Get Your Free Audiobook

  • Off the Record

  • Untold Stories from a Reporter's Diary
  • Written by: Ajith Pillai
  • Narrated by: Adnan Kapadia
  • Length: 11 hrs
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

Prime logo New to Audible Prime Member exclusive:
2 credits with free trial
1 credit a month to use on any title to download and keep
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks
Download titles to your library and listen offline
₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.
Off the Record cover art

Off the Record

Written by: Ajith Pillai
Narrated by: Adnan Kapadia
Free with 30-day trial

₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for ₹383.00

Buy Now for ₹383.00

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice.

Publisher's Summary

Off the Record: Untold Stories from a Reporter's Diary by Ajith Pillai tells you the truth behind some of the most historic events that have occurred in India. The book tells you about the lives of journalists, the dangers that they face, the thrill of being on the tail of a big story and the horrors they witness. This book also talks about the amount of truth that journalists are actually allowed to portray along with the secrets that they unearth.

This book offers you a firsthand view of some of the most shocking, true stories behind classified events. In Off the Record: Untold Stories from a Reporter's Diary, the author talks about the harsh reality that journalists face by discussing the rejections, the threats, the need to follow some principle and how hard it is to cope with all that. The author also talks about his life before entering the journalism field and the chance event of taking up journalism on the suggestion of a friend. From then on the author talks about the groundbreaking changes that journalism has gone through over the years and about some of the important aspects in the life of a journalist.

The author speaks of some of the most prominent events that occurred in the history of Indian journalism, like the Mumbai riots, the Kargil war and the shadows of the Vajpayee era. Some stories, like chasing Silk Smitha, tales from Kashmir and more offer interesting viewpoints that you may not have come across before. Off the Record: Untold Stories from a Reporter's Diary is written in the author's trademark wry style.

©2014; Text copyright Ajith Pillai; Introduction copyright Vinod Mehta (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

What listeners say about Off the Record

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    2
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    4
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

India in 80s to early 20th century

Stories had enough substance. Good to know about one's country in detail. Ajith's gut instinct take him to dangerous depths of a possible news item.
I would like to listen to more such books on Audible.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!