narangamittayi / NGO Quarters HSS

NARANGA MITTAYI

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ATHIMARACHOLA

   Sreeja.V.V & Bindu.N

 ‘Athimaram’( fig) of NGO quarters HSS played a vital role in the formation of creativity in the hearts of NGO quarters HSS (Calicut,Kerala) students. Apart from the studies, new ‘ganges’ are born in the hearts of the students and teachers when they sit in the lap of this wonderful tree. These are the opening lines of ‘Narangamittayi’ a big book published by the media club of this school. They might have got inspiration to publish such a wonderful piece under the shade of this magical tree.

             After spreading the sweetness of this ‘Narangamittayi’ in the whole campus, it flows outside the campus. It has 70cm width and 100cm length. Chart papers are used to make the pages of these bigbook.67 students of +2 Humanities contributed a page each for this wonderful creation. Including the introductory page this book contains 68 pages. They themselves showed their different talents in their page in the form of cartoons, painting, jokes, drawing, criticism, stories, poems, essays etc.

            Jishana, second year humanities student, is the editor of this ‘Narangamittayi’. Rishal T.K , Imthiyas M.K., Amrutha P.M,Jayasree jayapal, and Jeena C.P. assisted to edit the magazine.With the leadership of the staff editor and the tutor of journalism, Faris Kandoth the little scribes made their effort a different activity. The valuable advice of the principle Georgekutty gave way to the publication of a distinct kind of manuscript. On the releasing ceremony on February 07, 2012 Muneera, the Physics teacher, received the copy of the ‘Big Book’ from the principal.

practicals in journalism

PRACTICAL FOR HSS JOURNALISM

Journalism practical exam question leaked out! If somebody make this  caption for his/her story, naturally the story will arrest the reader's attention. This is a technique usually reporters and ad makers use to catch attention. Here is the real questions or suggestions.As per Directorate of Higher Secondary Education Examination wing's orders, the following are the latest components for practical evaluation in Journalism.
Total scores:40. Practical Evaluation is conducted on the end of the course in the second year only. Each batch of a group consists 15 students.External evaluater will lead the examination process. It is the duty of the chief superintendent's and internal examiner's duty to assure facilities to conduct the exam smoothly.The evaluater will assess:
Prduction: Print/ Radio/ Television/ Newmedia/ Photo feature ( Evaluation of the final products) 30mts, 10scores.
Scrap book: Final product evaluation 30mts, 5scores
Ad making: Evaluator suggests a specific topic to produce an ad. 30mts,5scores.Eg: soap, pen, motorcycle, fan, car, jewels, ornaments, book, pencil,paste, households, napkin, computer etc.
Editing/ Dummy making: Evaluate editing skills,grammar,structure,punctuation etc /Layouts-preparation of dummy 30mts, 5scores
Translation: from English to Malayalam.30mts,5scores
Photography: still/video.30mts,5scores
Compering/news reading: evaluate the quality of the script, presentation style,skills etc. The presentation should be recorded.30mts,5scores

ECLECTICISM AND FREIRE

ECLECTICISM AND FREIRE 

Ratheesh Kaliyadan

Ratheesh Kaliyadan

Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not believe in  a single perspective or set of assumptions. Instead, it draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary meanings into a subject.They  apply different theories in particular cases.

A group of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers practiced Eclecticism. They attached themselves to no real system. They selected  doctrines that seemed most reasonable to them from existing philosophical beliefs. Out of this collected material they constructed their new system of philosophy.The term eclecticism comes from the Greek term eklektikos, literally "choosing the best" and that from  eklektos, "picked out, select".

Eclectic philosophers borrow ideas from others. In a pedagogical scenario it will be a combination of more than one approach in a situation. This approach will helpful in a context where any other single approach is not possible. Considering this feature of this approach, critics of Freire argue that critical pedagogy is an eclectic philosophy. Freire's thinking is 'eclectic', is 'to underestimate the degree to which he borrowed directly from other sources' (Taylor 1993: 34). The criticism is a superfluous one. Freire utilized various philosophical and experiential out puts to formulate his theory. But never borrowed or followed blindly. His basic philosophy itself is to be critical to every ideas. Friere put forwarded an innovative concept of learning. Initially the critical Pedagogy approach practiced among illiterates in Latin American situations widely. He proved education could be transformational  through  his own pedagogical implications.The pedagogical innovation which practiced in non formal education scene is accepted by formal educators also. Though Freire was critical on curriculum, his followers proved the assets of the approach is applicable in curriculum also.

