WHAT BIHAR SAYS.......

What Bihar Says........................
by Ratnesh Dwivedi on Friday, November 26, 2010 at 8:12pm

The Bihar Verdict may be in favour of Nitish Kumar,but actually it state many politcal,social and psychological facts together. Bihar is a state which I have seen during a family function in 1985 and 1987.It was then ruled by Congress Government and there was no glimpse of Lalu and Nitish in Bihar or National politics. However I traveeled to Gopal Ganz and East Champaran but even at that time it was hard to believe that Bihar was part of India. There were so many things which no one would wish to recall. Roads,Electicity, Transport and more over the crime.



I can not forget about a Bahubali politician of Gopal Ganz--Kali Pandey who however fought as an independent candidate but his name was enough to terrorise the voters of district. We travelled in a UP govt bus up to Gorakh pur and then took a Gopal Ganz bound bus of Bihar Govt. We left the bus in Siwan and there after I can tell you that its better to watch Shool of Manoj Bajpai to describe the situation.The district hardly had any facility which can give you any pride to say ..ok I may feel little comfrt in Bihar.



But the one thing which attracts you about North Bihar is the soft and twisting language 'Bhoj Puri'. It attracts you all of sudden and makes you feel very close to the person. It still has that charishma.But apart from this I had not found any thing else which I may mention or wish to recall.



This is the story of 1980s Bihar, and Imagine what imrints are left in Lalu's Bihar who completly destroyed almost everything and give that stamp on the forehead of every bihari to be insulted and thrown away from main stream.





But Bihar is on move as is India. Thanks to Nitish Kumar and hs good gvernace.All credit must go to this man who has changed the face of Bihar and every single Bihari.



Brajesh Upadhyaya, A proud Bihari and a senior BBC Journalist acknowledge the developmental work done by Nitish Kumar and so is me.



Bihar may not be another Gujrat in next five years but surly it send a clear message that change is possible and even a Bihari can say that " I can". The phrase is absolutely possible for Bihar and I must admit that Bihar sends a message for neighbouring states like Uttar Pradesh that you too can.



Atleast U.P also showing lots of responsibility by acting maturly and wisely to Ayodhya Verdict which establishes that people of U.P. and India now understand what exactly can make them a contrbuter in new developing and shining India.



India is on move and so are states like Bihar and U.P.



May god bless both the states which are often categorised as black mark on the face of India's Growth.



Amen.



( Writer is just a symathesiser of Bihar and his comments are personal.)

THE JUDGEMENT DAY AND THE AYODHYA AS IT STANDS

THE JUDGEMENT DAY AND THE AYODHYA AS IT STANDS

by Ratnesh Dwivedi on Friday, October 1, 2010 at 5:44pm

I was in class 12 when on Dec 6 1992 the disputed structure was demolished by Karsewaks which led to communal riots across country. But now we all proudly can claim that India and Indians have moved ahead, rather has grown up mature from these unstructured centiments . As Mr Madhukar Upadhyaya(Historian and Journalist) suggests that we can not demolish the understanding of co existence of Hindus and Muslims in four hours who are living together for thousands of years.



I have seen Ayodhya in last thirty years growing rather in a mature town where people do worship Lord Rama but they also do bother about thier economic standing in society,worries about the future of thier kids and respect the centiments of other communities. Ayodhya is home to Lord Rama, and other gods of Jainism,Buddhism,Sikhism, and Islaam. What so ever misunderstanding has been created between communities has been washed up. And Ayodhya reacts with full maturity to not only issues of Dharma and Rama but to other national and International issues.



I remember when I decided to take a leave from my engagements and then to stay in my home town -Ayodhya for couple of years, I was asked by a university professor to take some lectures in Dr RML Awadh University. I decided to speak on Space Science and I proudly can say that students of Ayodhya were very keen to understand about this area where many of the IITian bother to care of. Even I found a little student of twelve yeras in school where from I passed out in 1992--Maharaj Intermediate College, asking me finer points of gravity and planetary systems.



So, Ayodhya has grown up and so is thier beiefs in Lord Rama and the Islaam.



This land mark verdict and reactions after this atleast suggests it.



Now we all know that the honourable High Court suggests that total land area of almost 70 acres shall be equally divided in three parts while the main worship place to which Hindus refer as 'Garbh Griha' will stand with Hindus.



