Watching at least four English news channels surfing from one another during the last 60 hours of terror strike made me feel a terror of another kind. The terror of assaulting one's mind and sensitivity with cameras, sound bites and non-stop blabbers. All these channels have been trying to manufacture my consent for a big lie called - Hotel Taj the icon of India.
This was the quote from Gnani Sankaran- Tamil writer, Chennai. (http:// www.gnani. net/)
And I am with him to second his opinion as I am convienced that it is only a matter of convenience that these media houses put news contents across to us.
The way these media houses were proclaiming to have got hold exclusive footages of terrorists and carnage as if they have funded these attack and got they copyrights. It was really a shame.
I remember during late 90's when the world was looking at E-Commerce with awe; I used to teach students about electronic revolution and the way they can even sell death to people over internet.
Now I feel ashamed of myself when the same very ideas are put to use by electronic media,the way they celebrate death,terror and human misery;the way they package it with lots of background music gory graphics and a suiting hindi song number. The way they repeat absured things like "sighting Hanuman" and "Sounds from Hell" a zillion times that a person is all physced up to believe all that crap for real.
The way they portray their political ideologies to frame an opinion in their favour e.g the RKB show, now they are after the bullet proof jacket since 3 days .. Barkha Dutt is after "Enough is Enough" etc. The way these media channels leak sensitive information to the world sometimes make me wonder whether these media houses are funded by people with vested interests/Terrorist groups. To make my belief strong was the action by IBN7 , they disclosed a confidential letter on the Television , written by Police Commissioner of Gujarat to his subordinates about 2 investment agencies collecting fund for Jehad namely GoldenInvestments and one something else. Anyone with lowest of IQ can understand the consequences of such disclosures; it will suerly help the culprits to cover up. So a responsible media house will not do it and if they are doing so - it is to help some vested interest. The way live display of commando positions were helping terrorists and its operative heads is open now.
Either our media is too foolish and immature lot of physcos; a bunch of idiots with no clue about what they are doing or they are the real terrorists with hidden agenda to break India with all the kinds of inflamatory stuffs they keep propogating and seeking public opinion and by pushing words into ones mouth.
A classic example of idiotic jourlalism was pointed out by many of my friends was on the day when Hostages were freed from Taj (28th November 2008) ; one Mr.Deepak was tortured with the silliest and absurdest Questions like
1)Did you confront the terrorists? Did you see them? (answer- If I were to meet them I would not be standing here)
2)Did you get Food? (answer was- who the hell on earth will think of food when ones life is in danger.)
and an array of such punches good enough to make it on to Santa-Banta joke's Site.
Another example of propogation of aggression was repeated clip telecast of Richard Gere Kissing Shilpa Shetty , an isolated incident which could have been forgiven and forgotten was raked up to such an extent that the media houses themselves were playing the Moral Police again another shame for us.
I am aplolitical and I hope it helps me to call a spade a spade ; a rediculous thing to happen during those days was the advertisements aired on by these very media houses on behalf a National Political party , asking for votes and chiding the ruling party for its ineffectiveness.But people with a bit of commonsense can understand that the root cause of all these trouble that India is suffering was invited by this very National Religious Party by demolishing a harmless Babri Masjid structure and drawing the warth of millions of Islam followers. These very incidents are used by vested interests to brainwash the unsuspecting youth to join religious cause and spread terror in India. This very National Party was responsible for India's economic isolation due to its inability to tackel the aftermath of Nuclear Testing. A humble apology would have saved a lot of hardships for India. If our media had an iota of national interest they would have put forth the real culprits in front of public and not propogate the very political party because of which we have lost our peace and our citizens life is in threat. (earlier the trouble was only in Kashmir after 1992 is has spread to entire India, why?)
India needs stricter guidelines for allowing news channels to operate they have to be responsible/answerable to the masses.
If need be let the government amend the constitution but the harakiri in the name of freedom of expression and undue press freedom should be put to a end with an alternative solution to enable press/media to operate responsibilly and constructively for the welfare and education of the all classes of the society and not just for the likes of people affected at Taj or the people who find places in Times of India's Sunday Review Section or Page 3 of Mumbai Mirror.
I know if this blog is read by a media person , he may not digest it but nevertheless I could not refrain from putting my thoughts down. As you say "To Err is Human"
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Religion Column in our Application Forms
There I was in one of the web forums and I saw someone posing the following Question for a debate
" Should Govt. remove the religion column from application forms at all levels of enrollment or inquiry??"
To strengthen his point he cited the plight of the parent who had an inter-religion marriage and now were in dilemma about stating the religion of their child. He even went to the extent of quoting high divorce figures among the inter-religion marriages due to the clashes among relatives to enforce their religion on the new born.