At the outer set of the classroom practices, critical pedagogues utilize the assets of social constructivism.  Activity based method is the cornerstone peculiarities of such classrooms. Critical thinking generation is the development or extension of constructivist methods. For example, imagine you are a media educator. suppose you are dealing how to report. To internalise the theoretical aspects and the practical components you can lead your learners through various activities including group discussion, brainstorming, debate, interview etc. After internalizing the theory, they are assigned to report. Now your learners formulated varieties of views on reporting. They can utilize media, the powerful weapon to illuminate certain social issues. The projection will help the society to find certain solutions. At this level, the learning process and the activities be part of critical pedagogy. Here the teacher used various activities and assets of constructivism to develop critical thinking or to practice critical pedagogy. It is not a mere combination of various concepts or activities. Instead it is a progress or development of one  method. So we can’t say the teacher is using an eclectic style because she is not selecting a particular one from others.

Genuine thinkers never support eclectic approach. Because the fundamentals of eclecticism itself is based upon using others thoughts.Eclecticism is a philosophical perspective. We have  few examples for its practicality. Research oriented practices are not sited. At practical grounds, single approach is supported. To make combine more than two approaches, it should assure similar values and assets.

Monitoring team-Journalism

Higher Secondary irectorate declared the visit of monitoring team. The team should check continous evaluation activites and cross check the scores allowed by the concerned teachers.The tentative list of Journalism teachers is as follows:

KASARAGOD

Ratheesh Kaliyadan, HSST Journalism, GGHSS Thalassery, Kannur
Govt.HSS, Belal,Kasaragod,14074 Malabar Islamic Complex HSSChattanchal, Kasaragod

KANNUR
Sheena Ben,HSST Journalism,GHSS Peringom, Kannur
Kadachira HSS,Kadachira, Kannur,13033 Govt.HSS,Chuzhali,Kannur,13023Govt.HSS,Sreekantapuram,Kannur

Manoj Kurian HSST Journalism,GHSS ,Sreekantapuram, Kannur
13125 Govt.HSS,Peringom,Kannur,13111 Govt. Girls HSS,Thalassery,Kannur,13043 Govt.Vocational HSS,Kathirur,Thalassery,Kannur,IJM HSS,Kottiyur, Kannur

WAYANAD
Shijith.M.K, HSST Journalism,THSS, Thiruvangoor, Kozhikode
12036 Govt.HSS,Kolery,Wayanad

MALAPPURAM
Saji. B, HSST Journalism,GHSS, Peruvallur, Malappuram,Govt.HSS,Muthuvallur,Malappuram,
11013Govt. HSS,Vazhakad,Malappuram,AVHSS,Ponnani,Malappuram,IUHSS,Parappur,Kottakal,
Malappuram

Ameen Pottachira, HSST Journalism,GBHSS, Malappuram
11184 Guidance HSS,Kattupara,Chelakkad,Pulamanthol, Malappuram,11152 Govt.HSS,Irimbiliyam,
Malappuram,11150 Govt. Vocational HSS,Kalpakanchery,Malappuram,11139 Govt. HSS,
Peruvallur,Malappuaram

Sitha. K.P, HSST Journalism,GHSS, Irimbiliyam, Malappuram
11121 Govt. Boys HSS,Downhill,Malappuram,DGHSS,Thanoor, K.Puram,Malappuram,Govt.Vocational HSS,Vengara, Oorakam,Malappuram.,11189 Pookoya Thangal Memorial HSS,Vellila, Malappuram
Navas Mecheery, HSST Journalism, GHSS,Vazhakad, Malappuram
Govt.HSSChelari, Thenjipalam,Malappuram,Govt. HSSPandikkad,Malappuram ,Govt. HSSEdakkara,
Malappuram ,Darul Uloom HSS,Palemad, Edakkara,Malappuram

PALAKKAD
Rakhi. C.K , HSST Journalism,GHSS, GHSS,Koduvayur, Palakkad
NSS HSS,Akathethara,Palakkad,9007 Govt. Janatha HSS,Naduvattom,Palakkad

