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Tendulkar shocked at Prabhash Joshi's death
Last Updated on Friday, November 06, 2009, 18:28 IST
New Delhi: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar today expressed his shock at noted journalist Prabhash Joshi`s death, saying it left a void which would be difficult to fill. Joshi, 72, complained of chest pain while watching last night`s thrilling India-Australia one day match and was rushed to a private hospital where he was declared dead.
"I`m really shocked by his demise," Tendulkar told PTI.
"He was a keen follower of the game and his death has left a void," said the star batsman whose sublime 175 last night could not avert India`s three-run defeat against Australia.
"Right throughout, his words and opinions have always encouraged me," Tendulkar added.
BCCI spokesman Rajiv Shukla also mourned Joshi`s death.
Joshi, who began his career with `Nai Duniya`, was the founder editor of leading Hindi daily `Jansatta` in 1983. After retiring from the newspaper in 1995, he continued as the chief editorial advisor.
Joshi also worked with the `Indian Express` as the resident editor at Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Delhi.
A prolific sportswriter, he was a regular at cricket matches in the capital and even watched the October 31 India-Australia match at Ferozshah Kotla from the press box.
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We LOVED him Most and We Hated him most.He recruited us, destroyed us, dumped us and Never looked back. He forgot our names. He visited kolakat and never called us. He was ahgainst RSS but he would land in RSS base SARSWAT Brahmin Home in Kolkata.
We met in Grand Hotel in Kolakat where he was staying and I had just jumped in without any formal Appointment letter as he had asked me to join.Dr. Mandhata Singh, Kripa shankar Chaube, Dilip Mandal and Sanjoy Sharma were the other journalists recruited by Joshi were present at the occassion. We had not faced Joshi as on the ady scheduled for our Interview, Rma nath Goenka Passed away and Joshi, very close to him was away. Rather we faced BANWARI and Shyam Acharya having attended the Mourning in the Premises of Express Bhawan. Aruna Asaf Ali paid Condolence and we were called in the cabin of Resident Editor Banwari. I had applied for New Editor. Joshi called us in Kolkata. The appoinment letter was pending as our status and payscales were still Undecided.In Grand Hotel, Joshi made it very clear that status means nothing isn Express group and journalism is no CAREER. It is Mission. But I was reluctant and Joshi clarified that Amit Prkash singh is the News Editor and I was NEXT to him. He asked me to shift my family from Bareilly where I last worked in Amarujala. My Wife Sabita was Working as School teacher and her job was Permanent. We did shift and I got the appoint ment letter after SIX months back dated and the status remained as SUB Editor there after as Joshi believed that only Brahmins could lead in any Sphere of Life. We could not know as I have been joining Newspapers without appointment letter and getting Appoinment Letters with Status afterwards. In AWAZ, Prabhat Khabar, dainik Jagaran, I worked in senior Positins and joined the Job without an appointment letter. My Identity and roots in balck Untouchable society made no difference in North India. But Kolkata Management was quite different which was up against me from the Beginning!
Last night we watched, Sachin Tendulkar cross the Everest of Seventeen Thousand runs and India falling short three RUNs! We knew that Joshi would be reporting as he Never Missed Sachin Tendulkar in Full Bloom. He loved the Cricket God so much so that we stranded sometime whether his Nostalgia about Malva is as passionate or not. I personally always criticised Joshi that he Subverted Burning Issues not taking any stance , making the readership indulged in Cricket.He attacked RSS most aggresively but he was the best Defender of Manusmriti apartheid Rule and even declared that Pdt. Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Atal Bihari bajpai happenthe only people who deserve to RULE and lead India as all of them are Brahmins. You may understand the IMPLICATIONS very well. He duped and DUMPED us but he was DUMPED more pathetically without any favour.
