if only they could be as big as the little
I have just finished an article on little magazines that rule alternate media ..... the process made me recollect my first encounter with a "little magazine" after which i was completely drawn into reading ...following .. supporting this little magazine revolution .....unexpectedlyi traced A huge glossy magazine in my college library......which was paradoxically titled "the little magazine"the magazine itself was so intriguing....i decided to miss the next class ... and went through the huge physical entity in a go .... the issue had complete script of critically acclaimed Telefilm Haribhari .... the idea fascinated me ... how nice it would be somebody brings out a magazine that publishes scripts of films.... telefilms and documentaries ...... Ideas in college days used to come n rest on a happy note ... unlike today ...when unfortunately i know the inside out of media and these "happy notes" usually seem to me a foolish thought !!so ... that is how i got to know about the Niche' magazines that are intesrestingly called Little Magazines..... but carry with them huge 'Responsibility and Conviction'. Something that media gaints cannot even dare to think ...... As the years pass by I see magazines like Combat law and Civil society getting stronger and paying their writers equally well like mainstream magazines ......So here we register the trend ...... if mainstream still holds the power ...... Little magazines/ alternate media/ civil societies .... are equally firm in the oppostion seat. They can now push n pull with their strength. No wonder Media is getting polarised but it is much more defined .... you are either with one or against the other !!! For ppl like me who plan to be more than parasites to the media industry .... we are left with a single brutal option ......CHOOSE !! choose immediately ... as soon as possible .... because both of them are set to grab you and re count their numbers .... because at times its simpley about how many shouted at a go to prove This vs That ...... I have no clue what will i choose ..... media has taught me to be doubtful about myself with complete conviction :)Whatever i choose ... wherever i land.....I will always strive hard to be in a position where i can make Big as sincere as Little and Little as strong as Big ......
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You write very well.
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