Srija.C.A , HSST Journalism,GHSS, Naduvattom,Palakkad
9005 Govt. HSS,Koduvayur,Palakad,Govt. HSSKarimba, Karimbra,Palakkad
THRISSUR
Srija , HSST Journalism,GHSS, Naduvattom,Palakkad
8042 St. Anne’s HSS,Kottappuram,Methala,Thrissur,Alagappanagar Panchayath HSS,Alagappanagar,
Thrissur

Rakhi , HSST Journalism,GHSS, GHSS,Koduvayur, Palakkad
8062 St. Antony’s HSS,Puducaud, Thrissur,8056 MASM Vocational HSS,Vemmanad, Thrissur

Dileep.V, HSST Journalism, St. Antony’s HSS, Pudukkad
8042 Govt. Model Girls HSS,Kunnamkulam, Thrissur,Holy Ghost GIrls HSS,Thottakkatukara, Thrissur
Govt. HSS,Panjal, Thrissur,Mayyanad HSS,Mayyanad, Thrissur,St. Joseph HSS,Mathilakom,Thrissur

KOZHIKODE
Beena, HSST Journalism,GVHSS, Kathirur, Kannur
Maniyoor Panchayath HSS,Maniyoor, Vatakara,Kozhikode.,10015 Govt.HSS,Puthur,Vatakara,
Kozhikode.RACHSS,Katameri,Ayanchery, Vatakara,Kozhikode.Bafaki Thangal Memorial HSSThurayur
Payyoli,Kozhikode,Santhinikethan HSS,ThiruvallurVatakara,Kozhikode

Varghese Antony, HSST Journalism,GHSS, valayam, Kozhikode
AM HSS,Poovambayi,Kinaloor,Kozhikode673621,St. Mary’s HSS,KoodathayiOmassery,Kozhikode
SI HSS,Ummathur,Chekiyad,Kozhikode,KPS HSS,Kayakodi,Kozhikode,Roy Thomas, HST Journalism, GHSS, Narikuni, Kozhikode,10001 Ganapath Govt.Girls HSS,Chalappuram,Kozhikode.10014 Govt.HSS,
Valayam,Kozhikode.10061 Thiruvangoor HSS,Thiruvangoor, Kozhikode.Govt. HSS,Azhchavattom, Kozhikode.

Sunil Kumar, HSST Journalism, HIEHSS, Edavanakkadu, Ernakulam
10099 Govt.HSS,Narikuni, Kozhikode.10106 Ganapath Govt.HSS,Kallai, Kozhikode.10019 Medical College Govt.HSS,Medical college campus,Kozhikode.Umbichi Haji Memorial HSS,Chaliyam, Kadalundi,
Kozhikode.

Rajesh kumar. B.M, HSST Journalism,GHSS , Kenichira, Wayanad
10003 Govt.HSS,Koduvally,Kozhikode.10085 JDT Islam HSS,Marykunnu,Kozhikode.10107 Govt.HSS,
NGO Quarters,Merikunnu,Kozhikode.10129 Markaz English Medium HSS,Karanthur,Kozhikode.

Shijith, HSST Journalism,THSS, Thiruvangoor, Kozhikode
Govt. Vocational HSS,Meppayur, Kozhikode.MIM HSS,Perode, Thunery,Kozhikode.

Srila, HSST Journalism, GHSS, Chuzhali, Kannur
CKG memorial HSS,Chingapuram, Moodadi,Kozhikode.10093 Govt.Boys HSS,Koyilandy,Kozhikode.
MKHMMO HSS,Manassery,Kozhikode.St. Michel’s HSS,Westhill,Kozhikode

ERNAKULAM
Thulasidharan, HSST Journalism, GHSS, Bhoothakulam, Kollam
7092 HIEHSS,Edavanakkadu,Ernakulam

IDUKKI
George Ignatious, HSST Journalism,GMGHSS, Kunnamkulam, Thrissur
Govt. HSS,Panikkankudi,Konnathudi, Idukki.,Govt. HSS,Kattappana, Iduki.St. Mary’s HSS,Kaliyar, Vannapuram,Idukki.,MES HSS,Vandenmedu, Idukki.