I guess the learned judges of Lucknow bence of Allahabad High Court has given a chance to both the community to show the world that they stand together, thier belief stand together,the people of Ayodhya and Ayodhya itself stand as one and so is our nation --India.



This is an opportunity to show the world that the place which created such idelogical,political,religious and social differences across country may again can show the world that Ayodhya also can give the lession of National integrity and humanhood by constructing a huge mosque and a magnificent temple at one place where from the worshiper of Imam-e-Hind lord Rama and pagember Mohammad may show the world that we all are one.

Thirteen Years and Counting...........................(Part-7)

By the time I contacted BBC Delhi office for my internship,Mr Madhukar Upadhyaya had left for London.But I went up to BBC office.Swati, who was handelling production at that time asked me to wait and to verify, she perhaps made a phone call to London. An impatient me waited till she return from inside and thank god that Mr Madhukar Upadhyaya verified my claims.

I was asked to meet Seema Chishti,then Bureau Chief of Hindi Service. I had already listened her husky voice many times on BBC Radio, so it was a pleasant task to speak to her.I rang her up and she asked me to meet next day. Again ,as mentioned I gatherd my certificates and reached BBC's , 1-Rafi Marg office.It was a sunday and no one else was in office.She went across all my certificates,which as I feel was not required.She allowed me to start internship from next day.

It was an exceptional chance.BBC does not have a provision to intern people.Rather it allowes traineeship at its HQ in London. But it was an opportunity and I was eager to take this .We all know that BBC is known for its Radio Services and TV service of BBC came much latter. It started its firts broadcast in India in 1932 with inception of BBC Hindustani Service. It was bifercated as BBC Hindi and Urdu Service after partition.

BBC,since then has created waves across rural (mostly) India. 1971 war, Indira Gandhis' assasination and General Elections in India are some of the events of history through which BBC firmly established its Charishma in Indian subcontinent.

I can narrate a story about reliability off BBC. Late Prime Minister Mr Rajiv Gandhi was in Calcutta ,at the moment Indira Gandhi was hit by bullets. He got to know it but did not trust and kept a radio set sticked to him through out the flight he took to return to Delhi. He only believed when BBC announced about the tragedy.

Even me , as a nine year old boy eagarly waited for BBC Bulletint til 7:45 PM to get to know about whether or not Indira Gandhi had survived. We all were waiting for a charishma which never took place.


BBC has also been home to some of the prominent figures who served it,like Bal Raj Sahni, Inder Kumar Gujral, Purushottam Lal Pahwa,Onkar Nath Srivastava and Kailash Budhwar.

Not to say BBC is a trusted name but some how in recent years It has lost its charishma among its popular listeners.

During my internship I got to work with Seema Chishti, a St Stephens graduate, Mike Woodridges,who was heading south asia bureau, Salma Zaidi and Shalini Joshi who was a new face in BBC at that time.

How ever I keenly observed Andrew White Head and Satish Jacob working on stories in BBC office. Satish Jacob, who along with Mark Tully wrote the book on Indira Gandhi's assasination is a very humble man.

I learnt about Radio editing whatso ever I was told by Swati and copy writing. I remember that one day I got late and it was raining cats and dogs.Every one has left aprat from Yadav--the peon. There was no auto,bus or cab available at that night. I walked some odd five kilometers on delhi road to finally reach one of my friends place in Ber Saray.

India was celeberating its Fifty first years of independence in 1998 and every producer in BBC was preparing a special program to mark the day. I feel high amount of pride that this special occasion ,of which I was part of have left an unforgettable mark on me. I have not been able to understand the behaviour of two ladies who asked me to wind up my internship very next day. Perhaps, I was more than enough involved or may be it was observed that I had learnt quite a lot from BBC.

What so ever the two ladies called me in a cabin and asked that let's give a stop to my internship.I asked the reason as still there were four days left in my internship. She said nothing but to leave.

I was shocked and tried to call London to speak to Mr Madhukar Upadhyaya,but as I feel know,he was not consulted about this.

I am thankful to Seema Chishti, that she released my certificates .I thanked her for making me learnt about so many new things and returned to South Campus.

BBC,by that time had made me learnt about ABC in journalism.

It was my first brush up with in an International organisation at the age of 22 .I ended up with BBC in August 1998.But till date is remaining in touch with its people.

