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For Anuj Gandhi, President of SET Discovery Pvt. Ltd, participative management and being receptive to ideas is of an immense importance. An energetic, polite, strategic thinker and perfectionist to the core, Gandhi feels "the big story in 2007 will be the Direct to Home (DTH) and digital cable. We should see deals being struck on all addressable platforms."

In an exclusive interview with whispersinthecorridors.com, Anuj Gandhi before leaving for Singapore said "the Indian Infotainment industry is poised at a very critical phase in its life cycle and is slated to grow in excess of 15-20 per cent in the next decade."

While, sharing secret of his success President of the SET Discovery Pvt. Ltd said "the company has crossed several milestones since its inception."

1/What inspired you to start this venture ?

- Market realities and dynamics of the C & S Distribution business in 2002
- Comparative activities
- Changing face of the Media Industry
- All of the above inspired our thinking and our drive to start SET Discovery Pvt. Ltd. and build it into a Distribution Powerhouse. The company has crossed several milestones since its inception.

2/What difficulties have you faced in developing the business?

Like in any new business, there were concerns about whether we will be able to achieve the goals we had set ourselves, but we had immense confidence in our people and the product we were representing. We have set ourselves high targets and I am happy that we were able to achieve our numbers.

3/What is the secret of your success ?

I can attribute my success largely to the fact that I am a strategic thinker and like to combine my entrepreneurial ability with creativity. I advocate an energized, participative management style and flexibility to understand the diverse and changing needs of the industry.

4/How do you see the year 2007 for the Media Industry?
The big story in 2007 would be DTH and digital cable. We should see deals being struck on all addressable platforms. Digital cable, voluntary CAS(Conditional access system), Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) should all become a reality and make economic sense to distribution companies like us. As an industry, we should support unregulated CAS. Things will take time to settle down till digital gets in mass volumes.

5/Where would the Indian Infotainment industry be by the year 2020 and your role by then?

The Indian Infotainment industry is poised at a very critical phase in its life cycle and is slated to grow in excess of 15-20% in the next decade.
I believe all aspects of the Infotainment industry would continue to grow. It would not only mean big revenues and market valuations but also great opportunities for more and more people to contribute to this industry.

I have now been in the Media industry for close to 12 years. After having seen the industry grow from where it was, virtually non-existent in 1994, to where it is today, I would like to still be a part of it as it takes its next leap forward.
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NAME THE NAMELESS

Who is the Super Boss & Super Cop-name the nameless.

For a change, this is not a whisper. In fact, it's a yell from the housetop. A yell for the year 2007.If our patrons endorse it, this yell from the WHISPERS should reverberate in corridors of all state capitals, besides of course the heart of India-that Delhi has always been and shall so remain all times to come.

These are happening times. You don't do things. They happen. Or you make them happen. Everywhere on the eve of or at the advent of New Year, people were or are busy looking for their Man of the year. Politicians, businessmen, moviemen, sportsmen and social activists are hogging limelight. The civil servants continue to remain the self-effacing names behind the supposedly big names. They run the Rails and the rustic humour of someone Read gets Qudos and Credits. Thats the funny way democracy goes. Interesting, isn't it?

We thought on the New Year Day we should attempt doing the hitherto unattempted and un-done. You and us will make it happen. We are going launch you this year on a thrilling voyage of a discovery. We are declaring that in the Year 2007 all of you would help us discover the Bureaucrat of the Year and also the Super cop of the Year in each of our major states. Besides, New Delhi's 'Supers' which will happen in December 2007.Every month we will be looking for a Super Boss and Super Cop of the Year in a particular state.

We request all those who are interested in our WHISPERS and visit us frequently to send us the names of such individual officers whom they consider as a Super Bureaucrat and a Super Cop in their state. We are putting forth no yardsticks. You judge entirely on your own. The nominations will rest entirely and exclusively on your wisdom. Just E-Mail the name of Super Boss and Super Cop of your state. This flow of nominations will end on the last day of the month.
We will announce the winner on the 7th day of next month. Seven, the numerologists say, is the number of mystery. Therefore, a good day to unfold it.

And Uttar Pradesh is the first state, we are beginning with. Arguably the most appropriate state to discover the undiscoverable or to name the perennially nameless. There is no territorial bar. You can nominate even for an incumbent outside your state. You can be brief or elaborate. As you choose. You don't even have to disclose your identity. We will trust you.
So, here we begin. Just E Mail us on <sureshmehrotra@yahoo.com>A very Happy New Year.

President's rule in Jharkhand likely
Soon after the release of Shibu Sorren on bail, President's rule is likely to be imposed in Jharkhand. Election will be announced afterwards.

CAT Chairman retires
Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Justice Panigrahi has retired.

Laxminarsimhan is new Chhattigarh Governor

Outgoing Chief of the Intelligence Bureau E S Laxminarsimhan has been appointed new Governor of Chhattisgarh. He is retired 1968 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on January 15 )

Shankarnarayanan is New Governor of Nagaland

Former Kerala Minister K Shankarnarayanan has been appointed new Governor of Nagaland.
( We said this on December 6 )

Prasad to retire
DG Forests and Special Secretary in the Government of India, G K Prasad, is superannuating by this month end.

Whose candidate Prez was?
Political circles are these days seen discussing as to whose candidate President APJ Abdul Kalam was. While some say that he was backed by Brijesh Mishra, others believe that it was Mulayam Singh Yadav who fielded for him.

Modi hosts dinner to 1979 batch IAS officers

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi hosted a dinner to 1979 batch IAS officers in Ahemdabad on Friday.Officers of this batch are currently attending three weeks course.