We expected him to write the Next KAGAD kare on Sachin Tendulkar! But the Exciting Event Proved Too FATAL! Now, we may not hope RECOVERY in any Condition.I am just writing the Truth which I did not tell and kept in my heart for so long. Now, it make NO diffrence as Joshi himself taught us that STATUS is IRRELVANT in Journalism. Fortunately , I have NO Status to sacrifice neither I have nothing on stake and anything would rather help me to free me from the Bondage I bear tyhanks to Prabhash Joshi!
He chose a SARASWAT Brahmin in Kolkat as resident Editor and Promoted another Brahmin as chief subeditor who was never in charge of the main desk. He promoted a Brahmin who failed in the nationwide exams and I recommended him to include in the team as I was hinted that AP singh and I had to run the Kolkata edition.The Discrimination and Partiality broke up the team Joshi selected. He never believed OUTSIDERS and chose his Men. promoted them and Defended them persecuting others specially NON Brahmins.
I wrote on this very openly.I was not at all Glad to see JOSHI being sidelined as I knew the Impact for which JANSATTA got the SLOW POISON and could not Sustain its reputation. I talked on this from the Dias of India International Centre in presence of national Intelligentsia and civil Socitety.
We had lost the man who could deal with our problems.
I could have left Kolkat in 1995. I have Managed the Escape Route and decided to return Home. Unfortunately, at the very time Sabita fell ill and she had to undergo Open heart surgery. The Resident Editor Shyama Acharya and my Colleagues , each and every one in Express Group stood by us. I was obliged to decide to stay with the lot whatever may come!
Joshi had asked me in Grand Hotel,` Whay have you come down One Thousand Miles?'
`I have to settle some OLD Scores!"I replied.
Joshi did not ask for Explaination!Now I realise, I had the Psyche Intact and Aware of the circumstances but could not explain as i had not done the Home work perfect as I did know nothing about Manusmriti rule or Brahaminical hegemony. In Uttarakhand, Caste hindus constitute the Majority Population and we had very good relationship. In fact, since my Primary School days all my teachers and friends had been Marxists as well as Brahmins. They tried their best to Promote me. Even the Benagli Brahamins resettled in Terai were within the limit of our Extended family. Freedom Fighter Basanta Kumar Banerjee lived in Khanpur Number two just two miles away from Basanti Pur. I had free excess in his library as he remained the best friend of my Father. Communist Party general secretary Comrade PC joshi belonged to Almora and my Father was the leader of the Peasants and Refugees in Nainital.He was a Brahamin. harish Dhowndial who was tried for waging against the state along with my father as they led Dhimri Block Peasant Uprising, had been my Local gourdian in Nainital.Pitambar pant was my Primary teacher. Tarachandra Tripathi lifted me from Bengal hotel and put me in his home and shaped me in what I am today. He was a FOLLOWER of Rahul Snkrityayan. He was a Hindi lecturer and Expert in Indigenous and aboriginal History in GIC, Nainital. It was he who made me shifetd in English Medium as he believed it would help our Black untouchable communities as he expected me to rise in Resistance. Shekhar Pathak and Dr. Uma Bhatt, Kabita Pandey and Prema Tiwari, Madhulika Dexit, and every Brahmin professor in DSB college behaved with me as EQUAL and with friendly gesture. In allahabad , I stayed with Shekhar Joshi, the Eminent writer.
Naturally,being a Marxist and involved in Nationality Movements as well as Environment Activism , I Never Read AMBEDKAR and knew nothing about Annihilition of caste and Caste system. I was rather well acquainted with the Spring thundreing. I had Opposed Marichjhanpi campaign of the dandakaranya refugees purely on Environment ground and I knew nothing about the Genocide!
I had NO APATHY against the Brahamins and Brahaminical system. My earlier writings in Hindi dealt with Class Struggle and materialist Interpration of History.
I could not have explained the Unsetted Scores. Which I understand Betetr now and for which I may not leave Bengal as the SCORES Remain Unsettled as yet.