To be contineud..................................................

Thirteen Years and Counting..........(Part 6)

Rahul Dev, at that time was heading a program which by that time had created waves in Indian media,and every single journalist was willing to take a chance in that half an hour charishma of Indian Television news industry.

Aaj Tak,conceptualised and designed by Late Surendra Pratap Singh, a half an hour current affairs and news show on DD Metro had been a destination for many of today's achievers in media. Surendra Pratap Singh was a man who had created history as Editor of' Nav Bharat Times' and 'Anand Bazar Patrika's' Ravivar' at very early years of his life as journalist. A man without any biasness was an articulate journalist and more over a good human being. He died of Brain Heomopharage in Apollo Hospital in 1997.

I never got a chance to meet him.

Rahul Dev was his successor in TV Today. I phoned him on one sunday, seeking an appointment,however without realizing his busy schedule I started telling him about myself and reasons to meet him.Without taking any interest in my story,he asked me to meet at 4:00 PM on Wednesday.

As I have narrated earlier, I prepared all my documents and rushed well full one hour in advance to Aaj Tak office(It was at that time in Cannaught Place).Monika was the receptionist at inner circle, Cannaught Place office of TV Today. I waited for quite a while and then his secretary Shashi, directed me in a huge office where the bearded man was sitting and was on the phone with one of his relatives(perhaps his Mama) .I took the front chair and raised my hands just to rub off my sweated face.

The shrewd eyes of Rahul Dev at one glance captured my rist watch.'Ghadi Badi Mehangi Hai', He said.

'Sir, Gift me mili hai', all was what I had replied without revealing the secret that it was mere a hundred rupee watch which I had purchased from Cannaught Place.

We conversated for twenty minutes and then he directed me to Mr Wahid Naqvi his deputy in Aaj Tak. In mid way I noticed Deepak Chaurasia shouting on his copy writers . Wahid Naqvi did not take a single minute to reject me I was quite unexperienced and was still into my course as he would have predicted.

I have no words to describe my psychological status. The earth and sky both were spinning before me. I took a round of inner circle in that state of mind and bought a cold drink to realax my mind. A normal practice for me uptill the series of my rejections in media.

Since then I would have made two dozen phone calls to Rahul Dev,sometime he came on phone and moreover, sometime agreed to give me an appointment.But never I disclosed why I could not join him or what Mr Wahid Naqvi had said to me.

I have no regrets or complains for either Rahul Dev or Wahid Naqvi. Three four years later when Sanjaya Pugalia took over from Rahul Dev,I met him also but he was supposed to move to Mumbai to start a new venture.

South Campus had been my shelter and a Head Quarter as I returned after each interview to nice surroundings of it to meet each of my friend and to have lunch at Murthy's canteen.That is how we all of us, Sarvada,Vikram, Brajesh,Manish,Vashistha,CK were spending the days in South Campus.

Those were hard days for all of us and we will never be able to forget South Campus that how it shelterd all of us.

My journey which started in Lucknow was taking a tough turn,but there was me determined like a rock that I will make it, whatsoever it takes.

And destiny was waiting for me in BBC,as I was promised by Mr Madhukar Upadhyaya for intership.

This was the time when India was visiting its satelite revolution.There were couple of channels.Zee, NDTV-Star,Jain and TVI.BBC by that time had winded up its half an hour show on Home TV.

Journey was tough and so was the travellar.

This was summer season of 1998 and the month was May.

Story was unfolding and so the wings of time for Indian news industry..........................

(To be Contineued)


Next---My meeting in Nalini Singh's office and my Two months in BBC's magical realm.

Thirteen Years and Counting..........(Part 5)

Very soon, we all of us, developed South Campus in to our second home.It became our shelter for the day and sometimes even for the night( an unofficial residence for some of us).We here only discovered what way we have to choose to decide the destiny.

As for me was concerned,I converted it in to a mini office for me ,specially yellow phone booth inside arts faculty building and the PCO just close to its gate.

The first phone call which I made was to ,as I said, Mr Madhukar Upadhyaya. As soon as I rang him up,on BBC address, a soft voice transfered the call to him. Many of us across the listenership of BBC Hindi Service,might agree about the magical pitch,intensity,Volume and Loudness(all the character we study on voice modulation) of his voice.' Hello' as he utterd,I by holding my breath asked for his permission to give me an appointmet to meet him in his office.

