Tony Tharakan

Position: Online Producer
I look after the Reuters India website and am based in New Delhi. I also take care of Reuters blogs posted from India. I edit Bollywood stories filed from Mumbai for the Reuters Wire and the website; and occasionally write film and lifestyle stories. I blog at http://tony2cool.blogspot.com and tweet at http://twitter.com/tonytharakan

Articles

"Facebook" for 50-somethings woos India's Web-savvy seniors September 08, 05:29pm EDT 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A social networking website for the elderly is helping Internet-savvy seniors in India battle loneliness and make new friends with the click of a mouse and in the comfort of their own homes.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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What's in a name? The truth about "Kaminey"

Should Bollywood filmmakers have the artistic freedom to use slang words in the names of their films? Why or why not?  Full Article | Comments [1] 

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India's richest man takes a pay cut

Mukesh Ambani has accepted a two-thirds cut in his salary in 2008/09 as chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. His total compensation fell 66 percent to 150 million rupees.  Full Article | Comments [11]