I did not apply at first as I had not seen the vacancy. I had a quarrel with Ashok Agrawal, who changed the First Page of Amarujala cancelling my page as I was the Shift Incharge and underplayed the RIOTS . meerut was in flames and we were trying our best to amintain communal Harmony. Agrawal Came up from Agra all the way and was FIRY as we were losing circulation steep down as we AVOIDED Sensation and our RIVALS did their best to flare Up communalism and Encashing it. It was quite insulting for me as Agrawal used unproper words and tore down the first page and Pasted Himself THREE Banners top to Bottom. Immediately, I walked out of the Presmises. Rahul maheshwari, the Resident Editor got the news and caught me on the Gate> we had good TUNING. Agrawal was accusing me,Biren Dangwal and sunil sah of MISLEADING Immature Rahulji. However Rahulji, Convinced me to return. I declared at the very MOMENt that I would not be working with them any more.
I knew abiout Kolkata Edition and was in no mood to settle in Kokat as my Home in the Terai was within TWO Hours Distance and I could land at Home any time. But I applied for Kolkata Job writing a Personal letter to the Editor in Chief Prabhash Joshi that I had NO GOD Father!
Joshi asked me about this and I told him about my vision and roots . he was so convinced that he did not ask me on UNSETTLED Scores for which I continue to abse in Kolkata even today.
My Friends in Bareilly were against my joining Jansatta. My Friends in New Delhi, including Editorial staff and Reporters who were my frineds as delhi Press Circle knew me well while I was working in Bareilly and Meerut also warned me that JOSHI is a PURE Brahmin and it would be DISASTROUS for me to join Jansatta. Subhash Dhulia, then Professor in JNU Mass Communication center.also opposed teh Idea. But I was influenced by Joshi`s missionary Journalism and was quite FED up with the RSS based Newspaper owners in North India.I also wanted to write in bengali as I had been writing in bengali in my school days before shifting in Hindi! I was also aware of bangla nationality and expecting a Progressive Secular society based on Justice, Equality and Peace!
Sunil Sah had worked with Joshi and he tried his best to convince me that I should not join. Then, Biren dangawal supported me and said the Option was always open. But Agrawal got me write down the Resignation letter immedaitely and declared at last there would be some space in the Editorial!
I met Prabhash Joshi earlier while he shifted from chandigarh as Resident editor of Indian Express, New Delhi. I was working in coal Fields where I was Well Reputed and the Circulation Manager of Indian Express New Delhi met me while on his visit to Caol Fields. he asked me to write an application to the Editor in Chief S. Nihal Singh.Singh sent a Letter and asked me to meet him in new delhi. While I landed in Express Bhawan, S. Nihal singh already left. Mr Grover sent me to Prabhash Joshi and he informed me that there was NO Vacancy and he would consider me in future. I was so upset that I did not apply for Jansatta when the Vacancies Published for delhi edition!
But JANSATTA chaged Hindi Journalism a lot and I had to reconsider my earlier dcision as I also missed Chandigarh Edition while I was in Meerut.
Joshi Promoted my friends superceding me everytime and he Never consider me. We would have Lunch together in rajsthan Guest house and he would always ask me to sit beside him and discuss anything. After some time, he also forgot may name as he used to call me Biswas. It was shocking. Meanwhile , I got myself UPDATED with the History of Bengal and Scientific Manusmriti Rule which Joshi Defended.
I wrote so many things but Joshi never cared to reply in public. Yes, It was a game of Unsettled Scores!Prabhash Joshi made Jansatta a Disastrous Minesfield for Non Brahmin Journalists. Thus, the team which he created, diintegrated very soon and the team splinterd. We remained DUMPED and Unrecognised and Equally, the Brahimns recruited Joshi could not help him being DUMPED and you may not find a single copy of Jansatta in your area neither you fetch or collect it from somewher else. We repent for all those days while the READERS had to SHARE Jansatta as we could not Publish enough copies in demand! Joshi was a Magnet. he was a Miracle but his MALVI Brahamincal mindset could not help him and the CONTROVERSIES on his HINDUTVA never stopped irrespective of CONDOLENCE and Mourning Mode! We may not deny the hard facts and we may not Hide the DEP Cuts in our Mind and heart for which no one, but Prabhash Joshi was RESPONSIBLE!
