Media Bias – Myth or Reality

In an earlier article on media carried in these columns in Yugvani, I had highlighted how political parties (especially Congress) were manipulating media, which was only too eager to fall in line with Congress party’s avowed disdain for Hindus traditions & culture and this bias reflects in media’s reporting.

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The Secularist Dilemma

The Muslim community also needs to realize that the presence of different streaks and streams is a boon not bane. We need the soft liners, the hardliners and the moderates. Sometimes a soft line is effective; occasionally a hard-line does the trick but moderate approach delivers in most cases. However the work of moderates is made easy by the presence of hardliners and soft liners.

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Banking and Inclusion

This unfinished task of Inclusion is of paramount importance for the all round development that the new government envisages. The infrastructure to overcome the challenges would be the primary trigger for the Inclusion of all and sundry into the Financial Mainstream leading to a collaborative business environments which has been sadly missing till now.

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Telengana and NaMo Effect

Telengana State in particular requires the ushering in of an uniform civil code. It is the region where Naxalism reared it’s ugly head for decades. Ability of the new Chief Minister to govern is a foregone conclusion but what attains importance is whether Mr.Modi will continue to commit ‘blunders’ of retaining incumbent Governor of Reserve Bank of india in the same way as he has by retaining the ‘architect-governor’ who successfully helped in division of A.P. into Telengana and A.P. States. The question of a ‘ change ‘ does NOT arise when the lot of governors, administrators and coterie remains the same

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Right to Education

And in case it is only the Sherlock in me which is imagining a clever plot, then I request the government to ensure that these children get admission in government schools without facing any hassles or humiliation. The families of these kids cannot afford private education and that is why they come to schools like ours, where they somehow save every drop out of their buckets to pay us Rs 300 – 400 each month. If the government does not want us to help them with fulfilling what is actually their duty, of imparting free education to every child, then they need to take a good look at themselves and clean up their system.

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