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Monday, July 26, 2010

The minority measure mystery

Rangnath Commission’s rejection of linguistic minorities is illogical and absurd

However, the commission ignored this fact and went on to recommend reservation on the basis of caste and religion. The entire focus of Rangnath Commission has gone so deeply into religious minorities, especially Muslims, that it has tried to reject even the term ‘Linguistic Minorities,’ by saying, “The term ‘Linguistic Minorities’ as such has not been defined in the Constitution or any other law. The term minority has been defined in Section 2 of the National Commission for Minorities Act with reference to the religious minorities only.” This observation is a complete contradiction of its own report in which the commission has written in Chapter 2 that “Article 29 has the word ‘minorities’ in its marginal heading but speaks of “Any sections of citizens… having a distinct language, script or culture.” It further notes that “Article 30 speaks specifically of two categories of minorities – ‘Religious and Linguistic’. The remaining two Articles -350 A and 350 B relate to linguistic minority only.”

Clearly, the panel was not at all in a mood to even recognise linguistic minorities as a basis to determine backwardness. “The Bhojpuri community has been the most backward and neglected since India’s independence,” comments Shaheed Rahim, senior media researcher at Observer Research Foundation and the founder of Kashika Institute in Delhi. He said, “Kashika, Angika, Vajjika and Purabiya people are long neglected.”

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Utterly ogrely…!

TSI Five-O: Goes ‘Ogre-board’ with punchless jokes in a retelling of Shrek 1

The ogre fun is here again with an interesting twist but Shrek as a franchise ran out of steam by “Shrek The Third” and is pretty much running on empty now.

The latest tale begins with an irate Shrek (Mike Myers), trying hard to shuttle between his daily chores and managing his kids, with absolutely no time for himself. He misses his long lost luxuries of lone time and of having the liberty to take a mud bath as and when desired. A dejected Shrek, desperate to live his bachelor life again, soon gets tricked into signing a contract with the evil Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn), who with his magical powers, offers him a deal to live his bachelor life for a day. Once Shrek bites the bait, he finds himself to be a part an era where no one knows him - his wife Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) doesn’t recognise him, his friends the Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss (Antonio Banderas) have no idea about his existence and worse still Rumpelstiltskin is the king of Far Far Away.

How Shrek fights all evils (especially the flying witches) and wins the ‘Kiss of True Love’ in order to turn back time is an interesting watch only if one overlooks the frivolous entry of the Pied-Piper. The 3-D gimmick does not add anything to the adventure and the film is not exactly a bundle of joy if you were expecting a world of entertainment, but nevertheless it is a decent watch. It’s “Shrek 1” redux in a sense; only with fewer funnier moments.

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Time to act purposefully on cigarette makers

Out of 1.1 billion smokers across the world, a staggering 120 million live in India. In quick summary, raising taxes on cigarettes and bidis to internationally recommended levels would not only save millions of lives but also will generate additional revenues for the government to the tune of Rs.180 billion, according to American and Canadian economists and public health specialists. Reports point out that in spite of the fact that 51 million Indians alive today will have a premature death because of tobacco consumption, the taxes on tobacco are far too low compared to developed economies. The World Health Organisation recommends that taxes on cigarettes be 65 per cent to 80 per cent of the retail price. In India, the figure is as low as 40 per cent! However, if the figure is raised to 78 per cent, it can ward off 3.4 million premature tobacco related deaths and as well as raise the government exchequer by Rs.146.3 billion each year. The situation is the same with bidis. Though 85 per cent of Indians smoke bidis, the product is taxed at nine per cent of its retail price! Almost 15 million premature deaths can be averted even by raising the tax rate to 40 per cent of retail price and elevate government revenue to the tune of Rs.36.9 billion. One-tenth of all deaths in India are tobacco related – a shocking 1 million every year. The World Bank estimates that a 10 per cent price rise of cigarettes could ensure see a demand fall by 8 per cent in low or middle income countries. Even though a majority of tobacco consumers are poor and young, and very price sensitive, as the demand for expensive cigarettes falls, it is unfortunately offset by the demand rise for bidis. Therefore consumers merely switch to a cheaper priced bidis. This is one of the main reasons that with higher taxes on cigarettes in India, the demand never really dropped for tobacco related products, unlike in other middle income countries. One set of strategies adopted by the Indian government to reduce demand for tobacco products – imposing comprehensive ban on advertising and promotions; apart from restricting smoking in public places and ensuring prominent health warning labels on products – has contributed considerably to reduction in heart attacks. However, prohibition of advertising and promotions still contain certain loopholes – surrogate advertising being one example of the same. Things become more complicated when the company manufacturing the cigarettes is a conglomerate operating in many other business areas.

