A Conversation with veteran Journalist & Editor Sheela Bhatt | Shyam Parekh | Sheela Bhatt

The story of Indian journalism needs to be told to the younger generation of India and in the extended manner, to the whole world.
The stories of National English journalism as well as that of language journalism in India has remained largely untold.
After practising for over 25 years in English print media, journalism education in specific and media and communication in general is what I have been focusing on. This endeavour addresses a strongly felt need for documentation, archival and popular interest story-telling about Indian journalism, media professionals, media entrepreneurship and other aspects.
This is the first episode in a series of interviews, conducted in free-flowing long-form conversational format. It will document how the craft was practised by the veterans and help students with insights into best practices and learnings from it.
Kanti Bhatt and Sheela Bhatt have lived as legends in Gujarati journalism and media. This joint byline is familiar to a couple of generations that grew up with a staple of stories from them - published in Chitralekha, their own entrepreneurial venture Abhiyan and in many more publications.

[@meenajagdish613]

બહુ સરસ interview....!👌👏👏👏 Part 2 આવશે?...🙏🏻

[@Raylawinstitute]

She is great indeed 😊

[@darshanapinara4497]

Bahus saras ❤ me kanti bhatt and shila bhatt ne nanpan thi j chitralekha and abhiyan ma vachya chhe.. Maja padi gayi..

[@himsbhay]

No Words! PERIOD. Fantabulous Title - "THE QUOTE-UNQUOTE SHOW" with interaction conducted in a reasonably Chaste Gujarati Language. Sheelaben remaind quite split, wide, and open, giving all the insights about Kantibhai. Shyam conducted the interview in a very calm, cool and composed manner, which i think is his very basic trait, even as a human, so obviously when such trait mixes with profession, it is like "When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece," - said John Ruskin and this very anchoring episode of "THE QUOTE-UNQUOTE SHOW" is indeed a masterpiece. I had only once in a lifetime opportunity to interact face-to-face with Kantibhai in 2006, while once he had visited RAJKOT, he talked on several subject, he also had very strong opinion and above all a very gutsy nature to take the Agriculture Minister on the stage in his oratory. They rightly say, "Passion is either underestimated or misunderstood" - after having heard Sheelaben today and whatever little window i had got to interact with Kantibhai, i would just say synonym for Kantibhai is no other word except PASSION. PAIN was his trait, his very own characteristic which it seem he had tamed it very well and i think the same element of PAIN flew in a right way and in a right manner like any revolutionist does it through his PEN. We are thankful to have such a huge collection of Kantibhai digitized by Shyam Parekh and Bhavans Institute, which i earnstly feel should be propagated among the youngsters, because these writings are "ROUGH DRAFTS OF HISTORY". Expecting such more masterpieces from Shyam's "THE QUOTE-UNQUOTE SHOW".

[@AmitSheth]

Wah Shyam Parekh- if this is the first episode, we look forward to listening many more. And you made a brilliant call of inviting Sheela Bhatt for your inaugural episode - a fascinating personality (who I happen to know well) who brings rich experience in literature and journalism, rich and out-of-the-ordinary association with a fascinating personality (Kanti Bhatt), and is able to speak so well and so candidly!

[@healthycommunication]

Best wishes..

[@pd6625]

ખુબ સરસ. શીલાબેને અંગત વાતો પણ ખુબ સારી રીતે સંભાળી. લગભગ 15-17 વર્ષ પહેલા કાંતિ ભટ્ટ એકવાર વલસાડ કોઈ સન્માન માટે આવેલા. ત્યાં કોઈ કારણ સર કાર્યક્રમ 2-3 કલાક મોડો થયો. કાંતિ ભટ્ટે એમની સન્માન પછીની સ્પીચમાં સમય ન જાળવવા માટે આયોજકો ને બહુ ઠપકો આપેલો. શીલાબેનને સાંભળ્યા પછી લાગે કે એ 2 કલાક વધુ બેઠા એ જ બહુ કહેવાય.😊

[@priyankaherbha7608]

Mare Kanti bhatt na aa Digital karel lek read karva hoy to kya read kari shakay ?