The TV remote control has competition. From the electronic slab, that occupies our palms day and night. Never before did mobile phones dictate control over television content. But, then again, never before did we have a reality show.
For months, the contestants of Bhutan Star danced to the tune of the judges and sang their hearts out to impress them and the audience. What finally prevails, however, say observers, is the nimble touch of a few buttons on mobiles and landlines.
The quest...