And as promised,some eight odd years back ,he agreed and called me at 3:00 PM very next day.This might turn in to a decisive moment,I thought. I collected all my paper clipings,which I got published in Lucknow,my certificates( this was a common practice for me when ever I got a chance to meet any significant person to show my 'might' through certifcates--I don't know if ever I succeded in my attempt) and reached at 3:15, late by full fifteen minutes.

He was busy writing his script(news story) and with his magical smile,very politly reminded me that I was late.With all my courage and all softness, I asked him to give a chance for internship in BBC.I was not sure,till date, what he said,but when I came out of the office the beautifuly crafted receptionist smiled at me. And I realized that I am going to spent couple of months in the magical realm of BBC and its marvellous people.

This was a start of my cynicism,of making phone calls,collecting phone numbers and asking to media giant to give me an opportunity.Which now I feel was developed in to my weak point as I felt that I was begging for something.And there is a saying ' beggers have no choice'.

I am sure that as for as media people are concerned only two male exceptions are there where this 'begger' phenomenon was not applied.And that is Mr Madhukar Upadhyaya and Mr Rajdeep Sardesai.

Yes, ladies in media are always my inspiration,who so ever came in my way.


Next call which I made was to Mr Rahul Dev( A man with whom I opted to meet for thirteen times, and at every time he agreed) and to Nalini Singh's office.

Not to say the south indian man and his beautiful canteen inside south campus has been feeding me up and even intentionly asking to me whether or not I have got my lunch.Murthy's canteen has been a place where from I bought my lunch everyday.and sometime dinner too.I do not know what was the reason.Its good food or Murthy's affection...............................................................................................................................I do not know if I still have some odd one thousand debt on him.

To be contineoud..........................
Next my meeting with more and more media people and how we spent our days in south campus and night outs.

Thirteen Years and Counting............(Part 4)

Initial two months I spent with a military family in Delhi Cantt. It has been nice seeing India's defence force and its amazing people walking all around.But my hunt for an independent shelter contineoud. While on way to South Campus from Delhi Cantt,one day, a person told me about localities in Palam and Mahipal pur. So after the classes I searched out about this place near IGI airport on NH-8.The place, a 'Jat' village metamorphosising in to a rich village with a five star hotel' Radison' in its surrounding and IGI airport at a two kms distance is unique in many sense.

I landed up in one house asking for a room on cheaper rate. The fat lady asked for 1000 Rs/month and finally I negotiated on 750 Rs/month. The most attractive thing was tiny dhabas just out side village(let's not call it village as it had above features in its surroundings) and awasome people of it. First time I a saw the Jat culture and inItially liked it. I firmly believe that this community can never be changed,whatsoever effort one put. They are born to dominate.

The room was shared by one of my fellow classmate who later escaped as he got another cheaper room.

This is the place which changed my perception towards life and really cultivated a never to be liked attitude in me. How ever I regained my 'sophisticated behaviour' , which is my defeating point till date.

I still miss Mahipal pur and its people a lot .

Manoj Dubey was the man who phoned me first about my selection in DU course and he was the first man to make me feel about the student lobby stucked in DU.A man in his early thirtees and a civil services aspirant, he joined the course to leave an option in case he did not get select in IAS.However he never succeded in his goal and I don'nt know where he is and how far he has travelled in media.

Brajesh Mishra a young boy from Patna,with a humerous personality and a relaxed approach towards media was the second person who caught my attraction. He was my fellow in my journey in media and even interned with me in ZEE news. He is a tall man always liked by girls made me laugh,when ever I find myself hard to make it in media.I never saw such an energetice fellow who achieved success at early stage.He is now serving as Bureau Chief of Patna bureau of Zee News.

Now is the story of Manish Kumar Jha, a man who never gave up,what so ever kind of difficulties he faced. He was putting up in Munirka village and his tiny room ,almost half part of it ,was occupied by tons of books, all paperback and published by Raj Kamal. Name a hindi book and it was there in his room.

And there was 'Vikram Sharma' a man from the lot of goal less creatures in south campus who roamed around without even bothering of having enrolled in any course. A staunch RSS supporter,and he is till date, I saw him arguing with each and every corner of south campus,on any issue which involved even a rotten part of RSS. I admire his cynicism.

