May , 2009
The 'change' fiasco?!
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"Didn't I tell you?" My friend was gloating. It was just a few days ago that he and I had had a discussion on whether Mandate 2009 would be different from the previous elections. This time the elections had generated a lot of interest in the public sphere. People were being bombarded with 'Vote for change' campaigns. Many articles and blogs were written on the importance of voting. All sorts of celebrities and youth icons were exhorting people to vote. And the biggest factor of all was 26/11. The gateway protest was an unparalleled event. Groups were started on social networking sites and lakhs of young voters had joined them. There were reports of record first time voter registration. There were even people who had joined mainstream politics after witnessing one of the greatest tragedies that struck Mumbai. So it seemed that finally the term....
More about Kajal Iyer
Kajal Iyer is a senior correspondent with CNN IBN. She is a gold medalist in Mass Communication from Symbiosis Institute of Media and communication and got placed from campus. It was the shows like Surabhi, The World This Week and regular reading of Sunday Op-ed pages that prompted her to consider journalism as a career. Prior to CNN IBN, she has also worked for newspapers like Times of India, Midday in Pune and the Gujarati eveninger Sanj Samachar in Rajkot. She covers the civic beat in Mumbai and is interested in the basic bijli, paani, sadak brand of journalism, but also loves to cover the ocassional court room drama. Her biggest assignment till date has been covering Nariman house during 26/11 attacks. Writing is a passion for her and so is old Hindi film music. She is a trivia enthusiast and loves to watch shows on Discovery and the History channel.
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