There is no ideal policy. A policy that works out, becomes ideal. Cuba may not be fully successful but there can be lessons from its policy. Its first aim was to portray "smoking is a socially unacceptable behaviour". This was followed by creating awareness about smoking’s harmful affects; and providing education, research to evaluate peoples' psyche about smoking and framing strategies towards changing that. Above all, strong political will is all the more important, considering that tobacco related illness and deaths cost India an incredible sum of Rs.300 billion a year!

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Wednesday, June 09, 2010

It is anything but a failed state

There are other positive developments as well. A large section of civil society has started to shift its focus to issues that were left on the backburner for decades. Increasingly, people are willing to talk about issues like poverty, health and education. Although Pakistan fares better than India on several indices of health, hunger and poverty, and is visibly ahead in infrastructure, there is still a long way to go. Civil society is coming up with innovative ideas to deal with these issues. And they are questioning authority like never before. The way civil society and media has been hounding the power minister and the power supply authorities for the painfully long outages is worth taking note of.

It does not mean that emotive issues are dead. In almost every meeting, somebody or the other will raise the issue of Kashmir or for that matter, increasingly, water. But in every meeting a substantial section is willing to look through such individuals and talk about other matters. A classic example was our meeting with the Vice Chancellor and faculty members of the University of Punjab, Lahore. It was heartening to see how much effort academia was making to improve higher education in the country. In the middle of the discussion, a long retired army man now doubling up as a researcher, started taking a hawkish position on Kashmir. The other faculty members not only snubbed him and but also started talking about the more pressing issue of how history is being taught in South Asia. The academicians were putting in lots of labour while trying to write history textbooks with a fresh perspective, free from partition era hangover. For these academicians more pressing issues lay somewhere else.

The head of the Centre of South Asian Studies lamented that he has not got access to the Persian manuscripts of an old history book that was lying somewhere in India. Half of the same manuscripts are in Lahore. But he needed the entire thing to write the authentic history of the period. Similarly, other academicians were more concerned about a lull in academic exchange and non-availability of visas to India than they were with Kashmir.

Similarly, there are lots of concerns about how their country is presented in the international media, particularly in India. Questions after questions were thrown at us about Bollywood’s stereotyping of everything Pakistani. It appears the masses there want to detach themselves from the state and want to be treated as an independent entity. The selection of news is an issue. For example, two days in a row, there were items about a Hindu feudal lord kidnapping a Muslim girl and violating her. However, the Indian media only carries the news when there is a role reversal. Also, the siege mentality one would have expected to see on the roads was missing. Average Pakistanis are the fiercest critics of fundamentalist forces. They snub rightist elements. They question everyone: the state, the army and ISI.

The visit also coincided with perhaps the greatest event in Pakistan’s democratic history: the 18th amendment. The way all political parties came on board to introduce political reforms was unprecedented. Who would have imagined Asif Ali Zardari of all people would let go of his extra-constitutional powers so easily. Democracy is indeed trying to find its feet in Pakistan and the 18th amendment, with the restoration of legislative power, will go a long way to strengthen it.

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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

OBC face of the Ram Mandir movement

It may be recalled that even after the BJP had expelled Uma Bharti, the RSS continued to support her. The RSS mouthpiece ‘Organiser’ had also attacked the BJP leadership over her expulsion. She was arguably the party's most charismatic backward caste face. Uma has been associated with the RSS and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) since her childhood before coming into the BJP fold. She was a gifted child preacher who was groomed by the Parivar. And since the BJP's inception in 1980, Uma had been a loyal soldier of the party.

