praveen swamy has been constantly engaged in demonising muslims via his propaganda stories. he seems to be the man in The Hindu to plant stories against muslim Other. so pathetic !!
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Gouri Patwardhan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > what do you say about the article Bobby? Its such a smooth > story.perfectly detailed,rounded. Only in the end it makes a plea that > the Indian state does something to change minds of these mis guided > youth and bring them on the path of democracy.... > :) > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > thehoot.org carried a piece today on Praveen Swami's article, I thought > it > > might be useful to post it in this thread > > > > > http://thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?storyid=3364&pg=1&mod=1§ionId=32§ionname= > > > > Was he there? > > > > > > Posted Wednesday, Oct 08 23:52:28, 2008 > > > > The Hindu (Oct 4) carries an edit page article by Praveen Swami, titled > > 'Mapping the Indian Mujahideen'. It presents every minute detail on > Indian > > Mujahideen, its 'top operative' Atif Amin and how the whole thing works. > > (The first sentence reads, "Eight days before he was shot dead, top > Indian > > Mujahideen (IM) operative Atif Amin helped to draft the manifesto that > the > > terror group was to issue…") According to whom? There is no attribution > of > > any kind. > > > > > > > > 2008/10/8 ranju radha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> dear all, > >> > >> i think there is a need to go beyond this. this may not be the first and > >> last case. there s a need to form a group or cell to assist, guide and > >> provide professional legal aid to all such people who are being harassed > in > >> the name of caste, gender or religion. and what not. > >> professional legal help seems to be the need of the hour. As we dont > know > >> how to deal with such a situation legally. A Citizen Legal Cell shall be > >> thought abt for the future. > >> > >> any one with legal backgroud can help us in this contxt. > >> Bobby can perhaps guide us in seeking such a possiblity. > >> > >> in solidarity > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 1:22 PM, venukm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Thanks Jenny, for sharing this piece. > >>> Even while we make many of our planned schedules upset and erratic, > >>> perhaps many of us cannot do without this kind of sharing.. > >>> Love, > >>> Venu. > >>> > >>> On 7 Oct, 17:27, "jenny rowena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > Tehelka, Oct 11, 2008 > >>> > > >>> > *ALIENATED GENERATION* > >>> > > >>> > Nobody dare question our commitment to education and the Indian > >>> > Constitution > >>> > > >>> > *by Mushirul Hasan* > >>> > > >>> > THE EXTENT to which our society is getting polarised along religious > >>> > lines is very disturbing. If this is the state of affairs almost > seven > >>> > decades after independence, what might happen a few decades later? > >>> > This is not the time to attribute responsibility to different parties > >>> > or communities. This is a moment of self-reflection; of trying to > find > >>> > out what gives rise to this mindless violence. > >>> > > >>> > The other very disquieting fact is how the electronic media and > >>> > sections of the Hindi print media have taken upon themselves the > >>> > responsibility of being the custodian of the nation's interest. The > >>> > arrogance and intolerance in their coverage reflects a very ominous > >>> > trend in the history of journalism. I have experienced this recently. > >>> > The Jamia incident is not a big affair, it could have been easily > >>> > sorted out, but it was turned into a campaign against a university. > >>> > Our doors are open to non-Muslims; our teachers are drawn from all > >>> > communities. Compare our record with that of other so-called secular > >>> > universities where Muslims have limited access — Benaras Hindu > >>> > University, Allahabad University, Delhi University itself — then what > >>> > are we questioning? > >>> > > >>> > A student at the London School of Economic (LSE) was nabbed very > >>> > recently by the police — does it mean that the LSE has become a > hotbed > >>> > of terrorism? This is senseless. I think we have to fight back. We > >>> > have tolerated this nonsense for far too long. We should take on the > >>> > media and demonstrate to the people that they are not trustworthy and > >>> > are out to basically sensationalise events. Jamia Millia is being > seen > >>> > as the Muslim institution that it is not; it is a secular institution > >>> > funded by the Central Government. The question of legal aid is not > >>> > being looked at from the perspective of a