FINAL VERDICT ...."EARTH- AN UNSAFE DESTINATION" - FREE PRESS

"Freedom of speech" is a very important attribute of democracy. In this system everyone is free to air his or her opinion.

But not everyone is as fortunate. Ask those who were born in shackles, ask those who are still being held hostage on the very land they were born, on the very soil their forefathers toiled for every single day of their lives. Yes! it's happening very much here, on this great planet even today. If you look at some of the African nations, you will understand what I mean.

How much of this sordid saga occupies the front pages of leading newspapers, how much air time does it command on the channels across the globe? I am not sure. Free Media is a very potent tool of the society we live in. It's the reflection of what goes around. Newspapers are supposed to bring nothing but bare truth to our doorsteps every morning.

Being an Editor of a newspaper or a news magazine is not an easy job, it's akin to a great swordsman wearing a crown of thorns. It's his job to tread the fine line between what the readers wants to know and what he think they need to know.

The trigger for this post that I am writing today at this afternoon hour isn't a spur of the moment spark. I have been thinking about this for a long time now. Is the picture of a blood splattered road with strewn parts of human flesh scattered every where the only way of telling people what had happened last evening, when the rein of terror once again engulfed an important part of your beautiful and placid city? Is the theatrics that keeps happening in the studious of so many channels every time a bomb sets off, the only way of portraying the truth??

For Gods sake don't browbeat innocent people you fellas! You guy's are scaring the already devastated population. I remember the face of one dearly Mr. News reader, on one of the popular news channel, not a shade of remorse on his face, looking at his impeccable best, prancing from one side of the floor to other, with a swagger of a matinee idol..........looking more like a devils advocate and holding a blood stained script which said " 20 died , 35 seriously injured, severed limbs and forearms scattered all around, the smell of burnt flesh so strong that people choked................We will be back with more on the latest trail of terror"......STAY TUNED!!"

Is anybody out there, I ask ?............Is anybody listening? Hey you !Mr. Editor.....Mr. Producer, you better think before you write, think harder before you read. "DON'T LET THE TERRORISTS MEET THEIR OBJECTIVE.DON'T SCARE THE HELL OUT OF PEOPLE. SCARE THOSE WHO ARE MAKING THIS PLACE A HELL EVERYDAY"

ANIMAL I HAVE BECOME!!

Yesterday, yet another bloody attempt was made to tear open the heart of this historic city. Once again those deadly venomous serpents came slithering out of their holes, trying to terrorise and torment with their killer fangs.

At this moment of grief my thoughts go out to those who couldn't make it home last night. Hard to imagine the plight of those families who lost someone dear to these serial blasts.

Terrorism is an act of cowardice. It's abode of those antisocial elements, who have decided to lead a life of an animal. The rulers of this great democratic nation, need to understand that lot needs to be done to curb the recurrence of such barbaric acts in the future. Though the economy has been chugging along nicely,but somewhere along the way, we have surely left few loose ends. All is not well at the grass root level and there's reason why some areas of this famous land is still simmering after all these years.

"Unity in diversity" is a great slogan, that has echoed in every speech, on every platform, right across this mighty land. But does it still holds good ? I am not so sure. There are many who feel that this line of pride could be the root cause of many of our problems. Don't know if I am stretching it a bit........maybe it's the prime reason for this great divide. THINK ABOUT IT!