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Status of the weekYayy! So much love to all theteachers.Brinda Taparia, Amity InternationalSchool, Noida, Alumnus

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Tell us something about your early years.I was born in Reva (MP) and spent my initial yearsof school life in Moradabad and then in Jhansi. Inthe beginning of my career, I did various freelanceassignments with DD-National, DD Sports, AIRFM, served as a Radio Jockey and later worked forZee News & Channel 7. It was in the year 2007 thatI started hosting the show ‘Zindagi Live’.

A lot of research goes into your show ‘ZindagiLive’. How has reading helped you in your ca-reer as a journalist?As a journalist, one needs to read a lot, especiallynewspapers; you have to keep yourself updatedwith what’s happening in the world. A journalisthas to know who the ministers are, what’s hap-pening around them, political outcome of visitsby foreign dignitaries, etc. Reading broadensone’s thinking. I read at least two newspapersevery morning. It is a must for me to read a bookat night before I hit the bed. I recently finishedreading the book ‘Lean In’ by Sheryl Sandberg,COO, Facebook. And I have just begun reading‘And The Mountains Echoed’ by Khaled Hos-seini. I also enjoy reading spiritual books and

have read a lot on Osho.

With a career as demanding as yours, how doyou maintain a work-life balance? One needs a very good support system at homefor a demanding career. If one is unmarried, thenparents need to be very supportive. In case, one ismarried, the spouse has to be very understanding.They have to appreciate you for the work you do.My mother and husband have been very support-ive throughout. My mother takes care of mydaughter in my absence. I have never missed mydaughter’s PTM at school ever and can happilylet go of an important shoot if it clashes with anyof my family responsibilities.

Your message for the budding journalists atAmity…Read a lot, especially major issues covered in thenewspaper. As children, you can watch cartoons butdo watch knowledge based channels like NationalGeographic, Animal Planet etc. You should not shyaway from hard work and exhibit sincerity towardsyour goals. My mool mantra for success is read alot, be sincere and dedicated towards your goal.G T

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Bhavya Mehta, Ruchi Avtar &Ananya Wadhwa, AIS Vas 6, XI

Ihave to admit, I’m quite enjoying theattention. It’s great to be in news; sowhat, if it’s for all the wrong reasons?

From the time I came into existence, peo-ple have scampered for my atten-tion. But alas! No matter howmuch I’m in demand even now,suddenly everyone is eyeingme with suspicion. They areblaming me for every wrongin the economy. What did Ido to become the centre ofthe storm? Well, not much.Precisely, that’s why. Had Imade my weight felt a littleand twisted my way around,I wouldn’t be in this rut.Whenever you feel low,remember that some-where in this world there is an Indianrupee that hits an ‘all time low’ on aregular basis.Fall …scratch…bump! And it hurtsbad…really bad. Now that my value hashit the lowest in a month at 68.75 againstthe US dollar, I seem to be the butt ofjokes everywhere. The current genera-tion would find it impossible to believethat I was at par with the dollar in 1947,the year India got its independence! Froma more or less respectable position ataround 50 per dollar not too long ago (June2012), I have fallen all the way to nearly70, many would love to see me retire. Breaking news: CBSE has announcedthat the concept of free fall in physicswill be taught using the Indian rupee asexample.

I am the life blood of the country’s econ-omy. But my value depends upon factorslike trade, inflation, employment, growthrate of the economy, etc. My southwarddiminution is not without reason, there areother factors at work too like decrease insupply of dollars due to withdrawal of for-eign investments, high inflation, a volatileequity market and the increasing current

account deficit. But what can I do if thehead honchos of the country are going soslow with my recovery plan? The nationhas its eyes set on me in great anticipation,praying for my early recuperation? I needto be at the operation table right now, andthey are waiting for the doctor to write theprescription. What an irony!

The only time the Indian rupeegoes up these days is... duringa toss!In a move to stem my continu-ing fall, Reserve Bank of Indiahas announced a slew ofmeasures like hiking lendingrates for banks, restricting theamount of dollars Indians can

spend overseas, curbing importsof oil and non-essential commodi-

ties, attractive returns on NRI de-posits in Indian banks, etc. But

determining the quantum and timing of in-tervention is not easy as the mess my de-preciation has caused, is way too big toclear overnight. Agle janam mohe rupaiya na kijo!Seriously, I am very sad to be born as rupee!However, I refuse to give up that easily.Now that I’m around, it only makessense to hang on a bit more and getthings going the way they should. Howabout we dematerialise investments ingold, push IT services and exports be-yond European Union and the UnitedStates of America, and indulge in the eco-nomic pricing of fertilizers and petro-prod-ucts? Only, we got to do it fast! There is nomagic wand today, there was no magic wandin 1991 either. I recovered then because thecountry needed a shock to come to itssenses…I think it is time for a radical rebootonce again!G T

Reading is important, itbroadens one’s thinking

Rumours are rife that Disneyland is opening a new ride which lets you free fallfrom a great height within few seconds. They’re calling it ‘The Indian Rupee’!

What do you think rupee feels when she’s kicked andjoked about? Presenting her story, in her own words…

Rupee’s sorry story

Richa Anirudh withParth Khullar

Illustration: Manshita Aggarwal,AIS Vas 6, X A

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5% Popularising Hindi

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.. says Richa Anirudh, prime timenews anchor with one of India’sleading news channels, IBN 7.She is one of the most popularfaces of Hindi news channelsand hosts the critically acclaimedshow ‘Zindagi Live’ on IBN 7. In2004, she was selected among the12 best anchors of the nextgeneration by Pitch magazineand in 2005, Ekta Missionhonoured her with the ‘BestAnchor Award’. She has been theexpert advisor for the past twoseasons of ‘Kaun BanegaCrorepati’. Catch her in a candidtête-à-tête with Parth Khullar,Amity International School,Saket, IV B