On being asked if RSS was pushing the BJP to re-induct Uma Bharti, RSS spokesperson Mohan Vaidya completely denied this and said, “This is a party matter. The BJP will decide. They will do whatever they think is good for the party.”

Soon after appearing on the national scene in the early 1990s, the BJP began a project to build a strong backward caste leadership with the help of K. Govindacharya, Kalyan Singh and Uma Bharti but after their departure, BJP had started to look like a party of floating leaders without a mass base. According to sources, the party is planning to re-induct many stalwarts like Babulal Marandi and Govindacharya as well. As a senior leader says, “Govindacharya’s departure had been extremely costly for the BJP. The former was one of the key strategists of the party.”

According to one faction of the divided party, differences related to Uma Bharti’s re-induction have been solved but the other side is still opposed to the move. But the opposition notwithstanding, the fact remains that Uma Bharti has the strong backing of a section of the RSS. Her re-induction cannot be ruled out. Sources say that the announcement to launch Uma Bharti as the face of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh will be made very shortly.

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Friday, June 04, 2010

Congress high command

First, the Congress high command does not dictate the PCC on local elections and leave it to them, as the party’s policy and principles do not really reflect in these polls. And it is impossible for Delhi to take local factors into consideration. For once, Sonia Gandhi has left the issue to the state Congress leaders. Secondly, knowing full well that the state Congress leaders are against any disrespectful alliance, Sonia withdrew herself, leaving the ball in the state leadership’s court. It has a dual message - let the unhappy PCC leaders prove themselves, whether they can retain their seats. If they can, then a different scenario will emerge before the 2011 Assembly election. Congress leaders would not have to dance to Trinamool’s tune. An alliance, then, would be among the equals.

If the first message goes to PCC leaders, the second one is for TMC. The examinee is Mamata Banerjee. She has to answer the questions she herself raised. Mamata has always tried to liberate West Bengal from the ‘Left misrule’. She is against any compromise on this. She has gradually increased her opposition to CPM. This political rivalry has divided the Bengali society into ‘Amra O Ora’ (Us and Them). It has become somewhat like Bangladesh, sharply divided between Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia. Like the fundamentalists in Bangladesh, Maoists are trying to fill the void here. Till date, this is the net outcome of her ant-CPM stance.

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Wednesday, June 02, 2010

A 'uncaged' way forward

Employing prisoners in call centre is a good precedence

Every initiative for a good cause is worth mentioning. This time it is nothing big but certainly should not be overlooked or underestimated as well. An Indian company by the name Radiant Infosystems, a global provider of end-to-end IT and Enabled services across industries, such as media, publishing education, and healthcare is planning to employ prisoners in Hyderabad's Cherlapally Central Jail. Around 250 inmates will work in the new centre, initially processing insurance claim forms and bank account applications for Indian clients. However, the company promised that all the precautionary measures will be taken to address various possible irregularities.

According to the Central Bureau of Investigation, there are 3,76,396 inmates in central, state and jails in national territories in 2007 while the total available capacity is 2,77,304 and with the occupancy rate of 135.7 as against 141.4 in 2006. Though the data related to their education background and qualification is unavailable, figures show that over 41,996 inmates have gone through various vocational courses from agriculture, carpentry, canning, tailoring, weaving, handloom and many others. The gross value of goods produced by inmates touched about Rs.6075.5 lakh. In such situations, initiatives like employing inmates in call centres, giving them real exposure, would definitely enhance the status of prisoners. More importantly, as researches show that inmate earns less than 20 pence per day for making furniture today, with the new initiative; if they are hired by the call centre, they may be able to make up to £1.50. There are many qualified inmates imprisoned for dowry or like small cases.

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Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Chinese companies are being safeguarded hints at a big scandal

It’s not that India can’t manufacture SIM cards as per requirements. The secretary of Smart card Forum of India, Jagdish Raj Purohit, says, “The country has an annual demand for 60 crore SIM cards. Indian companies are capable of fulfilling this demand. Many companies are even exporting their SIM cards.” Yes, Chinese SIM cards are dirt cheap. R. Srinivasan, a senor defence expert, “Chinese equipment, especially SIM cards, supplied at cheap prices is a strategy to break into the internal security ring of the country at minimum cost. In my opinion, these SIMS are embedded with kinds of malwares, spywares, Trojan, hidden software etc.”

