Author: Nirmala Lakshman
Contributor(s)/Artiste(s): B R Ambedkar/B G Verhese/Kuldip Nayar et al
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 718
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788129112538
Description
The Press in India has always been at the forefront of national life. Liberal notions of the power of the press came from those who were involved in the country’s freedom movement and included a belief in journalism’s capacity to mould public opinion and safeguard the rights of its citizens. In the years that followed, the press faced numerous challenges including attempts to curb the freedom of expression. This book shows that the tradition of independent journalism is alive and well in India in the sixth decade after independence, and indeed much of what has appeared in Indian newspapers has shaped and affected the course of Indian democracy.
This anthology looks at some themes that defined national discourse from around the time of independence to the present day as expressed through journalism in the English press. It showcases a wide range of articles that have expanded the terms of debate, expressed criticism and dissent, and enriched the Indian press. In doing so, they have strengthened the very fabric of Indian democracy. Newspapers like The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Hindustan Times and The Times of India have thus been inextricably bound with the destiny of this nation, offering incisive analyses and clarity on issues that critically impacted on the lives of its people.
The writers include celebrated journalists, politicians, academics, activists, film makers and many others whose considered views have drawn attention to issues that have affected the nation from the immediate aftermath of independence to the present era of globalization and market dominance. The richness of insight and depth of perception offered in this collection makes this anthology invaluable not only to students of journalism but also to anyone who seeks to understand India.
Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
CONSTRUCTING A DEMOCRACY
THE NEED FOR CHECKS AND BALANCES
B.R. Ambedkar
A BLESSING CODE- NAMED FAMINE
B.G. Verghese
THE ROAD TO TYRANNY
Kuldip Nayar
EMERGENCY & THE CONSTITUTION
A.G.Noorani
AUNIQUE EXPERIENCE
Ajit Bhattacharjea
OF POLITICIANS AND SONS
Romesh Singh
HANDLING TERRORISM
K.Subrahmanyam
SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION TO BE CORRECTED
S.Guban
LESSONS OF BOMBAY’S RIOTS
Darryl D’ Monte
MAKING CHAPPATIS AND POLITICS
Kalpana Sharma
WHAT 50 YEARS SHOULD MEAN
Sunderlal Bahuguna
A DALIT GOES TO VOTE
P.Sainath
LIVING WITH DIVERSITY
Asghar Ali Engineer
DEMOCRATISATION OR DISEMPOWERMENT?
Smita Gupta
THE EXECUTIVE AND THE JUDICIARY
By Andre Beteille
AN INSIDER’S VIEW OF THE POLICE FROM THE OUTSIDE
R.K. Raghavan
PLURALISM AND LIBERALISM
Andre Beteille
A GANDHIAN IN GARHWAL
Ramachandra Guha
POLITICISATION OF CRIMINALS
Rajindar Sachar
SIGNS OF CHANGE
S. Viswanathan
PARCHED EARTH AND PUBLICATION
M.S.Swaminathan
STRATEGY FOR BETTER GOVERNANCE
N. Vittal
LESSONS FROM LATUR
Ammu Joseph
NOT EVERYBODY LOVES A GOOD DROUGHT
Aruna Roy And Reetika Khera
CAN JUDICIAL ASCENDANCY BE ROLLED BACK?
N.Ravi
WE NEED TO REMEMBER FORESTS ARE FOR FOREST DWELLERS, NOT FORESTERS
Parth J. Shah
THE CONTOURS OF A COMMUNAL VIOLENCE LAW
Colin Gonsalves
INDIA EMPOWERED TO ME IS
Medha Patkar
INDIA EMPOWERED TO ME IS
Aruna Roy
SCREENING INTOLERANCE
Soli J. Sorabjee
NURTURING A FREE PRESS
PERSPECTIVES ON THE PRESS
Romesh Thapar
RESTRICTIONS ON THE PRESS FREEDOM
K.M. Munshi
PRESERVING THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
K.Subba Rao
THE EMERGENCY AND THE PREE-A SAD AND SORDID TALE
Inder Malhotra
AN INDICTMENT OF THE DEFAMATION BILL
N. Ravi
THE DEFAMATION BILL
Madhu Limaye
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IS THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE
Nikhil Chakravarthy
WHY CORPORATESCAMS ARE IN THE NEWS
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar
WHEN THE PRESS FAILS INITS DUTY
Ajit Bhattacharjea
THE MEDIA AND THE MINORITIES
Asghar Ali Engineer
ARMY COURT SUMMONS JOURNALIST
P. Sainath
THE PERILS OF OPENING THE PRINT MEDIA
Kuldip Nayar
READING BETWEEN THE LINES
Rukun Advani
SEX, BRIBES AND VIDEOTAPE
Mukund Padmanabhan
GUJARAT AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
Kalpana Sharma
UNDER SIEGE
Sevanti Ninan
HOW FREE IS THE MEDIA?
Sevanti Ninan
GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS
Ramachandra Guha
THE PEOPLE’S DAILY
Rita & Umesh Anand
A TALENTED SOCIETY NEEDS A TALENTED MEDIA
Sagarika Ghose
A DIVIDED SOCIETY
A QUESTION OF LANGUAGE
C. Rajagopalachari
A MANIFESTO FOR BIHAR
Jayaprakash Narayan
NERVE CENTER OF THE FLESH TRADE
Ashivini Sarin
A BRUTAL MASSACRE
Subir Roy
A VOICE FROM THE ‘REST OF INDIA’
Dharma Kumar
WHEN THE STATE COLLAPSES
Romesh Thapar
WHY KASHMIRIS ARE ALIENATED
Balraj Puri
CHILD MARRIAGES ARE LINKED TO POVERTY
Usha Rai
THE BONFIRES OF THE HEART
M.J. Akbar
THE ENEMY WITHIN
Achin Vanaik
ANAATOMY OF A RIOT
Rajdeep Sardesai
A POLITICAL HYPOCRISY
Jayanthi Natarajan
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?
