http://thevigil.in/2009/09/25/the-shadow-of-the-scaffolding/ where the public critiques the news media, and keeps them true! Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:05:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://thevigil.in/2009/09/25/the-shadow-of-the-scaffolding/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Ashish Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:10:12 +0000 http://thevigil.in/?p=167#comment-130 Curiously, in "Tamas", Bhisham Sahni's novel on communal violence before and after the Partition, the same wringing-the-chicken-neck was shown as an initiation ceremony used by Hindu right-wingers. Which says something about those on either extreme of the ideological specturm. Glad to know they are spelling the Maoist leader's name in many ways but Gandhi is not one of them. Curiously, in “Tamas”, Bhisham Sahni’s novel on communal violence before and after the Partition, the same wringing-the-chicken-neck was shown as an initiation ceremony used by Hindu right-wingers. Which says something about those on either extreme of the ideological specturm. Glad to know they are spelling the Maoist leader’s name in many ways but Gandhi is not one of them.

]]> http://thevigil.in/2009/09/25/the-shadow-of-the-scaffolding/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Tushar Bhatt Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:47:27 +0000 http://thevigil.in/?p=167#comment-128 All the points mentioned by Mr Easwaran in paragraph 1 would have played a part in the editorial picking up the otherwise inane article. Many times it so happens that established columnists run out of ideas and smugly churn out a piece that should have been rejected outright. As they say:(in Hindi) Jaise Ram nam se patthar terate hai, vaise hi mere naam se hi column aur use chhapnewala akhbar ter jayega). All the points mentioned by Mr Easwaran in paragraph 1 would have played a part in the editorial picking up the otherwise inane article. Many times it so happens that established columnists run out of ideas and smugly churn out a piece that should have been rejected outright. As they say:(in Hindi) Jaise Ram nam se patthar terate hai, vaise hi mere naam se hi column aur use chhapnewala akhbar ter jayega).

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