KOLLAM
Suresh, HSST Journalism, GMHSS, Chala, Thiruvananthapuram
2009 Govt.HSS,Bhoothakulam,Kollam

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Adershini Gopinath, HSST Journalism, AMHSS, Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram
1105 Carmel Girls HSS,Vazhuthacaudu,Thiruvananthapuram,1041 Govt.Model Boys HSS,Chala,
Thiruvananthapuram

Shaibu, HSST Journalism, GVHSS, Vellanadu, Thiruvananthapuram
1088 AMHSS,Thirumala,Thiruvananthapuram,1162 Santhigiri HSS,Pothencaudu,Thiruvananthapuram.

Suresh, HSST Journalism, GMHSS, Chala, Thiruvananthapuram
Kordova English Medium HSS,Ambalathara,Thiruvananthapuram

Thulasidharan, HSST Journalism, GHSS, Bhoothakulam, Kollam
1042 Govt.Vocational HSS,Vellanadu,Thiruvananthapuram

Media Gimmics

Media looses objectivity
Ratheesh Kaliyadan

Did you listen today's ( Nov 21, 2011) Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhoomi? The impartial and independent research oriented journalists of these two news papers investigated in the same field and brought out contradicting findings. The ordinary people who are addicted to the newspaper argue in street for their 'own' newspaper's view.The subject of inquiry is CPI(M)'s area conference in Nileswar, Kasaragod district.

Malayalamanoram here brought a first page news with blue title in a blue box. It says the Pinarayi fraction caught Nileswar area committee. strong supporter of Pinarayi became the secretary in a cleverly  attempt of Pinarayi fraction. The reporter elaborates their reasons with 'credible and authentic' sources. They are supplementing the story with future impact of the  election.

Mathrubhoomi's reporter ascertained that the Nileswar area committee sustained by the VS fraction.The committee members elected, extracts of discussions and support of various local committees used to support their view.

The contradictory versions of the  two gigantic news papers itself make a threat to believably of these news papers.Fraction is a reality in CPI(M) is a reality. This does not means all conferences and election procedures are part of it. Such a generalisation of the issue of fraction does not help any news media for a large extent.Objectivity, the paramount value of reporting is a line drawn in the water tub. Though you can't be objective, don't try to mislead and cheat your readers. At-least keep a minimum level of professional ethics in making stories is our liability.

climate change

 CSE's South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change
The stage is getting set for the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP) in Durban. This is also the year which might sound the death knell for the Kyoto Protocol. In which direction would climate change negotiations and action head in the coming years? What more evidence has the science and study of climate change thrown up? And would the debates and discussions on mitigation and adaptation be a little more transparent, coherent and comprehensible this year?
 Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) Media Resource Unit, think these and many other similar questions might find an answer at our Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change. The workshop is scheduled on November 16-17, 2011 in New Delhi.

Selected  80 journalists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lankawill participate. the selected journalists are  interested in getting some insights into the existing and future horizons of the climate debate. Join national negotiators, policymakers, climate change experts, civil society representatives and other journalists in digging for the real dirt.
Poznan to Durban: the state of climate negotiations and politics,The science and impacts of climate change: new evidences, Expectations from Durban, REDD and REDD+: Carbon sticks or trees, Trade and climate change: is this the new lever for climate actions? CDM – Subsidy to fossils or leapfrog to technology? Low carbon growth: future of renewables? The future of climate negotiations: Durban and beyond etc will be majour theme of sessions.


Ratheesh Kaliyadan

 Four journalists are invited for the workshop from Kerala. They are: Ratheesh Kaliyadan, editorial advisor, Eureka,  K Rajendran, news editor, Kairali TV, Jayakrishnan S, news editor, Deepika,  K P M Basheer, special correspondent, The Hindu.
Ratheesh Kaliyadan is the only independent journalist selected for the South Asian Media breifing workshop. He is working as a Higher Secondary School Teacher in Journalism at Govt. Girls HSS, Thalassery, Kannur and Editorial board member of Eureka, the only children's science magazine in Malayalam. Ratheesh Kaliyadan is the Director of Media Analysis & Research Center. We are proud to be part of the climate change negotiations.

media responsibilities

MEDIA RESPONSIBILITIES
Markanteya Katju

Friends,

As you know, I have only recently become the Chairman of the Press Council of India. It is a new job for me as I was earlier in the legal world for 40 years, 20 years as a lawyer and 20 years as a Judge.

I wish to thank you all for accepting my invitation for this get together and for coming here.