But it was Prabhash Joshi who taught us what should be Journalism all about. He emphasiesed on rural reporting and cultural roots. While I was shifted from the main desk within months as Amit Prakash singh nd Me turned SWORN Enemies as the BRAHMINS working in Jansatta trapped us in the False war. I was never considered and AP singh also lost the Game and finally Sidelined. During my Tenure as the In charege of dak Editions , I had to dal with more than Two Hundred Stringers and reporters.
What we gained or lost under Joshi, it may be deabated but Joshi led us to make Jansatta a BRAND, the leading Hindi newspaper. We remained STAGNANT and DUMPED but the Newspaper lost its STATUS Gradually and perhaps with the DEMISE of Prabhash Joshi , it is Finally the Pack Up time!
Noted journalist Prabhash Joshi died of a heart attack on Thursday night. He was 72.
He was admitted to a private hospital after he complained of chest pain at 11.30 pm where doctors declared him dead, family sources said.
He is survived by wife Usha Joshi, two sons -- Sandeep and Sopan -- daughter Sonal and mother Leela Bai.
Joshi, who began his career with Nayi Duniya, was the founder editor of leading Hindi daily "Jansatta" in 1983. After retiring from the newspaper in 1995, he continued as the chief editorial advisor.
Originally from Indore, Joshi, a veteran writer and Gandhian, changed the definition of Hindi journalism with the publication of 'Jansatta'.
Joshi also worked with the Indian Express as the resident editor at Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Delhi.
A prolific sportswriter, especially in cricket, he, incidentally, suffered a heart attack after watching the yesterday's India-Australia ODI match.
His body will be taken to Indore tomorrow by an evening flight where the last rites will be performed at the banks of Narmada.
Prabhash Joshi
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| Prabhash Joshi | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 15, 1936 Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Died | November 5, 2009 |
| Occupation | Journalist, Editor |
| Religious belief(s) | Hindu |
Prabhash Joshi (Hindi: प्रभाष जोशी) (July 15, 1936 – November 5, 2009) was a noted Indian Journalist. He was also a well known writer and political analyst.
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[edit] Early life
Prabhash Joshi was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India to Joshi and Leela Bai.
[edit] Career
Prabhash Joshi began his career with Nayi Duniya, was the founder editor of leading Hindi daily "Jansatta" in 1983.[1] He was the founding editor of Hindi daily Jansatta a publication of the Indian Express Group [2]. He, a Gandhian, changed the definition of Hindi journalism with the publication of 'Jansatta'.
He was also famous for his writings on cricket. Prabhash Joshi was a popular television commentator and mainly invited for his views and comments on national politics during the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) or Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly of an Indian state) elections.
Prabhash Joshi had been writing a Sunday column for Jansatta entitled "Kagad-Kare" over the last many years. Recently he had started writing a weekly column entitled "Aughat-Ghat" for Tehelka Hindi [3]. He also worked with the Indian Express as the resident editor at Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Delhi.
After retiring from the newspaper in 1995, he continued as the chief editorial advisor.
[edit] Death
Prabhash Joshi died on Nov 5th 2009 due to a heart attack after watching India-Australia cricket match[4].
