Category: Indian Media

Of Godhra and Gujarat – Part II

A few days ago I came across this piece by Kishore Asthana which makes a number of important points that form the backdrop to Godhra. I am reproducing some excerpts below but I would...

The tragic farce that is Nandigram…

…which our “independent” and “alert” media seems to have forgotten. From: Conspiracy of Silence on Nandigram’s Muslim Victims – by Yossarin Excerpts: In the perverse value system eschewed by Sitaram Yechury the Tehelka that was...

Of Godhra and Gujarat

*** CAUTION: Long Post *** This post comprises two separate articles from Shri Arvind Lavakare which I am reproducing in full below. They are from 2004 and 2006 respectively and offer food for thought,...

Who Will Listen to Para’s Silent Screams?

I read about this shameful and horrifying rape in Tehelka’s recent issue and it filled me with rage and a deep sense of frustration…Rage at what happened and the indifference of police authorities and...