1989 batch is IG in Sikkim
Sangay Dorjee has been promoted to the rank of IG in Sikkim. He is 1989 batch IPS officer.

IRPS officer joins IPS
IRPS officer, Dr Arti Singh, has joined the IPS.

Shrestha is new Secretary Forests Sikkim
D B Shrestha senior IFS officer has been promoted to the post of PCCF cum Secretary.

New HC Judges in AP
Two posts of permanent Judges and 25 additional Judges are being created in Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Changes in Indian Railways
Bhabaranjan Ray, SAG has proceeded on training. MM Saha, SAG/Eastern Railway has been transferred to South Eastern Railway. Sanjoy Mookerjee, SAG/Metro Railway, presently working as FA&CAO(C), has been moved to Eastern Railway and posted as FA&CAO(C) vice S. Gregory. Binoy Kumar Mehra, SAG/Northeast Frontier Railway has been transferred to Central Railway. Bishwamitra Pandey, SAG/Central Railway will now go to Northeast Frontier Railway in place of Binoy Kumar Mehra.

Manral accredited concurrently
HVS Manral, presently Ambassador of India to Democratic Republic of Congo, has been concurrently accredited as Ambassador of India to Republic of Congo with residence in Kinshsa.

Singh is SSP of Gauhati
S.N. Singh is new senior superintendent of police Gauhati. He is 1991 batch IPS officer.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Allahabad mein in a really dilapidated condition is Madhushala Niwas,
So Big Bluffmaster just bluffs as he reads his Dad's Madhushala…. sabh bakwaas!!

The house where Big B's Dad wrote Madhushala is in a very bad condition…… his Dad wanted a school to run in the premises….. the school being run in Madhushala Niwas is just a sham!!! And Big Bluffmaster recites Madhushala at the drop of a hat!!!!! Big Bluffmaster needs to put money in his mouth and renovate the place and fulfill his Dad's dream of running a school….. not a sham school!!! At present instead of money Big B has been making do with just putting Madhushaala in his mouth!!!!

Even if Mulayam or Amar get an upset tummy they'll blame Congress for it,
On anything and everything Congress ko karte hai hit!!!

Nithari is a classical example!!! SP Sarkaar was either sleeping or turning a blind eye to Nithari!!! And when things came out in the open Amar, Mulayam and Shivpal have just been pointing fingers at Congress!!! Whenever SP is in a corner Amar become a shayar!!! Today in SP the feeling is that Big B will bring them back to power in UP……. they underestimate the UP electorate….. a bhaand will not be able to gloss over the total failure of SP Sarkaar….. not in this janam or punar janam!!!

Amrinder's bro has no experience at all,
All this time he's been just having a ball!!

Sonia should ask Malwinder for his Resume ….. totally bankrupt when it comes to experience!!! Apart from being born in a Royal family and becoming the President of a Golf Club he's done nothing….. like his brother he too has an allergy to aam aadmi…… he calls them 'have nots' !!! And if he gets elected the 'have nots' in his constituency will not see him thereafter!!!!

SEZs…. Government should not acquire any land,
Because up to now its evident that in such acquisitions Farmers ka bajaa hai band!!!

See the difference in the Collector's rate and the market rate…… the under valuation is evident from this itself!!! Why should Sarkaar be a Property Agent ……. acquire land for Business Houses to set up SEZs??? And Commies need to take a 'all India view' on this matter and not a differing view for Bengal and for rest of India!!! The way things were going India would have turned into a SEZ….. 'Saara ka saara' Economic Zone!!!!

NCP is going to be put in place after the Mumbai MC elections,
Will be handed out one of the biggest rejections!!!

People in Mumbai are aware who is actually responsible for the price rise!!! Pawar is also not trusted by Mumbaities!! No wonders Pawar was begging Congress to come up with a United Front…. so that NCP could ride piggyback!! NCP's haalath in Mumbai is NCP……… No Chance Please!!!!

Shilpa is again in the news because of Big Boss,
Why did she show that on racialism she was really cross???

Sometime back her family was accused of having underworld links!!! Its alleged that her Dad made threatening calls to the owner of Praful Sarees!!! Now she's courted a new controversy by first saying that she was racially abused and then withdrawing her allegation!!! Seems this was just a drama to get more viewership!!! And imagine it practically kicked up a row between UK and India!!! Governments in such cases should avoid knee jerk reactions …… should not behave like jerks because of jerks!!!

Bharat Kumar
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CORPORATE

New CMDs will have two years service left
Government is going to fill up the top slots from the existing pool of executive directors who have more than two years service left.

Peter Mukheree quits Star ?
Star CEO Peter Mukherjee is reported to have resigned.

Velliangiri gets award
A Velliangiri, Director (Finance) of Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL), has been given The "India CFO Awards 2006" for excellence in finance in a public Sector Undertaking.

Pai appointed Chairman
PS Pai, former executive chairman of the Murugappa group, has been appointed the chairman of LifeCell.

Hora joins DSP Merrill Lynch
Inderjeet Hora has joined as market director of the London-based European and African NRI markets of DSP Merrill Lynch.

Naidu to join SemIndia
B. V. Naidu is joining the founding team of SemIndia Inc., founded by Vinod Agarwal, Chairman and CEO of SemIndia Inc..

Preeti Malhotra elected President
Ms Preeti Malhotra has been elected as President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India She is the first woman to have been elected to the post. Keyoor M Baksh will be Vice President.

Gupta is Group MD of Ashok Pirmal Group
Mahesh Gupta has been appointed as Group Managing Director of the Ashok Pirmal Group..