Ammu Joseph
DANGEROUS DESCENT: FLAWED LOGIC OF NUCLEAR TESTS
Praful Bidwai
HOW WE LEARNED TO LOVE THE BOMB
Anand Patwardhan
ON THE RUN WITH THE RANVIR SENA
C.P. Surendran
A VILLAGE SINGS ITS SWANSONG
Darshan Desai
THIS IS THE WAY THEY GO TO SCHOOL
P. Sainath
KASHMIR: MANUFACTURIING ETHNIC CONFLICT
Jean Dreze
DISHONOURED BY HISTORY
Meena Radhakrishan
THE GREAT DIVIDE
Harsh Sethi
FLAMES OF HATRED
Dom Moraes
THE BOMB IN THE BABY CARRIAGE
Renuka Narayana
I SALUTE YOU GEETABEN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
Siddharth Varadarajan
THE SURVIVORS SPEAK
Mari Marcel Thekaekara
SAFETY?...DOESN’T FIT THIS BILL
Indira Jaising
A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
Jyoti Punwani
IDENTITY CRISIS
Malini Parthasarathy
A DEEP-ROOTED DISEASE
Anjali Mody
DESAFFRONISING EDUCATION
Kancha Ilaiah
BLOOD THIRSTY HONOUR
Githa Hariharan
THE CASE FOR DIVERSITY
Manoj Mitta
OUR POOR LITTLE RICH
Shekar Gupta
THREE WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL
P. Sainayh
CORRUPTION AND CULPABILITY
DEEP ROOTS
J. B. Kripalani
BHAGALPUR BLINDINGS: THE EVIDENCE THUS FAR
Arun Shourie
BUYING GIRLS FROM A CIRCUIT HOUSE
Ashwini Sarin
WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL SUPRANATIONAL GOVERNMENT
N. Ram
THE CONTINUING TRAGEDY OF BHOPAL
Sreekant Khandekar
GROWING VIOLENCE IN BIHAR
Arvind N. Das
SHIPBREAKING SHAME TRAPPED IN ALANG’S DEATH FACTORY
Praful Bidwai
KNOW YOUR BEFORS
N. Ram
HOW WE STEAL FROM OURSELVES
Shekhar Gupta
STARVING THE POOR
Jean Dreze
HUNGER AMID PLENTY
Rajni Bakshi
SMOKING GUNS
Shankhar Aiyar
‘SLAPPEDED’ INTO SUBMISSION
Sunita Narain
GUARANTEEING ACTION FOR EMPLOYMENT
Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey
CHEQUES AND BALANCES WHY CBI NEEDS TO DO MORE THAN JUST RAIDS
Sucheta Dalal
TACKLING CORRUPTION
Sunanda K Datta-Ray
INDIA AND THE WORLD
THE CHOICE BEFORE US
Jawaharlal Nehru
A CRISIS OF IDENTITY
B. G. Verghese
MAKING ‘SOUTH ASIA’ A REALITY
Malini Parthasarathy
HOW GOOD IS GLOBALISATION?
Achin Vanaik
OF NUKES AND MEN
Jean Dreze
IT’S AN ENWRONG
Mani Shankar Aiyar
FAITH IN TRANSITION
Ranjit Hoskote
THE SWEEP OF GLOBALISATION
Neera Chandhoke
TO ISLAMABAD AND THE FRONTIER
Rajmohan Gandhi
IN SEARCH OF GANDHI AND GODSE
Harsh Mander
CIRCLE OF MISTRUST
Kuldip Nayar
PLANE TO PAKISTAN
Rajeev Dhavan
GLOBALISATION AND NATIONALISM
Pratap Bhanu Mehta
A BLUEPRINT FOR KASHMIR
Kuldip Nayar
CHALO AMERICA
C. Raja Mhan
THE IDES OF AUGUST
Sunil Khilnani
A WEALTH OF SPIRIT
THE GREATNESS OF BHARATI
K.Swaminathan
A FIRST VIEWING OF PATHER PANCHALI
Sham Lal
STREET CULTURE
Arjun Appadurai
SOLDIERS OF SECULARISM
Dilip Bobb
THE GRACEFUL CLASSICISM M. S. SUBBULAKSHMI
Gowri Ramnarayan
WHO’S AFRAID OF THE INDIA NUDE?
Geeta Doctor
THE CELEBRATION OF INDIAN UNITY
Asghar Ali Engineer
Lessons from the mountains
C. S. LAKSHMI
REDEFINING CURUS
Aruna Roy
SOME GOOD NEWS
Kalpana Sharma
A QUESTION OF KEYS
Dom Moraes
A SHRINE AT THE BORDER
Amitava Kumar
RELIGION AND CIVILISATION
Mushirul Hasan
JOURNEY OF THE ZARDOZI
Ritu Kumar
ON THE MARCCH TO MODERNITY
Aniket Alam
WHY INDIA SURVIVES
Ramachandra Guha
KHAN SAHEB IN KASHI
Shekhar Gupta
Bibliography
Index of Contributors