The eight parameters which were finalised by the committee included Data Confidentiality, Communication Security, Data Integrity, Privacy. If we pay attention to these four parameters, then SIM cards require security clearance. The interesting point is that when BSNL issued a tender on June 26, 2008, for the purchase of SIM cards, one of the conditions was that only companies having personalisation centres in India need apply. It is evident that even two years back, the government was aware of the dangers from Chinese SIM cards to internal security. When a few companies requested permission to buy Chinese SIM cards after the December 3, 2009, circular, they were denied security clearance. TSI has the copy of the letter no 10-8/2009/AS.III/Unitech sent by the department of telecommunication on February 18, 2010, to Unitech Wireless Private Limited which did not allow it to buy SIM cards personalised in China. Why is this double standard? We tried to speak to several DoT officers including DDG (security) Ram Narayan. But no officer spoke to us on the phone. Apart from this, we even asked for official information from corporate communication officers of Bharti Airtel, Reliance and Idea which buy SIM cards from Watchdata and Eastcompeace. But no one cared to respond to our queries.

The minister of state for communication and IT, Gurudas Kamat, while replying to a question, said in Parliament that “In the interest of the national security, the Government has directed BSNL in May, 2009, that resources should not be procured from Chinese vendors for deployment in the sensitive regions of Assam, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra.” When it is a matter of national security, then why is the direction given to just BSNL and not to the other private cellular companies which have more subscribers than their state-owned counterpart.

This problem goes bigger as India has no legal treaty with China. India has neither extradition nor any cyber treaty with China. In this situation, if anyone sitting in China commits a crime against India, he will never be brought to book. Further, our cyber laws are pretty weak. Well-known cyber law expert and Supreme Court lawyer Pavan Duggal says, “It is not just an issue of SIM cards as our cyber laws are silent on any type of data protection and privacy. Spyware is not even mentioned in Cyber Laws and IT Act-2000.”

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Monday, May 03, 2010

‘Erase the line that divides us’

On a trip to karachi, jaswant singh advocates the formation of a south asian union in order to keep the threat of colonialism at bay. A report by Shahid husain

The people of the subcontinent are likely to face the scourge of colonial rule again if they do not unite and form a South Asian union, former Indian foreign minister and author of "Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence", Jaswant Singh, said on April 13 during a press conference at the historic Mohatta Palace in Karachi.

"I wish I could tell you in terms of time when this union will be established, but the people of Pakistan and India definitely have to share their sorrow and happiness together," he said. "I fear that the failure to form a South Asian union may result in a new form of colonial rule in this part of the world. The United States is today's colonial power and we should understand it. We should be aware of its selfish tactics."

He feared that the new powers would rob the people of the subcontinent of their independence. "I often tell my American friends that they live at a distance of 8,500 miles from Afghanistan, while we live only eight and a half minutes away. I ask them if it was possible that the water of Atlantic Ocean could come to the Himalayas," he said, adding that while the US was talking about nuclear security, one must remember that the nuclear bomb was used twice and it was the US that used it both the times.

He was asked if the marriage of Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik would establish peace in the subcontinent. Singh said tens of thousands of inter-marriages have taken place between the people of Sindh and Rajasthan. We need to work to have a situation similar to the one that existed prior to the 1965 war, he said. After the 1965 War, a Berlin Wall was erected between India and Pakistan; it needs to be demolished as soon as possible.
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Monday, April 12, 2010

For good or...

...for evil? The debate continues

The world looked at biotechnology with immense hope and expectations four decades ago. People look at the advancements even today with the same hope; albeit tempered by some speculations. Biotechnology has long carried hopes of revolutionising medical science and agriculture on its shoulders.

