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UPA – Politics of Populism
Category: Guest Column
Collection of Essays written by Guest writers
Decay of Fourth Estate
Unless media houses restructure their business models, bring ethical journalistic practices to win back viewer/reader confidence, mainstream media will continue to ‘bleed’ and loose readership in favour of online media. Simultaneously, government will have to follow a ‘Hands-Off’ policy in news reporting and guarantee autonomy from official regulation to enable media to serve public good. Government should also refrain from rewarding the media from distorting news and make PCI more effective.
Trust The Constitution
People of the Nation are the Largest Stakeholders of the Constitution. In an age of Technology pervading all areas of life, for some curious reason, the EC chose to keep the Electorate entirely plugged out of the happenings. Instead of allowing news reports to confuse the Public about the activities of the EC, it would be better to open channels of communication through Social Media ensuring authorized status updates to quell the doubts of the People.
Man of State
Pamarty Venkataramana (PVR) is a distinguished and eminent international Jurist, Poet, Author, Speaker and Thinker based in India. His many books are published.
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Man of State-A free verse poetry by Pamarty Venkataramana India ,our nationWins freedom again!Gone are despotsSnobs beyond measure ! Responsibility is oursNot a burdenPeople of motherland! Onus they sayIs on usPeople of India ! I say –NaMo ,the helmsmanPeople are passengersSet on voyageTogether we sailSea of hopeTide over deficitsRocky as icebergsWith wisdom addedNautical miles fathomedSoon shall weIndians […]
Be a NaMo
We, the people of India give unto ourselves …’ – so spoke the opening words of the Constitution of India . And, indeed, finally and eventually ,after six plus decades of independence , India has translated the meaning of those opening words of our Nation’s constitution.
Doodle or Google
So much to do. No time to waste. No room for time wasters. Peace must prevail. Terrorists be terrorised . Let them seek easier prey and fresh pastures,elsewhere . All men are born equal. Abolish differentiation . Usher in an uniform civil code . Secularism has to mean exit of interplay and interference in guise of religion or caste in matters pertaining to education,housing,employment,etc.
MAHATMA`S BLUNDER
The blunder which was committed by Mahatma Gandhi in sidelining Sardar Patel and bringing a incompetent leader like Nehru is going to be corrected after 60 years of misrule by the people.
Dignity of Society
The first purpose of a political system is to secure good governance . Are we anywhere on that path ?
Ponder …Act ,to set right the faults …pick the holes , full them….activate all scholarship with wisdom….banish the blues and the crooks…awaken the Spirit !
Words of Power
Words of Power; Secularism was finally redefined as ‘Anti-Hindu’ during this Election. What was an undercover activity for such a long time got discussed in all fora resulting in a decisive divisiveness.
Gamesmanship of Kinsmen
Gamesmanship of Kinsmen; A stock-taking satire on General Elections, 2014 by Sh. Pamarty Venkataramana