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By Vijay Joshi What do you think is the responsibility of a Journalist? Do you think that Journalist's work is simply to report that what has happened; its time, place and the reason? If so, then, what is the need for a Journalist to have his own, self-defined, social concern? Why should he study the history, as well as literature, of his nation and the world? What is, then, the objective of these three year bachelors program, continued by two years post graduation, in Journalism? Isn't it then fair enough for him to have a reasonably good hold on language and ability to report events, and/or development, as and when they occur? It's not that I don't have respect for university qualified journalists or their work. But, honestly, I have a doubt that is going unanswered for a long time now. A Journalist, in the name of freedom of speech, questions almost every act of politicians, celebrities and society as a whole. He tends to criticize, and give suggestion, whenever the...

Do you think that whatever the Indian government and its ministers do are according to the secular principle? If your answer is ‘YES’, then you need not read this article! You might be well aware of the case of S.S.Sandhu, Superintendent of Police, Taran Taaran, who himself protected the people of Panjab from the brutal hands of terrorists in the 80s decade. He and his fellowmen had conducted many military operations against Sikh terrorists throughout Panjab and had strived hard to restore normalcy in the Panjab state. Later the National Human Right Commission of India filed many cases against him for he had, allegedly, violated the ‘human rights’ of terrorists! At that time no secularists, no human rights activists were present to advocate on behalf of Sandhu. Later Sandhu surrendered to death as he was unable to prove that he had not violated the ‘human rights’ of terrorists! It is strange but true that many a times Indian ‘secularists’ and ‘human right’ activists advocate on behalf ...