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Chairman of the Kasturi & Sons Limited and Publisher of \'The Hindu\', veteran journalist N Ram underscored the need to undertake research studies on the deviation of the media from the guidelines enshrined in the Constitution. Speaking as the Chief Guest at the inaugural session of the two-day international conference on “Muslims, Media and Democracy—Prospects and Challenges” at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (Manuu) here on Tuesday,
Seminar on Muslims, Media and Democracy Prospects and Challenges
Pak journalists Najam Sethi and Imtiaz Alam express apprehensions over growing intolerance in India and said that the country should learn lessons from Pakistan of not following the path of secularism and democracy
Hyderabad: Chairman of the Kasturi & Sons Limited and Publisher of 'The Hindu', veteran journalist N Ram underscored the need to undertake research studies on the deviation of the media from the guidelines enshrined in the Constitution. Speaking as the Chief Guest at the inaugural session of the two-day international conference on “Muslims, Media and Democracy—Prospects and Challenges” at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (Manuu) here on Tuesday, Ram said that the few studies that have been done in the aftermath of Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 and the pogrom that took place in Gujarat in 2002, have indicated the heavily biased role played by a section of the media.
He offered assistance from the Chennai based Asian School of Journalism to Manuu for taking up research on issues of national importance, particularly, related to minorities and their language. In his keynote address Shekhar Gupta, Vice-Chairman of India Today Group, spoke about the inclusiveness and sweetness of the Urdu language and said that its speakers should try to enlarge the audience base by writing the language in Roman script too.
He said on the allegations that Urdu was a foreign language which was imported from Pakistan, has no basis at all. It is a language of emotions that connects people with words of love. Consulting editor at India Today Rajdeep Sardesai said that the TV channels are more worried on increasing their TRPs and in the process highlight only the negative images of groups of people, including the Muslims.
He advised media to strike a balance in reporting and should stay away from targeting or praising one political party or the ther. Pakistani journalists Najam Sethi and Imtiaz Alam expressed apprehensions over growing intolerance in India and said that the country should learn lessons from Pakistan of not following the path of secularism and democracy. Chancellor Manuu, Zafar Sareshwala urged the Muslims to undertake introspection with a view to find out why there is so much of gap between Islam as a religion and its practice by the followers.