And then there was a lobby,an intact,never to be defeated,civil services aspirants which was very regular to south campus just for the sake of library. The head of this lobby was Suresh Vashistha, a bald man,alwyas looked like in his late thirtees and never like a civil services aspirant.He later made in top 20 list of IAS,who took the way of LBS in Mussorie.

Sarvada Nand, how I can forget, a man alwayes trying to impress you without any reason and always intorducing himself with a soft voice(however he never succeded in it). Sarvada was in a cold war era with Suresh Vashishtha but as I said never succeded as Suresh had a long fan followeres in south campus.

Amidst all this,there was me, a rather young boy who ,however,in what so ever way was busy making dozen of calls to media persons,editors and correspondents to meet him in order to get a foothold in media .

The cynicism of making phone calls , sooner, was going to give him results...................................................................(Please note Year was early 1998)

To be contineoud.....................(next my meeting with media people and Murthy's canteen in South Campus)

Thirteen Year and Counting.......................(Part-3)

The first impression I had of Delhi---A city of 'Jats' with a tough tounge in mouth and a lathi in thier hand.But also the imression was of a city which is best in imparting education.But the first impression was overshadowing the last.Hence I decided to break my journey in 'Ghaziabad' and landed up in a small apartment of my relative.

Very next day I had to submit my fee in South Campus of Delhi University and took a DTC bus from ALT to Shiva Ji Stadium,Cannaught Place. I thought that after one hour long jouney I would have reached to DU.But , I was still in middle of Journey as I was told by a DU girl sitting on adjacent seat. I was in the heart of Capital of India and required to change the bus.I again took 620 no. bus which penetrated into Ring Road on Moti Bagh through India Gate ,Chankya Puri and Shanti Path. I was visiting some pictursque monuments and places of Delhi.

Any how I changed the bus again and took a Mudrika Ring Road sewa to Dhaula Kuan and entered in South Campus of Delhi University.

The department was and is still in the bad shape.Much to my shock it was poorest department in all the universities running Mass Communication courses and since it was attached to Hindi Department,administration hardly cared about it.There was no permanent faculty and with just an office assistant , Pradeep Budhiraja, and a vetearn academician and HOD of DU's Hindi Department,Prof Nityanad Tiwari, was administered.

The very same moment as I introduced myself to Mr Budhiraja, I decided that I am not going to finish this course and will certainly get back to University of Lucknow program.

But I had to save my back. A stunned me found myself unable to tell it to my father, where actually I was stucked.So I decided to face the challenge.

Also some where there was a charm of Delhi and its powerful media circle, which was my priority. So to get an excuse to remain in Delhi and meet its media people, I joined the course.

The second big challenge was to find a cheap and good room in near by location.

Hence I started weighing my option and running around to find the accommodation................................

To be Continued...........................( In next- How I landed up in Mahipal Pur and my friends in th DU course).

Thirteen Years and Counting-----------(Part-2)

The story was still in Lucknow. As I said the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Lucknow University had nothing to offer much but people in and around were interesting in many sense.They must get a place in this story........

Dr R C Tripathi, HOD as he liked to be refered is a man who cultivated his father's legacy to hold the post.He was typical hindi man surrounded with only 'like-minded -people'. He was the sole man to run the department and his strenth was the veteran man who nourished all of us--Mr Karuna Shanker Saxena. We all were dependent on our guest faculty.

Mr Girish Mishra, a journalist with a no. 1 hindi daily,and who perhaps had never compromised with his principles, put an insightful view of 'Reporting'. Then there was Akhilesh Mishra, another veteran in 'Gerua' Kurta-Dhoti taught us 'Press Law'.Most of the laws of press,supreme court rulings,constitution of India and political system was on his finger tips.

But as I said, I rather used my time after the classes to search out for a freelance job,which I got in due course. The department had some amazing students like one was and old aged muslim friend of us(name forgotten) from Aligarh.I have never seen such an enthusiastic and eager to learn fellow with a mastery over religion 'Islam'.

Pradeep Nair who later on sticked with department was another book warm,who was seldom humiliated by another friend of mine, Ashvini Bishnoi. Ashivini to whom I refered as ' Ashvini Albela,Lakhon Mein Akela' was an staunch hindi supporter and had got a dominating attitude.He was smart and popular and despite his keen interest in girls , had a cutting edge with his presence of mind.