teacher's responsibility to > >>> > her students. As the head of the institution, I feel I have an > >>> > obligation towards my students. And I am not using the taxpayer's > >>> > money for it. But the real issue is of principle. If this had > happened > >>> > to a non-Muslim student, I would have done the same. I am also > >>> > upholding the rule of law. Why have we forgotten the principle that > >>> > says that an accused is innocent until proven guilty? > >>> > > >>> > In the ultimate analysis, our society, which has gone through the > >>> > Khalistan movement and experienced terrorism in the Northeast, must > >>> > look at these incidents in a more cool-headed manner. Because you > >>> > can't fight it by reacting in a hysterical manner. Also, our police > is > >>> > becoming more politicised and communalised. We haven't reoriented > them > >>> > into becoming the custodians of the secular values enshrined in the > >>> > Constitution. Over the past 10 years, there has been a systematic > >>> > pattern — Deoband University, an institution with a glorious record, > >>> > has been targeted. So has Nadvat-ul-Ulema in Lucknow. Aligarh > >>> > University has always been targeted, despite its being a modern > >>> > institution with its doors open to all. Is there a pattern in this > >>> > madness? We need to reflect on these issues. The alienation is very > >>> > deep, and has to stop. But instead of supporting us, which would also > >>> > mean supporting an institution committed to secular values, there are > >>> > attempts to undermine our secular foundations. > >>> > > >>> > And now we are dealing with a younger generation of Muslims. I > believe > >>> > in a liberal, eclectic and pluralist idea of Islam, but I suspect > this > >>> > vision will not be shared by those who are feeling insecure and > >>> > excluded, socially and culturally. Why have the guilty in Gujarat not > >>> > been punished? Why? Why? Why is the VHP and Bajrang Dal not banned > for > >>> > killing innocent Christians and desecrating their churches? > >>> > > >>> > I regard myself, as do millions of others, as part of the edifice > that > >>> > is called India. The idea of India is my idea. There is no India > >>> > without me, and I will not let that change. We have already taken > >>> > certain steps to counter subversive ideas that might fracture our > >>> > secular society. I appeal to civil society and the media to let us > >>> > live in peace, and get on with our simple and innocent job — pursuit > >>> > of knowledge. There is a limit to what one can tolerate. Nobody dare > >>> > question our commitment to education, and our loyalty to the Indian > >>> > Constitution. > >>> > > >>> > (Hasan is Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi) > >>> > From Tehelka Magazine, Vol 5, Issue 40, Dated Oct 11, 2008 > >>> > > >>> > On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Shahina KK <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>> > wrote: > >>> > > Dear friends, > >>> > > I know this is a belated post. Infact I was taking time to shrugg > off > >>> > > the > >>> > > bewilderment,anguish and scare through which I had been passing for > >>> > > the last > >>> > > three weeks.The article I wrote in the hoot.org caused me trouble > and > >>> > > trouble only.I hope some of you might have been aware of that.In > the > >>> > > following article-*SHIVER… DOWN THE SPINE-* I am trying to > summarise > >>> > > the > >>> > > whole episode. > >>> > > Hindustan Thimes on today has carried a trimmed version of this > >>> > > article > >>> > > under the title 'Your Religion follows You'. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=Ho... > >>> > > >>> > > Shahina > >>> > > >>> > > *SHIVER… DOWN THE SPINE* > >>> > > >>> > > * **My tryst with the e-messengers of terror* > >>> > > >>> > > * * > >>> > > >>> > > *Shahina K K* > >>> > > >>> > > Since14th September 2008, writing has become a laborious exercise > for > >>> > > me. > >>> > > It was all of a sudden that words turned heavy, staring at my own > >>> > > convictions, political thinking and journalistic vigor. It was on a > >>> > > gloomy > >>> > > Sunday (the day after the bloody Saturday on which the life of > twenty > >>> > > odd > >>> > > people had been taken away by some body called Indian > Mujahideen)that > >>> > > things > >>> > > turned upside down. It's difficult to describe my terrible sense of > >>> > > shock > >>> > > when it came to my notice that a part of the email sent by > >>> > > perpetrators of > >>> > > the Delhi blasts laying claim to the deadly bombs on the day, had > >>> > > been > >>> > > written by me! It was lifted verbatim from a piece of mine (*Bombs > >>> > > defused > >>> > > in News rooms*) which appeared in the media watch dog