Monday, October 6, 2008

Media’s love for Aliens


I use to have newspaper as the first thing in the morning. Today is no exception. But as soon as I go through a leading newspaper, which claims itself as “Akhbaar nahi Aandolan,” I was distressed. Have a look at its lead story and I’m sure u will also get a big surprise: “Aliens kar sakte hain Himesh ko kidnap.” What rubbish it is, then I read it again to verify if I had mistaken, but there’s no change. Shit kya yeh lead news hai? I cried. Most interestingly, the news of abduction comes from the most un-credible source of Indian media (a TV channel that use to show such nonsense every time).
Oops… Himesh is likely to be abducted by the Aliens. According to Kewatmal Extra Terrestrial Research Center, the alien is having profound attachment with the ultrasonic frequencies. And with its nasal Surrurrrrrr, this singing sensation somehow managed to cater the likes of the Aliens.
Once I was asked by a Big 92.7 RJ that if I have to send any voice in the universe for the aliens, what will be my choice. That was a equally strange and comic question for me that time. But I answered Himesh so that the extra terrestrials also enjoy the ‘pathetic shor.’ Si, I’m pleased to know that they are really enjoying it and suppose to depute Himesh as their brand ambassador on the earth.
I’m not here to comment on this particular research but am really worried by the way it has been covered by media. Does this news carry more importance than Wall Street collapse or chaos in Orissa? The answer is simply big NO… and nor this news is going to increase the readership of the news paper, but I’m sure about one thing that it will prove the childishness of the newspaper industry once again.
With regard to its credibility, newspapers are believed to be the classic medium of mass communication, but shall this news justify the reliability that the mass have in it. Nowadays Indian media industry is suffering from a unique type of disease, which keeps the bulls’ eye on the ‘bhoot, bhabisya, and dusri duniya.’
On the occasion of Durga Puja, I will pray the God to give some sense of ‘sadbudhi’ to the media world. So that there will be more news than gossips. Only then any media house will claim to bring revolution.

Friday, October 3, 2008

“Youth star’s born here…”

Jharkhand is all set to script a new chapter of youth world, courtesy the pool of youths, which are hitting a new landmark everyday.
Be it Ranchi Rambo Mahendra Singh Dhoni or IT wizard Vineet kumar, the state born youths constructing a brand new picture of Jharkhand in the international arena.
‘Miracles don’t happen in fortnight’. This proverb is exactly fit in Jharkhand’s context. Just three years back, Mahi came in limelight and echoed his presence in the cricketing pitch. Match by match, his success touches a new milestone. Though, the Last year’s victory in Twenty-20 world cup adds a sweet flavor in this regard. Dhoni is supposed to be the biggest star of small place.
Ranchi born Vineet Kumar is another one leading this way. Being MD of an anti-hacking company, his actions aimed to confiscate the problems of hacking. As he said, he wants to bring ‘Inquilaab’ (revolution) in the field of hacking. Vineet is also the smallest MD in the world whose big efforts are enough to fascinate Software tycoon Bill Gates.
Vineet believe that Jharkhand has an immense talent. Youths are coming to the forefront in every field. However government support and proper utilization of the talents is the need of hour, he added.
Jamshedpur based Abhinav Kumar is also zeal to Lead Jharkhand. Renowned by some International fellowship and awards, Abhinav is titled as the ‘Second Indian Ramanujam’, by Haward University. In 1998, Abhinav came in focus by securing first position in IIT. However with full scholarship he preferred MIT. Presently he is teaching not less than 15 research papers of Mathematics in premium institutes like Haward and MIT.
Even the glamour field, witnesses the appeal of state’s youth. After Tanushree Dutta, ‘Jab Bollywood Met’ Imtiaz Ali, the young director from Jamshedpur, it’s all a new era begins. With ‘Socha Na Tha’ and ‘Jab We Met’, he creates a totally new picture of the state. Other than Imtiaz, Indian Idol contestant Puja, Chang and Abhishek are the fresh singing sensation of the country.
Joint Secretary of Delhi university student union, Khusboo Sharma also belongs to Jharkhand. In addition to all such real stars, Gargi Agarwal adds some more sweetness in this stuff. Done her management from IIM Ahamadabad, Gargi has rejected job proposals worth millions and turned back to her native land. She has stepped forward to open elementary concept school in Jharkhand in order to bring education uprising here.
Hailing from Jamshedpur, Antra Pandey is invited as the assistant professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology. Earlier she was Research Scientist with ISRO. It’s all a new state is rising, whether in Knowledge map or in glamour field, Jharkhandi’s has shown their potentiality. Besides the traditional sports, hockey and archery, state’s supremacy in cricket ground is just a wonderful illustrative example.