Long story short...: Deepanjana Pal on Nari Hira and the Hema Committee report

The report is just the kind of thing Hira’s magazines would have broken down for the average fan of cinema. Instead, our social feeds are full of PR fodder.

When the Hema Committee report was finally made public, I couldn’t help but wish it was being written about by a publication like the ones introduced to the Indian media landscape by Nari Hira, who died on August 23, aged 86.

Some of these magazines are still around, but they are no longer as bold as they were when Hira launched them, 50-odd years ago. Irreverent and impactful, his magazines were pioneers of celebrity and tabloid journalism in India. They