Comments on: The Danny Denzongpa Model for the North East

By: Vikram

Vikram — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:10:57 +0000

Vinodji. i saw your latest post on Pakistan and could guess your usual ‘love thy murderous neighbour’ and moved on to this post which was quite nice. i think tourism to NE should be encouraged in a big way. with its pristine forests and i guess less urbanization it would be a great relief for people from the peninsula. the NE guys should also be encouraged to work in the Retail industry. i think they will fit in well. they seem to be overall more presentable and fluent in English.
even in this region your favored people are as usual upto no good. but i am sure you have a nice explanation / rationale for that Sethi saheb the man with the ever forgiving heart. chalo koi nahi . Greetings on Dusshera

By: Shyam Sethi

Shyam Sethi — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:31:49 +0000

Thanks, Vinod Ji. I appreciate your comment.

By: Rajeev

Rajeev — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:21:12 +0000

Vinodji,
As a journalist you are accountable to people and if they percieve you biased then you should accept it as fact and change yourself.

You can not hide your bias behind so called conscience.

May be according to Indira Gandhi’s conscience ememergency was correct but it was not so in the eyes of people. You journalist are no different from public servants thus accountable to people.

By: vinod

vinod — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:14:42 +0000

Thanx Nikhil. Shall read and comment on it.

By: vinod

vinod — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:13:09 +0000

What you may call netural could be totally partisan in some other person’s view. I listen to everyone but follow my own conscience and sense of impartiality and truth. Or else I’d end up carrying the donkey on my shoulder—- woh gadhey or baap-betey wali kahani to apney padhey hogi.

By: vinod

vinod — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:04:26 +0000

Dear Sethi Sahab,
Hindustan Times had run a series on racial barbs students from the northeast faced even in big cities like Delhi. That’s a reality that needs to be corrected. Don’t you think it was wonderful for a national newspaper to take up their cause?
I agree with all the points you have raised. But in the middle of a spate of insurgencies and armed sub-nationalist movements, it’s the soft power of the northeast that needs to be focused upon— their ear for music, their culture, their captivating presence.

By: Shyam Sethi

Shyam Sethi — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:15:29 +0000

Dear Vinod
You have touched upon a soft side of the issue. Here is the serious side.
Rajeev has recalled above how badly his college mates from Manipur were treated by others. This example is typical : Delhi-based newspapers have written a great deal about the hostility , prejudice or unfriendliness with which these fine, well-behaved young men and women from the north east are often treated by people in Delhi, including apparently educated youths and even older people. It is obvious our education system and social environment have not taught our students what it means to be an INDIAN , also failing to impart to them even minimum civic sense and awareness of social responsibility The education system has just been teaching students how to pass exams, not how to be good citizens in a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic, multi-religious country that India is.. In Track-II , therefore, we need to fix our education system, besides doing a whole lot of other things to make people of the plains more north-east friendly.( Having more icons like Danny Denzongpa and Prashant Tamang will certainly help, but will be just one part of a large equation.)
In Track-II, we also need to address very quickly the issues of acute economic backwardness and lack of employment opportunities in the north-east, problems which lie at the root of the insurgencies.

By: Rajeev

Rajeev — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:37:25 +0000

It is just based on my observation on your TV appearences.

I just wish that your become neutral journalist because that is what that matters most.

By: vinod

vinod — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:50:57 +0000

Looks can be deceptive dear Rajeev. I am a warm and energetic punjabi. bina miley he aapney mere bare mein rai bana le.

By: Nikhil

Nikhil — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:47:06 +0000

Dear Vinod,

With the risk of digressing from the topic, I’d like to recommend a book authored by Pakistani journalist and scholar at Harvard, Arif Jamal. The title of this book is “Shadow War: The untold story of jihad in Kashmir”. The book uncovers the sinister designs of Pakistani establishment and how cause of jihad has been used against India since 1947. He argues that the Pakistani military and sub-contractors have trained close to half a million jihadis to fight in either Kashmir or in Afghanistan despite the talks of peace. It’s a scary revelation. Following is the link to more information about that book

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-War-Untold-Story-Kashmir/dp/193363359X