Now, that I have come into your world I need your guidance, advice and suggestions so that I may be able to perform my duties properly.

I have arranged this get together of media people because I think that the time has now come in this country when some introspection is required by the media. Many people, not only those in authority but even ordinary people, have started saying that the media has become irresponsible, wayward and needs to be reined in.

Only a couple of days back I read in the newspapers that the Union Government has issued some regulations regarding licences for news channels, about which there was a lot of reaction.

Under the Constitution of India freedom of the media is part of the freedom of speech guaranteed by Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution. However, no freedom can be absolute, and reasonable restrictions can be placed on them. One of the basic tasks of the media is to provide truthful and objective information to the people which will enable them to form rational opinions, which is a sine qua non in a democracy. But is the Indian media performing this role properly?

I may only mention certain defects in the functioning of the Indian media today:

(i)The media often twist facts. In this connection, I would like to give an example.

I sat for several months with Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Gyan Sudha Misra in a Bench of the Supreme Court. One day, a leading English newspaper of the country published on its front page a photograph of Hon’ble Justice Misra with the caption “Supreme Court Judge says that her daughters are liabilities”.

This was a totally distorted and fallacious news and that too published in the front page of a leading English newspaper.

The correct facts were that Supreme Court Judges have to disclose their assets and liabilities. Against the liabilities column Justice Misra wrote ‘two daughters to be married’. Strictly speaking it was not necessary to mention this because liabilities means legal liabilities e.g. housing loan, car loan, etc. However, the intention of Justice Misra was obviously to say that she had to spend a lot of money in her daughters’ future marriage. She has three daughters (no son) only one of whom has been married and two are yet to be married. Justice Misra never said nor intended to say that her daughters were liabilities, and the news published was totally false and defamatory with the obvious intention of creating a sensation.

This publication was of tremendous embarrassment and grief not only to Justice Misra but also to members of her family. Did the publisher of this news items ever think how much pain and embarrassment it would cause to Justice Misra and her family? Obviously not. All that the publisher of that news sought was to create a sensation by twisting the correct facts.

Even if Justice Misra had made a mistake in writing “ two daughters to be married” against the column of liabilities, should the media have cashed in on this mistake and totally distorted it without realizing how much pain it was causing to some people? I ask the media people assembled here today to themselves introspect and seek the answer.

(ii)The issue of paid news has become prominent of late. In the 2009 elections, it was a scandal. How to stop this vicious practice needs to be discussed among us. Incidentally, in compliance with the order of the Chief Information Commissioner dated 19.9.2011, we have placed the 71-page report of the Committee consisting of Shri Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Mr. Sreenivas Reddy on our website www.presscouncil.nic.in with the disclaimer that the Press Council had rejected this report in its meeting held on 26.4.2010. .

(iii)The media often portrays non issues as real issues while the real issues are sidelined. The real issues in the country are economic, that is the terrible economic conditions in which 80% of our people are living, the poverty, unemployment, lack of housing and medical care etc. Instead of addressing these real issues, the media often tries to divert the attention of the people to non-issues, such as that the wife of a film actor has become pregnant, whether that lady will give birth to a single child or to twins etc. Are these the real issues facing the nation?

In the Lakme India Fashion Week event, there were 512 accredited journalists covering the event in which models were displaying cotton garments, while the men and women who grew that cotton were killing themselves at a distance of an hour’s flight from Nagpur in the Vidharbha region. Nobody told that story except one or two journalists, locally.

Is this a responsible way for the Indian media to function? Should the media turn a Nelson’s eye to the harsh economic realities facing over 75 per cent of our people, and concentrate on some ‘Potemkin villages’ where all is glamour and show biz? Are not the Indian media behaving much like Queen Marie Antoinette, who said that if the people had no bread, they should eat cake.

No doubt, sometimes the media mentions farmers’ suicides, the rise in the price of essential commodities, and so on, but such coverage is at most 5 to 10 per cent of the total. The bulk of the coverage goes to showing the life of film stars, pop music, fashion parades, cricket and astrology.

(iv)Bomb blasts have taken place near the Delhi High Court, in Bombay, Bangalore etc. Within a few hours of such bomb blasts many T V channels started showing news item that Indian Mujahidin or Jaish-e-Mohammed or Harkatul-jihad-e-islam have sent e-mails or SMS claiming responsibility. The names of such alleged organizations will always be Muslim names. Now an e-mail can be sent by any mischievous person, but by showing this on TV channels and next day in the newspapers the tendency is to brand all Muslims in the country as terrorists and bomb throwers.