[edit] Personal life
Prabhash Joshi is married to Usha. He has two sons Sandeep and Sopan and a daughter, Sonal.[5] His son Sopan Joshi is the managing editor of the Down To Earth magazine.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ptinews.com/news/364179_Noted-journalist-Prabhash-Joshi-dies
- ^ Tehelka - The People's Paper
- ^ Tehelka Hindi
- ^ "Noted journalist Prabhash Joshi dies". Press Trust of India. 2009-11-06. http://www.ptinews.com/news/364179_Noted-journalist-Prabhash-Joshi-dies.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8345894.stm
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क्रिकेट में गहरी दिलचस्पी थी लेकिन उससे ज़्यादा सामाजिक सरोकार और राजनीतिक के स्तर में गिरावट उन्हें परेशान करती थी। उनका लिखा अक्सर समाज के आखिरी आदमी के सवालों से जूझता हुआ दिखता था। तभी तो अर्जुन सेन गुप्ता कमेटी की रिपोर्ट पर उन्होंने सरकार की खटिया खड़ी कर दी कि जिस देश में 84 करोड़ लोग रोजाना 20 रुपये से भी कम कमाई करते हैं, उस देश को महाशक्ति कैसे बनाओगे।
किसी भी सवाल पर अगर सिस्टम के ख़िलाफ़ खड़ा होने का उनमें दमखम था तो इसलिए कि पत्रकारिता में उनका आना रोजी-रोटी के लिए नहीं हुआ था। विनोबा और जयप्रकाश के सामाजिक आंदोलनों से जुड़े रहे प्रभाष जी उन मूल्यों के लिए पत्रकारिता में आए थे, जो लोकतंत्र के चौथे खंभे का प्राण होते हैं। तभी तो तमाम नेताओं से दोस्ती के बावजूद जब जनहित की बात उठी तो प्रभाष जी की कलम से कोई बच नहीं पाया।
कुछ समय पहले खुद प्रभाष जी ने ही कहा था कि 2012 में 75 साल के हो जाने पर वो अपना नियमित कॉलम कागद कारे लिखना छोड़ देंगे। लेकिन नियति का खेल देखिए कि तीन साल पहले ही उसने कागद को कारा कर दिया। अखबार तो रोज निकलेंगे, खबरें भी रोज छपेंगी लेकिन भाषा में अलग प्रयोग और सरोकार से जुड़े सवालों से जूझने वाले प्रभाष जोशी नहीं होंगे। देश पहले भी चल रहा था, अब भी चल रहा है और आगे भी चलेगा, लेकिन जेपी और विनोबा की तरह अब प्रभाष जोशी की कमी ज़रूर खलेगी।
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प्रभाष जोशी (Prbhash Joshi)
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 S.C. Mishra and Mayawati after the UP win cover story: brahmins After years in a limbo, the Brahmins have found a political voice. And every party is eager to hear it.  "We associated Hindutva with Brahmanvaad but they (the BJP) pursued backward caste politics." Mange Ram Sharma, World Brahmin Federation
*** "At last our time has come! Every Brahmin should rejoice at Mayawati's victory. This is our victory." But all the fabled Brahminical foresight and wisdom has not stopped the marginalisation of the twice-born in the age of Mandal. Sharma, who had once been president of the All Indian Brahmin Mahasabha formed by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, has spent the last two decades fighting several cases in the Supreme Court against reservations. Along the way, he has lost faith in the Congress ("The first thing they spoke of was reservations in the private sector and then pursued Arjun Singh's Mandal II.") and is particularly bitter with the BJP ("We associated Hindutva with Brahmanvaad but they pursued backward caste politics"). But he now believes that Mayawati has turned Mandal on its head. For the first time Brahmins voted tactically. "By honouring the Brahmin she has changed the course of politics," he says. "She has realised that Brahmins may not be able to win an election by themselves but they have the power to defeat." The headcount of the Brahmin voter may not add up to much. But it is the very notion of the Brahmin supporting and playing a significant role in a party built on a Dalit bloc that has altered political chemistry. Given their traditional leadership role in society, a Brahmin embrace of the Dalit leader could act as a catalyst for other caste groups to join in. Says sociologist Dipankar Gupta: "Today in the villages the major perpetrators of atrocities on the poor are upwardly mobile OBCs. It is not Brahmins alone who have supported Mayawati. The interests and aspirations of all the forward castes including Kayasthas and Baniyas is the same. This is not just about caste, it is also about a commonality of class and economic interests." The upshot is that across India people who had no time of day for Mayawati a month ago are today delighted with her victory.
