PAGE 3. And 4. And 5. And 6. And 7….
Bombay is the home of the Page 3 Culture as we know it. There’s a Page 3 Event or a Page 3 Celebrity or Page 3 Celebrity Wannabe just about everywhere.
Hence while we have one out of the seven-eight pages of HT City and Delhi Times dedicated to the party & celebrity circuit, here in Bombay one whole supplement dedicated to that everyday. And on most days this supplement is thicker than the main newspaper. I am also sure that the number of ‘journalists’ hired to cover the Page 3 Beat must be larger than that of all the others put together in the ‘editorial offices’ of these newspapers.
ALL pages look the IDENTICAL. They are full of dozens of pictures of parties and events with hundreds of (presumably intellectually challenged) people clad in (atrocious) fashionable clothing flying kisses to each other for no apparent reason. Every single day.
The newspaperwallahs could probably number all pages in their publication just 3 from the first to the last and I am damn sure it would go unnoticed.
