{"id":2178,"date":"2010-05-13T00:48:36","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T07:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=2178"},"modified":"2010-05-13T00:48:36","modified_gmt":"2010-05-13T07:48:36","slug":"india-needs-more-comedians-my-first-video-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2010\/politics\/india-needs-more-comedians-my-first-video-post.html\/","title":{"rendered":"India needs more comedians – My first video post!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m tired of the way we Indians are always so careful not to tread on anyone’s toes. I’m talking about decent Indians of course, not hooligans like the Shiv Sena or Ram Muthalik or the Khaps. Here’s a video post I made that hopefully shows why we Indians need more comedians.<\/p>\n

I’ve often thought that speaking in person creates more of an impact than writing. This is my first experiment with video. Let me know what you think :). Is it any better than writing a blog post? I’m also a noob at this so presumably my technique could do with a bit of polish…<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TTwUeNvHH7Y<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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