Few contemporary writers have chronicled Brahmin life as powerfully as U.R. Ananthamurthy in works like Samskara and Ghatashraddha. When he wrote Samskara in the '70s, in which an orthodox Brahmin priest has an affair with a low-caste woman, he had seen the rural Brahmin as a very powerful figure. But he now says that society has changed dramatically: "In those days a Brahmin needed courage to crop off his tuft of hair. Today, the reverse is true. A Brahmin needs courage to sport a tuft." Besides, he adds that "the Mayawati experiment worked because both the Brahmin and the Dalit don't possess any land". Yet in the south, the Brahmin has had decades to evolve and adjust to political marginalisation as the anti-Brahmin movements there took place decades before Mandal. As political analyst Mahesh Rangarajan says, "Given their historic leads in education, the South Indian Brahmins are at the vanguard of the new economy now. The south has produced information technology icons like N.R. Narayana Murthy. Of course, there will be some very poor families but there is a tradition of Brahmin entrepreneurship in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra." But in the Hindi belt where the numerical strength of Brahmins is far greater than the south, the Mandal era was particularly traumatic for the community. The north Indian Brahmins too had a lead in education but there were limited economic opportunities. Politics and government services were their best options but here they were increasingly squeezed by reservations. Even as the era of Brahmin political stalwarts like Kamalapati Tripathi came to an end, the economic backwardness of the Hindi belt states led to several social distortions: the emergence of Brahmin dons like Amarmani Tripathi is one such composite effect of social processes. Between the former and latter, a continuing relation to power is the only common factor. Clearly, political patronage has undergone an inversion in the north. That is why Mayawati's victory marks a new era in the evolution of Hindi belt politics. The upper castes believe they have an opportunity to return to active politics, if not exactly on the old terms.
Veteran journalist Prabhash Joshi describes the phenomenon as the coming together of the politically alienated to marginalise the middle groupings. But he does not believe the same experiment can succeed to the same extent elsewhere. "There are so many horizontal and vertical divisions in our society. Dalits and Brahmins have different equations in different regions. The number of Brahmins in UP is the largest in the country. And a chunk of them supported the BSP because Mayawati already had a solid Dalit base to begin with." But the sheer nature of Mayawati's landslide win is such that it could alter political equations elsewhere. The Congress is worried about losing Dalit support in states like Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where assembly elections will be held late next year. Madhya Pradesh, which shares a huge border with UP, could be a low hanging fruit for the BSP. "Mayawati could evolve into a formidable force if she handles her upper caste support intelligently—and Brahmins have thousands of years' experience in managing statecraft," says Hindi writer Rajendra Yadav.
Mayawati is learning fast too. She has endeared herself to the upper castes by stating that there should also be an economic criterion for reservations. Following her lead, both Manmohan Singh and L.K. Advani have been compelled to make similar statements. The BJP in particular is in a complete state of panic over large-scale desertions from the upper castes. Take the example of Mahesh Dutt Sharma, an RSS pracharak who is also president of the Akhil Bharatiya Brahmin Mahasabha. His ties to the RSS-BJP do not prevent him from declaring that both the Congress and the BJP have committed a "paap" (sin) by trying to crush the Brahmins through their support for reservations. "No one can run India without Brahmin support," he says. "Don't forget Chanakya, a Brahmin, propped up Chandragupta Maurya." Does this mean he no longer supports the BJP? "The Brahmins created and pushed the BJP forward and they lost their way in pursuing OBC politics. If the BJP does not change its ways they will sink even deeper." Certainly, the BJP has realised Brahmins can no longer be taken for granted. There is a buzz in the party headquarters about the need to project a Brahmin leader instead of Rajnath Singh or Advani. But the bulk of the party support comes from OBCs in states like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan. To add to the complexity, the RSS continues to be dominated by Brahmins. Indeed, the RSS was created not just to ward off the Islamic peril but also to preserve upper-caste interests. Although the RSS continues to exist in a world of obtuse Hindu theories and some commentators have even