All this discussion about the sorry state of print journalism in India is a bit depressing. Many of you have made references to past instances where some of these newspapers and magazines were great. Could you share examples of such journalistic high watermarks from the past? Which newspaper/magazine? When? Who were the journalists (if you recall) and what was the "piece"?
My own example would be the coverage of the Bofors kickback scandal in The Hindu and Indian Express. The Hindu coverage was by N. Ram and Chitra Subhramaniam (who later moved to Indian Express[1]). Thaths [1] According to the Wikipedia article on Chitra Subramaniam[2] she is now selling watches that show Rahu Kalam [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitra_Subramaniam -- "Lisa, Vampires are make-believe, like elves, gremlins, and Eskimos." -- Homer J. Simpson Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