Mukul Srivastava,who later became Ph.D holder under Dr Tripathi,and is now the only permanent faculty in department had a witty and tart tounge,always pinning me down with his jokes,crafted only for me.

Bhavna and Sarika were lady attraction in our batch.

Yogesh Dixit was our senior , who is now serving with Hindustan Times group at senior level.

Anwar was the only office assistant-cum-photographer in department.

And with this 'powerful' team department was running with all its 'might' .And amidst all this,there was me who was desparatly looking to make it in media, in the politically warm city. And my efforts resulted in to getting published in several newspaper's feature page and couple of job offers on part time.

And there was our late sittings in Lekhraj towers to have' parathas' and our point of focus on girls at Ashvini's house.Our search for news and current affairs magzines,Manorma year book and litreture books.Ashvini's preference was Civil Services and now I hope he would have made it.

' Ganzing' ( roaming in Hazrat Ganj--Lucknow's Heart) was also a daily routine.

And there was my attempt to overshadow all of it for which I had 'Obsessive-Nurosis-Disorder'.

But I was more hungry,and was dreaming for Delhi.

So as said,I got the way by assuring a place in Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism Program of Delhi University(However I never finished it and returned in University of Lucknow program).

I remeber,Ashvini came to my rented room,well three hours in advance, and even came to 'Charbagh Railway Station' to board me in Lucknow mail . And as Lucknow Mail took its speed,and made me faster towards Media City - Delhi , Lucknow-the city,by that time, had left a life time,never to be forgottent print on me-------------------------------------------The year was 1997 and month was September.

Thirteen Years and Counting..................................(Part-1)

Thirteen Years and Counting..................................(Part-1)

Today at 5:30pm

This is the story of a long pain and shorter gain........This is the story of an unending journey which has shown me all the ups and downs,suffering and pleasure,sorrow and happiness in media and have made me emerged from darkness to an enlighten world, have made me from an infant to a fully grown up man in media............................

I recall my meeting with a rather low profile,but remarkable achiever in meida Mr Madhukar Upadhyaya when I just had passed my 10th board exam in 1990.He was in Ayodhya to cover bloody shoot out on streets of Ayodhya and I ,by that time had decided to make my way in Journalism.That was a very cool meeting at his native house amidst long trees,wide playground,a holy temple and old but spreaded in all direction building. As I entered in his house through old trembling stairs he came out in a 'lungi' with a 'Janeu' on his bare upper abdomen. Very politly he siad,"Thakur pandit ji ke bete ho".I gave a positive nod and then discussed about my dream to be like him and serve in the three letter charishma of media--BBC. He wrote down his home address of Delhi and promised to see me in Delhi---after my graduation.

Exactly five years later when I passed the entrance test of Mass Communication course of University of Lucknow, I,while on my way from Ayodhya to Lucknow ,I again rang him up to ask him whether or not to submit the fee for said course,he advised to stick with the course, and that decided my fate to pack up my bags for a rather longer journey in media.The year was 1997 and the month was March.

Lucknow University as I had presumed had nothing to offer much in terms of classroom studies,but as a city Lucknow, at that time was 'Mecca of Media' for it was a political center of all kind of politics we study in our books. So,soon after taking admission in Masters program, and to live up to the dream of my father I started roaming around and knocking on the doors of each news paper and media houses. Luckily, I was noticed by one of my teacher and veteran in media Mr Karuna Shanker Saxena, and he offered( rather nourished my writing skills) me to write on regular basis for a feature agency,where he was serving as editor.

It was a kick start to my career media alongside my studies. And trually I enjoyed my job which lasted for six months--uptill my departure from Lucknow to Delhi. The first article which I wrote was on chinese leader Deng-Xio-Ping's death and it was published--not rejected.I developed relation in Hindustan Times and visited its lucknow office several times. I recall that we had plenty of students crazy for journalism and some of them has come a long way.Indeed begining in Journalism was as I had predicted.People with long bear and empty belly walking in newspaper office to get thier stuff published and editore always trying to find out how to reject them.

Through these unforgetful experience,and as time rolled down I had finished one year but some where deep in my concious was the picture of Delhi, where the real media was to be fought. The war between freshers and experience media people...the war between print and electronic journalism and a war which really has given the shape of today's media industry with the effort of the real heroes who are now not with us....