praised Mayawati for "uniting Hindus", the crisis of identity for both parivar and party is getting worse by the day. Caste politics has indeed come full circle. Just when the Brahmin was being considered a non-entity in politics, the community's importance has been reinforced. If once they represented, if not outright oppression, certainly the subtle but absolute forms of discrimination that the caste system put in practice across the land, today many see Brahmins in a different, unifying phase in India's political history. Besides Dalits, in a way, Brahmins are after all the only pan-Indian caste. When India first gained independence and a Constituent Assembly was created, it was controlled by a core group of 20 of whom 13 were Brahmins. The over-representation of Brahmins at that time can be put down to the fact that they had the lead in education. Today Brahmins are happy just to get a small window of opportunity in politics. Their compact with Dalits may have reaped rich dividends in UP. But the sheer numerical strength of OBCs cannot be overlooked in any future projection. What has changed perhaps is that the Brahmins may now find themselves part of the electoral game after an hiatus. Such tactical unity as in Uttar Pradesh may be difficult to replicate elsewhere. But it has at least thrown up a radical new idea. By Saba Naqvi Bhaumik with Debarshi Dasgupta http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?234779
Sonia assails targeting of minorities By Our Staff Reporter
 The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, and the Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, at the inauguration of a national seminar on "Saajhi Virasat" in New Delhi on Saturday.
NEW DELHI OCT. 26. Stating that forces inimical to the country's composite culture and traditions had come to power through coalition politics, the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, today said the most recent manifestation of this phenomenon was the ugly, sustained and organised attacks on the minorities in Gujarat. Delivering the inaugural address at ``Saajhi Virasat'' — Common Heritage — seminar of the Progressive Writers' Association hosted by the Delhi Government here, Ms. Gandhi said India's freedom movement was based on inclusiveness — that is, the celebration of diversity. Those who rejected inclusiveness were marginal to the country's Freedom Movement because they were marginal to the Indian ethos. The Congress president said coalition politics had brought to power forces inimical to the inclusiveness of the country's composite heritage. ``We see it in the communalisation of education. We see it in the denigration of the basic values of our Constitution. The authors of the Constitution belonged to the broadminded mainstream of our composite heritage. They rejected the narrow chauvinism, which characterises those who, in the name of their distorted vision of Hindutva, first enunciated the pernicious two-nation theory,'' she remarked. Ms. Gandhi said it was unfortunate that the Indian Republic, which had remained largely free of chauvinism and xenophobia, was faced with challenges which tragically have taken the dreaded form of communalism. ``For the past 15 years or more, the scourge of communalism has been menacing our people. The most recent manifestation has been the ugly, organised, sustained attacks on the minorities in Gujarat and terrorism as seen most recently in the Akshardham Temple attack.'' She said enlightened, liberal and forward-looking people, especially writers and thinkers, hold the key to fashioning the nation's response to this renewed challenge. ``It is because we became complacent that communal forces have sneaked back into our polity. We need to concert our efforts and to resolutely renew our common battle against it. Secularism is the bedrock of our nationhood. It is the crux of what the eminent personalities have gathered to discuss here,'' she added. Ms. Gandhi said what the country was confronted today was the great by-pass in Indian politics. ``It separates those who believe in a composite tradition of nationhood from those whose theories of nationhood derive from narrow chauvinism and divisiveness. The secular tradition is both a Hindu tradition and an Indian tradition in which all the communities of our great and beautiful land share. It is that concept of nationhood which is under challenge. It is the bedrock which is being undermined.'' The Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit said it was unfortunate that the strict separation of religion from politics had been diluted and religion was being used as a gateway to politics. She said use of the temple issue or use of raths as a means to win votes had led to divisions in society. ``These sharp divisions have weakened our social strength, political will and India.'' She also expressed concern over the use of caste along with religion which too has emerged as a strong and emotional divisive force. ``India and Indians should realise and know that Hindutva is part of this collective and composite culture: Saajhi Virasat''. Prominent among those who expressed their views on the occasion were the veteran Gandhian, Nirmala Deshpande, CPI leader A.B. Bardhan, eminent writer Kamleshwar, journalist and social worker Prabhash Joshi, Jnanpith Award winner Mahasweta Devi, human rights activist Kuldip Nayar, film star Nandita Das, Delhi University Vice-Chancellor, Deepak Nayyar and senior Congress leader, Natwar Singh. http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/27/stories/2002102705051100.htm