The debate went on till infinity with no solutions and unfortunately without even 0.000000001% of our population taking a note of it or even being aware of it.
And I thought what could be the right way to get consensus on such an important topic without involving the vested interests of our well known corrupt political system, even if the masses gave their consent who will have the political will to implement it ?
I have no answers as I look through my open window.
Actually this debate requires a greater Forum , unfortunately even our TV channels and News Bureaus have become TRP conscious and every other Debate becomes a thing of the hour , no Pranoy Roys , Karan Thapars, Rajdeep Sardesais or Barkha Duttas have able to bring about any changes in the political responsiveness to the issues nor any accountability to the social welfare, all they managed were broken forces of Mass Media (or were they divided by someone who knows) all heading a small news channel and few high perks, Social responsibility of the media is the last thing in anybody's mind. They flare up the trivial issues like Mr.X kissing Miss.Y or Defacing of some Statue, which a matured media could have well ignored and Nation wide violence could have be contained to a local incident.
Even the Lead India program by well know publication house is all about TRP , if any wise man question the entire objectivity of such an event - I am sure they all will scamper for answers.
There is no hope for India when politicians decide perks for themselves and as well as immunity for everything and Media play the King Maker.
Even the other day when the masses stand in long queue to be frisked at the Airport,
these politicians the deemed demigods excused themselves as well as Army chiefs from being frisked .
The argument laid down by them was these army men protect our borders and hence frisking them is an insult to their integrity but what about us we citizens who live within
the same borders are we terrorists to be frisked or are we second grade mortals?
This country is being run by the whims and fancies of the few, when state like Kerala reel under power cuts , the same Party of the ruling faction in the state oppose Bills at the Center that will bring in Nuclear power to India, who needs bombs when masses are dying for basic amenities, the man on the street don't want a bomb. All he needs is two square meals a day and he will only get it when India's industrial development is backed by a stronger infrastructure.
Rather than being a termite the leaders should learn to be a honey cow though both are parasitic the later one is beneficial for the ants too (read common man).
Religion is a political weapon no one would dare to disarm themselves of this weapon not even the one who suffers from it , coz he can gain sympathy through it .
May the WISDOM Prevail and Country be Saved
" Should Govt. remove the religion column from application forms at all levels of enrollment or inquiry??"
To strengthen his point he cited the plight of the parent who had an inter-religion marriage and now were in dilemma about stating the religion of their child. He even went to the extent of quoting high divorce figures among the inter-religion marriages due to the clashes among relatives to enforce their religion on the new born.
The debate went on till infinity with no solutions and unfortunately without even 0.000000001% of our population taking a note of it or even being aware of it.
And I thought what could be the right way to get consensus on such an important topic without involving the vested interests of our well known corrupt political system, even if the masses gave their consent who will have the political will to implement it ?
I have no answers as I look through my open window.
Actually this debate requires a greater Forum , unfortunately even our TV channels and News Bureaus have become TRP conscious and every other Debate becomes a thing of the hour , no Pranoy Roys , Karan Thapars, Rajdeep Sardesais or Barkha Duttas have able to bring about any changes in the political responsiveness to the issues nor any accountability to the social welfare, all they managed were broken forces of Mass Media (or were they divided by someone who knows) all heading a small news channel and few high perks, Social responsibility of the media is the last thing in anybody's mind. They flare up the trivial issues like Mr.X kissing Miss.Y or Defacing of some Statue, which a matured media could have well ignored and Nation wide violence could have be contained to a local incident.
Even the Lead India program by well know publication house is all about TRP , if any wise man question the entire objectivity of such an event - I am sure they all will scamper for answers.
There is no hope for India when politicians decide perks for themselves and as well as immunity for everything and Media play the King Maker.
Even the other day when the masses stand in long queue to be frisked at the Airport,
these politicians the deemed demigods excused themselves as well as Army chiefs from being frisked .
The argument laid down by them was these army men protect our borders and hence frisking them is an insult to their integrity but what about us we citizens who live within
the same borders are we terrorists to be frisked or are we second grade mortals?
This country is being run by the whims and fancies of the few, when state like Kerala reel under power cuts , the same Party of the ruling faction in the state oppose Bills at the Center that will bring in Nuclear power to India, who needs bombs when masses are dying for basic amenities, the man on the street don't want a bomb. All he needs is two square meals a day and he will only get it when India's industrial development is backed by a stronger infrastructure.
Rather than being a termite the leaders should learn to be a honey cow though both are parasitic the later one is beneficial for the ants too (read common man).
Religion is a political weapon no one would dare to disarm themselves of this weapon not even the one who suffers from it , coz he can gain sympathy through it .
May the WISDOM Prevail and Country be Saved
Tum Chalo - Hindustan Chale (TOI Lead India)
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