Indubitably, the biotech industry is highly progressive. It is one of the most research-intensive industries. For instance, while in 2006, publicly traded biotech companies in the US spent around $27.1 billion on R&D (and created 180,000 employment opportunities; all life-sciences activities generated 1.3 million jobs directly in 2006 and an additional 7.5 million jobs indirectly), in 2010, the industry is expected to generate $100 billion in revenues annually. Over 5,000 companies are operating worldwide in the field of biotechnological product development and innovations.
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Friday, April 09, 2010

Blend of hot springs and breathtaking scenic grandeur

At an elevation of 11,800 ft and 140 km from Gangtok, Yumthang is a marvellous blend of hot springs and breathtaking scenic grandeur. But visiting Lachung and Yumthang requires a minimum of two days. If you are running short of time, a quick alternative trip to Lachen might be a good idea.

“Lachen is that panoramic place where you can surrender to Lord Buddha,” announces a Tibetan lama who is visiting the monastery. He suggests that we remain silent for five minutes to feel the blissful presence of the Buddha.

Lachen is dotted with commercial properties (like resorts and lodges). The monastery is an oasis for the soul. You can also visit the Tarum hot springs for a bit of relaxation. But before you proceed to Lachen, keep in mind that in terms of its scenic attributes it is similar to Yumthang. However, when it comes to accommodation, we found Lachen to be a better place. But then if you want to enjoy snow and the chill of winter then Yumthang is your cup of tea.

Unlike the other North-eastern states, Sikkim is not known for its tea estates, so don’t expect those lush green hillsides here. One notable exception is the Temi tea garden, located in South Sikkim.

Perched on Tendong Hill, Temi is wrapped in a mythic aura. You will hear stories about Buddhist lamas who come here for secret meditation. And if mythology doesn’t attract you, the view from the top of Tendong Hill during sunset is something to be savoured and cherished. The plains of Bengal and the Himalyan range are clearly visible from this vantage point. Could there be a better way of bidding farewell to Sikkim and taking back home wonderful memories of this state?

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Thursday, April 08, 2010

cave of the Blind Fish

This cave, situated merely 30 km from Jagdalpur, has a spooky air. The cave stands off a hill brook that suddenly disappears when it approaches the mouth of the cave. The cave has remained a geological mystery even for scientists because of the presence of blind fish there. Hundreds of researches have been done on these fish but these studies have remained inconclusive.

The stalagmites which emit musical sounds are another attraction in this area. The world famous Kotmasar caves are a perfect site for stalagmites and stalactites. Passing through its maze can be an unforgettable experience. It is, however, advisable to take a guide along while visiting these caves.

Call of the Jungle
The Kanger Valley National Park promises a satisfactory and unparalleled natural experience to very traveller. The place is merely 27 km from the tribal heartland of Jagdalpur. The place has caught the attention of famous naturalists and geologists from all over the world because of its vivid vegetation, fauna, flora, falls, lakes, caves and ravines.

And if you have a special intrest in archaeological sites, drive straight to Sirpur. One can also take a detour to Baranwapara where a wildlife reserve of 245 square kilometers has numerous leopards, tigers, bears, cheetal, sambhar and 150 other species. The tourism and forest departments of the state have made arrangements for overnight stays in the reserve. Guided tours are also offered on prior bookings.

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Monday, April 05, 2010

Flow of capital into the Food Processing sector

For attaining economies of scale, it is imperative to create massive warehousing and cold storage infrastructure for saving the massive value lost as wastages. In fact according to Balram Yadav, MD, Godrej Agrovet, “The subsidies should be increased for establishment of production units. Currently, the subsidies being given are very low. The reason for increasing subsidy is to lower the breakeven for these units as value-added food has long gestation period and very thin margins.”

