Curtains down for 'The Hindu'
I don't remember a time when we didn't get 'The Hindu' at home. We changed that now. It's Indian Express.
Indian Express is carrying out a huge campaign to promote itself as an alternative to both 'The Hindu' and 'The Times of India'. The campaign itself didn't play much of a role in our choice. It was mostly because of the increasing political party loyalty of 'The Hindu'.
At times 'The Hindu' seems almost a mouth-piece of CPI(M) and Prakash Karat. It is not just the amount of space devoted to what they say in the day. It isn't just the leftist tone of the editorials.
On the 123 Agreement for example, the editor called it a 'sound and honourable' deal one day and when Prakash Karat slammed the deal, the editor did a volte-face.
The Hindu also runs a vilifying campaign against specific individuals. During the time Abdul Kalam was planning to contest for the post of President once again, the editor directed his guns against what he called 'clever' moves of Kalam. Of course, had the Left not been rooting for a woman candidate, the editor's stance would have been different. It also ran a sustained 'Opinion' column against Clinton, in support of Obama. And the Dalai Lama is never spoken of with respect.
And of course, the newspaper seems more loyal to the Chinese government than the chinese themselves. In the recent earthquake when more than 25000 people died, the editor said something like, 'had it not been for the swift action of the government, many more would have died'. Yeah, let's forget about the lax housing construction regulations in an earthquake prone area.
I remember reading somewhere that during the Tibetan crisis, 'The Hindu' was the only newspaper to derive its news from Xinhua - the chinese government's official news agency.
So, all in all, it's curtains down for 'The Hindu' at home. I'll miss the crossword, but my pals have been asking me to move on to Economic Times crossword anyway.
Indian Express is carrying out a huge campaign to promote itself as an alternative to both 'The Hindu' and 'The Times of India'. The campaign itself didn't play much of a role in our choice. It was mostly because of the increasing political party loyalty of 'The Hindu'.
At times 'The Hindu' seems almost a mouth-piece of CPI(M) and Prakash Karat. It is not just the amount of space devoted to what they say in the day. It isn't just the leftist tone of the editorials.
On the 123 Agreement for example, the editor called it a 'sound and honourable' deal one day and when Prakash Karat slammed the deal, the editor did a volte-face.
The Hindu also runs a vilifying campaign against specific individuals. During the time Abdul Kalam was planning to contest for the post of President once again, the editor directed his guns against what he called 'clever' moves of Kalam. Of course, had the Left not been rooting for a woman candidate, the editor's stance would have been different. It also ran a sustained 'Opinion' column against Clinton, in support of Obama. And the Dalai Lama is never spoken of with respect.
And of course, the newspaper seems more loyal to the Chinese government than the chinese themselves. In the recent earthquake when more than 25000 people died, the editor said something like, 'had it not been for the swift action of the government, many more would have died'. Yeah, let's forget about the lax housing construction regulations in an earthquake prone area.
I remember reading somewhere that during the Tibetan crisis, 'The Hindu' was the only newspaper to derive its news from Xinhua - the chinese government's official news agency.
So, all in all, it's curtains down for 'The Hindu' at home. I'll miss the crossword, but my pals have been asking me to move on to Economic Times crossword anyway.
posted by Anand at 2:36 PM
5 Comments:
So, is it that Obama is considered a communist at heart of that Clinton was an out and out capitalist in the mould of her husband?
typo! that of should have been an or
It isn't that way. Leftists always argue for the one who is "oppressed". And against the oppressor. So, if I were to pull an answer to your question, I would say 'race' was a greater criterion than 'gender' in understanding oppression in American life.
But then, the articles by themselves only talked of the need for 'hope' and the need to prevent 'divisiveness', Obama's eloquence and Clinton's lies.
And of course, Clinton carried the out and out American baggage of her name.
Oh even I'm thinking of moving to The Indian Express these days. More because, I'm impressed with the 'new avtaar' of the paper coupled with my boredom with the Times (yeah, I still LIKE the Times for my pastime and for its Sunday Crossword)..
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