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Publisher’s Note

It’s the listicle issue!

In today’s digital age, when attention spans are matters whether someone is thirty-fifth or thirty-
shorter than a breath, editors are constantly sixth. The last on the list is the unknown Indian
searching for innovative ways to get the attention who somehow manages to pull through life.
of readers. A format that has continued to be ~ ~
popular is a listicle, a kind of editorial feature that After more than four-and-a-half years of Covid,
presents information in the form of a list, making it it is now clear that Covid can re-surface in one
easier for readers to consume and engage with the form or another. It has also changed the way we
content. Putting together listicles may look simple, live forever from our work environment to our
but is hard work and requires a lot of research and recreational activities. New norms have emerged,
reasoning to put people in their place!!! it is now clear that we need to look after ourselves
Come November and the editorial team has ideas more than ever before. Finding happiness is not an
of lists on different and new subjects. The principle easy task for seniors, to keep ourselves relevant, in
list is the ‘50 Most Influential Seniors’. It is not a sync with the times and the situation one is in, is
rich list and hence does not compete with Forbes or easier said than done. But, yes, finding happiness is
others. Politicians and government employees are the need of seniority.
excluded and the basic qualification is to be over
60 years of age. The first 20 come easy, the debate
within the editorial team is between #20 and #30.
We all have our opinions and reasons, the final call
is taken by the editor, Pradyuman Maheshwari.
Between #30 and #50 is again a time-consuming Vickram Sethi
debate, sometimes I wonder whether it really Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

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