Secondly, the food processing enterprises primarily comprise small and medium sized companies, a large proportion of which have standalone operations, with no linkages with farmers, and are thus reliant on other organisations to undertake marketing / further processing of their products. Thus with little or no control on the distribution and retail, consequently, companies in the food processing sector usually bear a steep cost, as the companies are left with little bargaining power to set their prices. Thus, they have to pay a high interest to creditors for the high risk perception associated with the nature of their operations. Dr. A.K. Bandyopadhyay, Chief General Manager, NABARD, while adding to the discussion says, “Unorganised and fragmented marketing and distribution network, long and fragmented supply chain leading to more number of intermediaries and consequently poor share of farmers in consumer price is also a constraint.” Thirdly, there is a cap on the priority sector lending limit to food processing enterprises, which at present stands at Rs.50 million ($1.08 million) – clearly a deterrent to development of large scale enterprises in the sector. On the taxation and duties front, the diktat of high excise and customs duties to enhance tax revenues still exists. The duty structure on food products in India ranges from 0%-20% for excise and 8%-25% in case of customs duties. In contrast, in most of the developed and emerging economies in the APAC region, the average duty structure stands close to 0%. Though recently, the peak customs duty has been brought down to the range of 10%, many ‘sensitive’ foods items still command exorbitant rates.

If the food processing industry has to become the next IT or pharma sector of India, then the shackles of high taxes, socialist mindset driven policies and outdated standards have to be replaced by modern state of the art systems and incentives to promote growth of existing players and high and healthy competition.

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Thursday, April 01, 2010

Why managing sports is critical!

Spectator sports are required to be marketed like any other product...

B&E: Why is that there are very few corporates wanting to sponsor (or atleast come up with an initiative to promote) sports other than cricket?

AR: Sponsorship of any event has a commercial angle to it, which therefore means that the sponsor should be able to derive commercial benefit in the form of brand building, lead generation et al. This requires professional running of sports by the administration. Cricket administration in India has shown the way by professional organisation of events. At the same time, attracting masses to any spectator sports would require heroes of international stature. In cricket, we have generations of such celebrities who attract people to the sport. There is a need to develop similar celebrities in other sports also.

B&E: What needs to be done in order to change the existing perception?

AR: Professional management of sports is critical & administrators have to think about the popularity of the sports in the long run...

B&E: How does MNYL associate itself to sports?

AR: Our association with “Education +” space will enable us in nurturing and supporting talent at a young age to make our coming generations multi-dimensional and look beyond education. Through I-Genius Talent, we are exploring associations with partners, which will enable us to promote sports like Soccer and nurture talent in the same.

B&E: How difficult is it to market a sport other than cricket?

AR: Spectator sports are required to be marketed like any other product. IPL is a very good example of how a sport form which has a high entertainment quotient has been positioned as that only, rather than on the purity of game and its technique. A sport like soccer or hockey, which has high adrenaline action in a short span of time, should be marketed to youngsters as a game with speed and skill. India needs to attract international stars to build interest in other sports. Hockey World Cup could well be an event that may turn the fortunes of hockey in India. It now depends on how well the administration handles the pressure...

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

At the age of 95, and away from the land that inspires his art

At the age of 95, and away from the land that inspires his art, painter M.F. Husain has lost none of his legendary flamboyance and passion for life. Here, in an intimate, freewheeling interview with Parvez Ahmed in Dubai, he bares his heart. The artist talks about his early years, his decision to take up Qatari citizenship, his likes and dislikes, and the many things that still keep him going

You penned poetry, or rather shayri, wrote prose and made films. Was canvas and paints not enough to assimilate all your ideas?
I don’t think like that. I used the canvas and paint as my voice for long. But every art has its importance. In my heydays, I did stories and wrote shayri too. It was no more than a hobby. I adopted ‘Haya’ as my nom de plume. My friends used to say jokingly it should be changed to ‘Behaya’. I wrote poetry in English too. Octavio Paz organised a discussion on my poems in Mexico.

What poem was that?
It was titled ‘Landscapes: My Words born in you are yet unspoken’. But film is the most powerful medium to articulate your ideas with force. It has actors, dialogues, songs, music and yes, colours.

Indira Gandhi gave you some responsibility in Films Division and you did a movie. It was mute.
I am a man of paintings. There is no sound in my world. I did the same with the movie camera. Long ago, we did have silent films. The difference was, I did not allow any kind of sound in my film and not the human voice alone.

You have been so closely linked with the film world. Who has been your favourite actor?
The country is yet to see a better actor than Dilip Kumar. But he was a misfit in Mughal-e-Azam. So was Prithviraj Kapoor. Madhubala was the best in the film. I preferred Dilip Kumar in Devdas.