And I got my way to knock on Delhi doors as I always say where there is a will there is a way------------

To be continued...............

"Death of a Professor, of a Whistle Blower"

"Death of a Professor, of a Whistle Blower"
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When I was travelling to my home town of Ayodhya, a rather calm pilgrim town in northern Indian province of eastern Uttar Pradesh, I had several things in my mind and one of these things was to meet a Professor in Awadh University- a state university in the town.But I was not knowing that destiny has written a cruel chapter for this meeting as this time it was not going to be possible as in my earlier visits.

Professor Vijay Kumar Pande a historian in his own right and an archeologist was one of the most experienced professors in the state. He had been in academics for several decades, had written several books on historical importance of Ayodhya and Faizabad. He had led a team of students to excavate several sites of hitorical importance in the region and had guided dozen of students for Ph.D programme.

But somewhere in his concious he was not satisfied with several people in the University, with the system of working and many restrictions imposed upon him by some of his collegus.

I remember my first meeting with him when I was assisting a french film maker for a documentary on Ayodhya and its cultural importance. He was a great person .Always ready to help,always ready to meet and always ready to speak. My second meeting with him was when I decided to spent couple of years in my hometown. I went straight to him asking for giving me opportunity for some guest lectures. And he trusted on me in 2005. I stayed with him for six months without asking for payment.He never imposed his seniority over me but humbly asked me to translate one of his books in English.I started the work but it remained incomplete.

We rather spent more time in discussing academic issues.problems in the University and the atmosphere created against him .He never feared naming out the people who restricted him for doing some good historical and archeological work.The chief proctor of the University Mr Ajay Pratap Singh as he named many times before me has been trying to defame his reputation and restricting his research work.

I remember how dpressed he was when his years long work to establish an archeological museum was restricted into just one room store of some stones.Not only this but Mr Proctor also was involved in beating a man who was appointed by him to guard the museum.

He was under tremendous pressure by these people as none of his project was getting aproved. He was finding himself lonly and he complained many times about this with his fellow collegus and even to me.
He also narrated once how brutally he was beaten up by some 'gundas' on behest of 'Thakur' lobby of the university some twenty odd years back.
But I can remember that Professor was fearless. I remember, I was sitting with him late night the day Ayodhya was attacked by terrorists. He had a diary with him,perhaps a Govt Of India PRO diary from which he searched out the Home Minister Mr ShivRaj Patil's telephone number and straight away ranged him up and narrated whole situation in tensed town for half an hour.

I remember him as my guru who taught me ABC of Indian and World history in couple of months.

I cant forget his last phone call to me when he said, "I am very tensed,Please help me out. I want to come to Delhi."

Couple of months later he met with an accident and came to Delhi for operation and returned to Ayodhya only after his death on operation table.

I am writing these lines but still I am thinking what tension professor was having with him or what irregularities he was willing to point out in Awadh University.......or what threat he was having from the people he mentioned in his conversations......May be his worries require an attention by academia and media.........................................................May god rest him in peace.

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UNFAIR TREATMENT

The European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) wants to express its concern about the continued unfair treatment and the threats made against Dr. Oleg Manaev of the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Science at the Belarus State University.

A well-respected scholar in the international academic community, Dr. Manaev's work is in the spirit of the worldwide democratic movement that puts emphasis on civil, human, and individual rights. It is precisely because of this that Dr. Manaev has been the victim of official persecution for many years.

Dr. Manaev's long service to the Belarus State University and to the Republic of Belarus deserves respect and not censure, and we strongly urge both to recognize that academic freedom is sacrosanct in the civilized world.

ECREA finds the plan to force our colleague, Dr. Manaev, to resign from his faculty position or to be fired, because he remains true to universally recognized democratic and academic values, to be unconscionable, retrograde and unacceptable.

ECREA appeals to Academician Sergey Ablameyko, the Rector of the Belarus State University, to respect the academic freedom and the achievements of our colleague, Dr. Manaev, and ensure his continued employment. We call for the respect of academic freedom for all our colleagues in the Republic of Belarus.

ECREA also appeals to President Alexander Lukashenko and his administration to cease pressuring the university to obtain Dr. Manaev's resignation or to fire him.

We also want to thank Peter Gross and Karol Jakubowicz for bringing this to our attention, and for organising the support campaign. ECREA members who want to express their individual or institutional support for Dr. Manaev can contact Peter Gross at pgross@utk.edu.