The truth is that 99% people of all communities, whether Hindu, Muslim, Christian or Sikh and of whatever caste or region are good. But the manner in which such news is shown on TV screens and published in the newspapers tend to create the impression that all Muslims are terrorists, and evil, which is totally false. The person who sends such e-mails or SMS obviously wants to create hatred between Hindu and Muslims, which is the old British divide and rule policy continuing even today. Should the media, wittingly or unwittingly, become part of this policy of divide and rule?

I have only referred to some of the defects in the Indian media. No doubt there are defects not only in the media but in other institutions also e.g. the judiciary, bureaucracy etc. but all of us must try to remove these defects.

There are two ways of removing these defects in the media. One is the democratic way, that is by discussions, consultations and persuasion, which is the method I prefer. The other way is by using harsh measures against the media e.g. by imposing heavy fines on the defaulters, stopping Government advertisements for them, suspending their licence etc.

In my opinion, in a democracy, we should first try the first method for rectifying the defects, namely the democratic method. It is for this purpose that I have decided to have regular get togethers with the media, including the electronic media, so that we can all introspect and ourselves find out ways and means of rectifying the defects in the media, rather than this being done by some government authority or external agency.

For this purpose, I propose to have such get togethers, like the one as we are having today, every two or three months, in which we will discuss issues relating to the media and try to think how we can improve the performance of the media so that it may win the respect and confidence of the people of the country.

Such meetings will not be formal meetings of the Press Council of India but only informal get togethers. No doubt, the electronic media is not under the Press Council of India Act, but surely there is nothing wrong in discussing matters relating to media with them also. After all, the ultimate purpose of the print media and the electronic media is the same, and journalistic ethics apply to both.

No doubt, if the media proves incorrigible, harsh measures may be required, but in my opinion that should be resorted to only as a last resort and in extreme situations. Ordinarily, we should first try to resolve the issues by discussion, consultation and self-regulation. That is the approach which should be ordinarily first tried in a democracy. I, therefore, respectfully request the Union Government to kindly defer implementation of its recent decision regarding the news channel license, so that we can ourselves discuss the issue thoroughly and ourselves take corrective measures in this connection.

Till now the function of the Press Council was only adjudication. I intend to make the Press Council an instrument of mediation in addition, which is in my opinion the democratic approach. For this purpose, I need the help and co-operation and advice of all of you.

Presently, India is passing through a transitional period in its history, the transition being from feudal agricultural society to modern industrial society. This is a very painful and agonizing period in history. If you have read the history of Europe from the 16{+t}{+h} to the 19{+t}{+h} Centuries, which was the transitional period there, you will find that this period was accompanied by tremendous turbulence, turmoil, wars, revolutions, social churning, chaos, intellectual ferment etc. It was only after going through this fire that modern society emerged in Europe. Presently, India is going through this fire. We are going through a very painful period in our history, which I think will last for another 20 years or so before modern industrial society emerges in India.

The media too must help society in going through this transitional period as quickly as possible, and by reducing the pain. This, it can do by attacking feudal ideas e.g. casteism and communalism and promoting modern scientific ideas.

Before I conclude, I once again repeat my appeal to the Indian Government through the Prime Minister to release Dr. Khalil Chisty who is in Ajmer Jail. He is 80 years old and has not very long to live. He was an eminent virologist in Karachi Medical College and was a Ph.D from Edinburgh University. He is a heart patient and has many other ailments also. He is unable to walk. In the name of humanity I appeal to the Indian Government to release him and allow him to get back to home in Karachi to his wife and daughter who live there. The Pakistan Government honoured my appeal and released Gopal Das from a Pakistani Jail. I am sad that the Indian Government has not yet honoured my appeal made several months ago to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, the Hon’ble Home Minister, and His Excellency the Governor of Rajasthan. In my opinion, the prestige of our country will be increased if Dr. Chisty is released, whereas if he dies in jail, we will be disgraced.

I now wish all of you to give your views.

(This is the text of the speech delivered by Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Katju, Chairman, Press Council of India, to the mediapersons on their responsibility at a get together at his home in New Delhi on October 10, 2011.)