And among directors?
Every one of them stands pale in front of Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak.

And if you have to name a film…
I consider Ray’s Pather Panchali among the top ten films in the world.

You liked Madhubala as well as Madhuri. What parallels did you find?
I loved Madhubala’s smile. But Madhuri’s talent and beauty have no parallels. She can't be compared with anybody. No director used her talent well. Her career passed like that.

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

As the people of Junglemahal drift close to desperation, it is the state that is to blame

Ask those ladies who are either already raped or are preys of the future; ask the children whose parents are behind bars and do not know why; ask those who have lost their generations-old possession to some security mercenaries. Do they care about how many borewells may be installed in some future time, or how many health centres and even schools? People have lived here on their own for millenniums. They expect nothing from the dikus (outsiders). So they do not appreciate their presence either. Adivasis have seen outsiders coming and going, and robbing them in every such new move and another thread of continuous stream of wealth outflow starts. These various streams of dikus of different races and people have now congealed into an all-powerful state. The state is now institutionalised diku. These people had to be subdued, imprisoned, strangled and dishonoured. “Development” follows the same track. The people of the rainforest and Junglemahal are fighting the war their predecessors had started millenniums back.

Dignity is all they want, dignity for the domiciled, dignity as human beings and dignity as producers. They are hardly swayed by the lollipops of jobs, doles, “development” and, least of all, bore-wells. Binayak Sen, Himangshu Kumar, Anuradha Ghandy, Narayan Sanyal, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Naba Kumar Biswas are not dikus. They are kakus. The STATE is, the uniform-clad BABUs are, the sahebs in the white car are and definitely the security authorities are. An Adivasi mother knows who to watch out against and who to go to as friends. The state comprises of the liberal soothsayers as well, the think-tanks, the academicians, the NGOs, and all other “individuals” in addition to the four existing pillars we had known. Castes after castes, sections after sections are joining the ranks of the rebels. Previously Mundas were the rebels, then came the Santhals, then all other denominations of Vanvasis, then the Mahatos (Koiris) and now the domiciled Biharis and Bengalis. Marx conceived of withering away of the state. The means were rather mundane: build up mass organisations and render the government-sponsored institutions irrelevant. Now it is the state that is blasting itself off by unleashing a backlash. The state is the anarchist and terrorist here, it is pushing the whole populace into rebellion, it is losing all iota of credibility as a provider and positing itself as a marauder.

The ruling establishment at the Centre is not bothered. The Congress has a long enough experience of wading through waters sullied by themselves. They know how to linger on without solving but creating more complex twists. Our Left parties have learnt how to parrot and even out-perform the Congress in their game. The people are now realising this. There are two ways of looking at the same thing – a state way, and a people way.
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Friday, March 26, 2010

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A section of political analysts also feels that Mamata may opt for this arrangement as this will help her play the role of Sonia Gandhi in state politics. It will ensure that the Congress sticks to the alliance. On the other hand, Mukherjee’s wisdom and experience would come in handy in offsetting any situation of lawlessness that may arise out of the Left Front’ electoral defeat. Mukherjee’s proximity to CPI(M) can also help the matter.

“But, will Pranab Babu, No 2 in Raisina Hills agree to surrender that enormous power to become a mere chief minister,” questions eminent political analyst Siddhartha Sen. According to him, “Technically there is nothing wrong in sharing political power of the state. There has been instances of such sharing in other states. But for that a smooth understanding between Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee is most important. But, the problem is in Pradesh Congress itself. Pranab Mukherjee does not have much of a mass appeal. He will have to be dependent on his party leaders which may make Mamata Banerjee jittery.”

Eminent journalists like Dilip Ghosh Chowdhury and Amit Sarbadhikari term such an arrangement as ‘hypothetical’. According to Ghosh Chowdhury, “I don’t think this is possible. People of Bengal do not trust Mukherjee so much, not even leaders of his own party. Apart from that, Trinamool is gradually being dragged into conflicts with the Congress. Inner conflicts in Trinamool-ruled panchayats are also coming up. The two parties have virtually no floor coordination in the state Assembly. I will not be surprised if the alliance is over before Assembly polls.”
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