive their painful moments, honestly, is painful for us, too. But there's a reason behind our prodding. There are so many out there who relate to the stories we air, we want to tell them that if it's a struggle, go ahead, you will win for sure. We also want to people to reflect on aspects of others lives which may otherwise go unnoticed. When I was working on an episode on old age, it....