The image on the news stands is brutally simple. A single face. A single word: "Disgrace." Underneath nine words: "A fabled media star falls over allegations of rape."
The face is that of Tarun Tejpal, entrepreneur, publisher, editor, novelist and founder of India's weekly magazine Tehelka, which is known for its leftwing politics and reports on the country's disadvantaged, the rich, the powerful, the corrupt and the violent.
Now, however, it is Tehelka that is the story and Tejpal's face on the posters selling rival publications. The 50-year-old journalist will spend this weekend in police custody accused of raping a 28-year-old colleague during a high-powered and glamorous conference he had organised last month at a luxury hotel in Goa, the central coastal Indian state.
The story has dominated the media in India for nearly two weeks, even pushing a series of crucial local elections off front pages. Tejpal, a prize-winning novelist, denies any non-consensual sexual relations and has said he will co-operate fully with police. Full story...
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The face is that of Tarun Tejpal, entrepreneur, publisher, editor, novelist and founder of India's weekly magazine Tehelka, which is known for its leftwing politics and reports on the country's disadvantaged, the rich, the powerful, the corrupt and the violent.
Now, however, it is Tehelka that is the story and Tejpal's face on the posters selling rival publications. The 50-year-old journalist will spend this weekend in police custody accused of raping a 28-year-old colleague during a high-powered and glamorous conference he had organised last month at a luxury hotel in Goa, the central coastal Indian state.
The story has dominated the media in India for nearly two weeks, even pushing a series of crucial local elections off front pages. Tejpal, a prize-winning novelist, denies any non-consensual sexual relations and has said he will co-operate fully with police. Full story...
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