Melancholy!

Its not a commentary upon intenational affairs, its a story.

Once upon a time there was a small child Sonu. He was an orphan but was duly talen care by his guardians. He was very happy.

When he entered school, he was eschewed and many times shooed away. Then a time arised when he came out of the well and tried to prove himself. He grew.

But somebody was unhappy. In the garbof happieness came an encroachment. To dampen his sweet smile and build a home on it. To make the person as she was .. and then ask whgy are you like that?

When he tried to come out of her thought canopy and built a better life for both... let evrybody free... but no! She will not. She will subdue , cry to pain the other one and them slit the throat with the hands of the same person.

Its called harakiri in Japan but everybody knows it's murder... but nobody can prove it anywhere lest here.

What should one write...

Writing is a Hindustani thal - an amalgamation of everything. And the thal also differs according to the person and time as somebody wants to read for pleasure and some for trhought provoking answers. But dont you think reader is the public in a democracy who is ignorant of the world affairs as a man of lanuage is of Aeronautical engineering.

Lets write something with content, be it serious or full of satire but with content. A Content that moves people and asks them to think , be it for a minute or two but think . Oh! Have i made you ponder a bit?

How the English PROVED us that they are FIT TO GOVERN

History is always boring? No, sometimes when other subjects get related to it it becomes interesting. For example when Literature and Economics gets connected to something like history , then the whole solution becomes indespensible.

I always wonder how can a small country- Britain, smaller than the broken parts of India can capture and dictate terma to a enormous cultural garden like our country? Then yesterday i interviewed a couple of Japanese citizens.

I greeted them. They replied with a nod . I asked do they understand english, they affiemed. I asked their motive. They answered. At last i said, "i will take just one minute of yours" and asked a question. They answered in a minute and when i asked them to elaborate they said, you minute ended.

This reminded me of an interview of a British Lady i took. Stella Porter, that's her name, when met and my editor said that i was very excited to meet her , she hugged me. That did the magic. She talked shared her views . Manytimes she also said that will not sound good to me . But i listened . Today she is connected with me through email.

When i analysed both the interviews it was public relation that connected me with Stella and i got disgusted with the Japanese duo. Although Stella said many things that were not pleasant and which the Japanese didnt, I still will welcome Stella. May be i am wrong, but i think i am true. That's Democracy.

Interesting? Break it!

It is said that what Cabinet doesnt knows Tea Vendors do. The reason i came to know today.

Everyday when i and my team have tea after a long day of news it was pretty relaxing. Since few days our Bureau Chief is joining us in this exercise anbd today we had a discussion on Journalism and its Pay Package.

It was astonishing that apart from flaunting their family's good pay and their comparatively less ones, they still want to continue with it and make a career out of it. Although they, in personal minutes, say that now the time has come for a nine to five job.

NO, i am not writing Confused Journalism 2.0. But it is a paradox of every journalist.

To live a life of Dignity with less money working day and night, and asked to expect less... is a life a journalist .

Dio you know when Rajdeep was in NDTV in Managing Editor post, he got 15 lakh per annum . And with due respect, the students that came out of IIM Ahemdabad bagged 1 Crore per annum. Isnt it hypocricy?

Confused Journalism

Isnt it a wrong word to use for a journalist- CONFUSED. The role of many journalists worldwide is of only to disseminate news. Just give the plain fact to the audience. And that fact also should not clash with the company's liabilities. One should not be judgemental. Not be biased. Just describe and narrate , no conclusion. So the question is why should somebody be a graduate or a post-graduate? Ask a Class 10 student who knows the language nicely to describe and narrate and it will do it. We study because the public want the truth , to know the inside story, not just report.
General public trust you . Apply your brain and bring out how a particular news effects people. What are their liabilities and what are their problems. How the world moves. How a particular idea effects a generation? What is money transaction? What is politics? How does a tiger running in Bangalore can create havoc in Buffalow, New York? Lets analyse news- at least in print as we have only 'why' and 'how' of the 5W's and 1 H. Save somebody listen!

Women reservation Bill passed

Hats Off Sonia!
With all the cacaphoy that the Women's reservation Bill went through on the 100th International Women's Day it was a slap on the cheek of all the undemocratic elements as Sonia-Manmohan Duo led to pass the Bill on a day after.
The Yadav Trio were quite determined that they were not going to let it pass on the next day. It was a paradox as only 10 members can jeopardise a Bill concerning 100 million persons. They snached, they tore, and shouted but it was a woman that DID IT.