Pasha Institute Of Performing Arts

4, 3, 2, 1, GO... "Good evening, and welcome to the news at 9. In our top stories, Nitish Kumar and Laloo Prasad Yadav cast aside their differences and made out in front of millions of TV viewers..."

"Cut cut CUT!!! That's 'made UP', kiddo! What else did you learn in grammar school?"

Not to worry, this isn't live! It is just a probable scene at the Pasha Institute where the core curriculum is a 4-month-long TV journalism course, addressing the spate of 24-hour news channels that keep makng their appearance.

Top journalists and newscasters are invited to address the students during the course duration. During the internship, the crew is required to go into the city and capture news-worthy footage, edit, script, do the background voice, and then move into the newsroom and simulate live feeds.

The students appear satisfied that the course will give them an edge over the competition, but they do feel there is room for improvement. The institute also offers courses for nurses who plan to immigrate to the USA, and courses in insurance training and music, among others. Details are available at the website. For all the Barkha Dutts and Rajdeep Sardesais in waiting, there is professional help at hand. And by the way, Nitish Kumar and Laloo Prasad Yadav did not and will not ever make up.