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Dear Mr Rathore, here's how you can transform India's media industry

Can the man in charge at the I&B ministry take some decisions to facilitate the growth of Indian media and entertainment?

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Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
Dear Mr (Rajyavardhan) Rathore,

Last week you became minister of state (independent charge) at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB). Effectively that puts you in charge of the ministry where you have been Minister of State for almost four years. You have seen as many ministers in that time starting with Prakash Javadekar, Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah Naidu and lastly Smriti Irani. You are also, by now, familiar with the issues the MIB faces. 

This note is the usual appeal this column makes of any new person who comes into power at the MIB. It is done in the perennial
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