The other reason was the absolute rubbish dished out by the news channels, with Aaj Tak leading the way. Every news item is ‘Breaking News’. And every channel has ‘Exclusive’ rights to it. All attempts are made to sensationalize any news bite. News is treated more as entertainment and less as information. Which explains events like the wedding of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai or the eviction of some participant from Bigg Boss hogging primetime news. And this problem is more prevalent in Hindi news channels as compared to the English ones. Of the few channels I had the opportunity to watch when I went home last month, CNBC seemed to be the only one which one could watch for a reasonable stretch of time without getting irritated. The problem, I think lies in the fact that there are so many channels, and only so much news. So each channel tries to outdo the other by manufacturing news. And we, the unfortunate viewer have to hear about the lost dog of a police commissioner or about Amitabh Bachchan catching a cold.
Finally, the only regret I have is that I couldn’t watch Roger Federer during his best days. Apart from that, if at any time I have missed not having a television it is when
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