On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > Sainath (to me, at least) is a case of someone who is so blinded by his > chosen set of blinkers that he has no perspective at all on anything. > Some background on the feelings of at least some of the members of this > list can be seen by researching the twitter hashtag #WFaDiV [1].
That's hardly a criticism; almost every expert becomes attached to their pet theories and ideas. The real criticism is that India doesn't have more Sainaths. This is true of world journalism too, the rich get all the column inches. The media just this week faithfully informed me about Aishwarya Rai's extra pounds, Eduardo Saverin's supposed tax dodge and Tendulkar's upper house entry complications. I don't see too much time spent on the poor and marginalized. Al Jazeera has an excellent documentary series called Risking it all - every episode is worth watching [0]. The year 1857 holds special importance for all Indians, the year India fought back, the year when 2000 Indians were killed for every British officer killed, and yet when you search online for '1857 massacre' the more cited and quoted reports are about a Mormon massacre in USA involving about 120 dead. The rich have always written history. This lack of perspective you cite - what would a more balanced perspective look like? [0] http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/riskingitall/2011/05/201151073240594854.html
