Dhamala is good at what he does. He is visible. He hobnobs with the celebrities, politicians and diplomats alike (not a bad company to keep, imho). He attracts attention. He runs a successful reporters joint. He gets reported on. I have had an experience similar to Nepe, back in 2005. Basically he makes the other person feel important and comfortable.

BTW, isn't that almost what Larry King does?  

After RC, there have been many copycats, funded by left, right, centre and the Palace. Even a fresh journalism student I knew in Ktm was running his own rc. However, each have been able to start a dialogue, you may like it or not. And that is a VERY GOOD THING when people talk.

And what academic qualification should one need for this? And what value would that qualification to the process of DIALOGUE?

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