Prabhash Joshi- End of an era      Keywords: Sachin Tendularkar's ,Jansatta, Hindi Newspapers ,journalists, Jansatta,Shekhar Gupta, Present Editor In Chief Of Indian Express,Khalistan Movement ,Indira Gandhi, Posted On: 06-Nov-2009 18:09:53 By: Vivek Shukla Font Size:    It is sheer coincidence that when India was feeling proud of Sachin Tendularkar's masterly performance in Hyderabad against Australia in a lost cause, it lost a great Cricket buff, journalist and writer, Prabhash Joshi. Prabhash Joshi was perfectly all right till Sachin was batting, but he started feeling uneasy after Sachin was dismissed and defeat was staring India. That Prabhash Joshi was a great lover of Cricket is a well-known fact to all those who remained reader of Jansatta, the paper he started with great conviction. That Prabhash Joshi has produced an absolutely cracker of a Hindi newspaper is now part of the folklore of Hindi journalism. It is true that has given new grammar to Hindi journalism, both in terms of content and style of writing. Before Jansatta, Hindi newspapers used to prefer Hindi close to 'Sarkari Hindi'. Very tough and boring. He ensured that Jansatta publish in the language of masses, which is also liked by classes. A whole generation of journalists grew up following the trend established by Jansatta under the watchful eyes of venerable Joshi. He picked by his team carefully and then taught them the lessons so that they can produce a different paper. He made many unknown scribes as big brand of journalism. Those who are lucky enough to see the advent of Jansatta in early 80s or to be more precise 1983, would vouch that it was a rage in those days. It was inarguably the first Hindi newspaper published from capital to enter the drawing rooms of middle class people. Those were the heady days when Jansatta started its memorable journey. The nation was under the grip of Punjab and Assam movements. The Khalistan movement was at its peak. And within one year of its journey, the nation had seen Operation Blue star as well as the killing of Indira Gandhi and later gory anti-Sikh riots. Who would forget the bold and in-depth coverage of Jansatta of those momentous events. I still remember very vividly that on the day Indian Army stormed inside the Golden temple to flush out the Sikh terrorists, Prabhash Joshi has written a first page editorial in praise of Mrs.Indira Gandhi and Indian Army for giving befitting response to anti-national elements. And when Sikhs were massacred in Delhi after the killing of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Jansatta led from the front to expose the elements behind the senseless killings. Big events apart, Joshi ji always ensured that Jansatta give space to developments belonging to various movements that are going on in remote parts of the country. And he was perhaps the first Hindi journalist to understand the importance of sports. Jansatta was the first Hindi paper to give full page on sports. Much later other papers followed it. When people talk about him, they only discuss his contribution as a Hindi journalist. Not many people are aware of the fact that he was equally comfortable in English, So far so, he edited and started the Chandigarh edition of The Indian Express. The likes of Shekhar Gupta, present Editor in Chief of Indian Express, Devender Sharma, internationally acclaimed writer and journalist on Agricultural affairs and Pradeep Magazine, eminent Cricket writer and journalist, too have started their career under his tutelage in Chandigarh. And this tribute piece on him would be incomplete if I would not talk brief about his weekly column 'kadad kare'. In the very vibrant editorial room of Hindustan of 80s and 90s, we used to discuss it for hours to together. Prabhash ji, we would dearly miss you. ( Vivek Shukla is an editor of Somaiya Publications)
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"Given their historic leads in education, the southern brahmins are at the vanguard of the new economy." 
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"Then, a Brahmin needed courage to crop off his tuft of hair. Today, a brahmin needs courage to keep it."
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