portal,* The > >>> > > Hoot*. > >>> > > Newspapers had given extensive quotes wondering at the > 'journalistic > >>> > > character' and 'impeccable English' of those who prepared the mail. > >>> > > Even > >>> > > when everybody calls it plagiarism I was not spared because my name > >>> > > carries > >>> > > the identity of a community which is put in the dock for all that > >>> > > happens > >>> > > dreadfully around us. I wrote about what the media does, how it > deals > >>> > > with > >>> > > the unending episodes of terror strikes juxtaposing with the > violence > >>> > > by > >>> > > Hindu extremists and how flagrantly they fail in the 'balancing' > act! > >>> > > >>> > > A published material is neither mine nor yours. Plagiarism in cyber > >>> > > space > >>> > > is not a rare phenomenon. There are limited options to check it. I > am > >>> > > not > >>> > > very serious about plagiarism be cause I am skeptical about how far > >>> > > we are > >>> > > the masters of our own words. I personally believe that what I > wrote > >>> > > is not > >>> > > only mine. It was reproduced by other websites and several bloggers > >>> > > .It is > >>> > > exciting to watch the cyber movement challenging the dogmatization > of > >>> > > knowledge. I don't subscribe to the concept of copyright too. But I > >>> > > never > >>> > > thought of being caught up in a deep sense of anguish, terror and > >>> > > shock by > >>> > > some one else picking up my words for the manifestation of a > heinous > >>> > > crime. > >>> > > It came to my notice that Sunday evening, while I was perusing > *Times > >>> > > of > >>> > > India* looking for stories missed in the morning. One story on the > >>> > > terror > >>> > > e-mail had extensively quoted the lifted portion from my article > >>> > > analyzing how the extremist forces make a common cause with other > >>> > > victims > >>> > > of 'Sangh terror' -- Christians and Dalits. '*The idea of a broad > >>> > > coalition of all minorities and Dalits in a broad anti-Hindutva > >>> > > coalition is > >>> > > not new, but its use amid clear signs of unease within Muslims > about > >>> > > the > >>> > > radicalisation of sections within it is immensely interesting."* > says > >>> > > *The > >>> > > Times of India.* > >>> > > >>> > > The *Times'* story prompted me to go online in search of the full > >>> > > text of > >>> > > the terror mail and shockingly I found more than a paragraph of my > >>> > > article > >>> > > had been copied and pasted. It's beyond words how I survived those > >>> > > moments > >>> > > of scare, insecurity and a deep sense of guilt. We were all 'alone' > >>> > > at home, > >>> > > in that entire residential area, nobody knows us. We all are living > >>> > > in this > >>> > > metro not knowing what kind of a life is there at the next door. I > >>> > > was in a > >>> > > state of numbness incapable of picking up the phone and calling > >>> > > somebody. My > >>> > > partner Rajeev did the same with a shivering heart. Our friends > >>> > > initially > >>> > > responded as if it is nothing but rather a minor crime of > plagiarism > >>> > > that we > >>> > > need not worry about further. In fact as they explained later, they > >>> > > had been > >>> > > trying to shrug off the acerbic realization that what we call > >>> > > terrorism is > >>> > > some where very near our doorstep. > >>> > > >>> > > However their arrival at my place was followed by a call from > Sevanti > >>> > > Ninan, the columnist who edits The Hoot. Even though it was not > >>> > > unexpected, > >>> > > I had felt a tremor while being informed of the enquiry by the > >>> > > Maharashtra > >>> > > Anti Terror Squad about me. They contacted Sevanti and she told me > >>> > > that it > >>> > > was impossible to hold back whatever information they wanted about > >>> > > me. I too > >>> > > never wanted her to keep me in hiding. Why should I be? The life I > >>> > > lived was > >>> > > not a private affair at all. I had been constantly there in the > >>> > > public space > >>> > > with my stories, television appearances and interventions in social > >>> > > discourses. It was very much tangible when I was in Kerala, but > >>> > > living in a > >>> > > metro stricken with terror, it was altogether a different ball > game. > >>> > > Here > >>> > > even my name matters. The heaviness of a Muslim name could make > life > >>> > > miserable in Delhi. No matter whether you follow religion, religion > >>> > > will > >>> > > definitely follow you. > >>> > > >>> > > After a night of tossing and turning, one of our journalist friends > >>> > > took it > >>> > > on > >>> > > >>> > ... > >>> > > >>> > read more » > >>> > > > > > > > > -- > > Bobby Kunhu http://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