The internet as we know it is reaching its limits

(CNN) -- The internet as we know it is reaching its limits.

Within 18 months it is estimated that the number of new devices able to connect to the world wide web will plummet as we run out of "IP addresses" -- the unique codes that provide access to the internet for everything from PCs to smart phones.

"The internet as we know it will no longer be able to grow," Daniel Karrenberg, chief scientist at RIPE NCC, the organization that issues IP addresses in Europe, told CNN.

"That doesn't mean it will cease to function, but entry could be limited to new devices."

Some estimate that by September 2011 the last large batches of addresses will be issued, meaning that months after that date there will be no new addresses available.

But while this sounds like a complete disaster -- another Millennium Bug -- it need not be, and there is a solution, if we all act quickly enough.

In 18 months time the internet as we know it will no longer be able to grow.

--Daniel Karrenberg, IP address expert

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Currently the internet is built around the Internet Protocol Addressing Scheme version 4 (IPv4), which has around four billion addresses -- and they're fast running out.

Four billion no doubt seemed a huge amount when the system was designed in the 1970s, but few then could have predicted how the internet would take off, and how many billions more connections would be needed.

However, there is a replacement, IPv6, which has trillions more addresses available and ready to go. The problem is that businesses are proving slow to adapt their technology to IPv6, leaving experts fearful that we might be heading for a crunch within 18 months.

"My impression is that while awareness of the issue is quite high, a lot of businesses are sitting on the fence," said Karrenberg. "Many small businesses are waiting to see what the early adopters do; how they handle things.

"My suspicion is too many are leaving it too late."

This growing problem has been compounded in recent years as the amount of hardware needing an internet connection has risen enormously, thanks largely to the popularity of smart phones, like Apple's iPhone and other mobile devices, and the rapid pace of technological development in countries like China and India.

"All sorts of devices need to access the internet now, from smartphones and games consoles, to cars," says Karrenberg.

"But still only a quarter of European businesses are using IPV6 -- the rest should be making this a priority."

All the big players in the internet, such as Google, and YouTube, are fully IPV6 enabled, but many others have yet to commit.

"If they keep on lagging behind then the internet will not be able to grow in the way it has been; the curve will flatten out," said Karrenberg.

"Although it's still unclear what kind of plateau we will see, certainly we could see impeded or seriously curtailed growth."

None of this is what businesses need to hear as they struggle out of a serious recession, but there is still time to act.

"The window left to invest is still relatively large," said Karrenberg.

"But businesses should remember that the earlier they act, the less they will pay. The more they neglect this issue, the higher premiums people can expect to be charged."

According to Karrenberg, the necessary costs can be met as part of the routine process of upgrading technology. "It is possible to deal with these issues through the usual round of investment in hard and soft technology," he said.

"It's just a question of what tactics people follow as they make their choices. "Businesses need to future-proof their decisions and this issue needs to be on every CTO's radar."

In addition, while IPv4 and IPv6 are designed to work together, there have been reports of teething troubles, and businesses that leave their switch-over too late may find glitches compound their problems.

Business leaders should also remember that this isn't only an issue for those producing devices needing a connection or selling broadband services. Content providers also need to ensure their services are IPv6-ready, otherwise they will exclude potential clients connecting using the new protocols.

"They will lose their customers -- the eyeballs -- who may not be able to connect," said Karrenberg.

It's a classic paradox of the internet era -- while the technology exists to leap frog the problem, human nature is naturally cautious and some businesses are reluctant to do what they know they need to do, whether due to tightened budgets or simple inertia.

"I'm certainly not optimistic this will all work out for everyone," said Karrenberg.

"I suppose I'm cautiously pessimistic. My fear is that a significant number of businesses will be left in a position where they have to scramble to catch up.

"People know there is a problem, but it's converting that knowledge into action plans, business plans, which is so important."

"The Right Thing to Do"

So we had to make a choice: We could sit back, do nothing, make a bunch of excuses, play politics, and watch America’s decline -- or we could stand up and fight for our future.

And I ran for President, Youngstown, because I believe that we’re at a defining moment in our history. And if we’re going to keep the American Dream alive -- not just for us, but for the next generation -- then we couldn’t just sit back and put off solving these big problems. We had to tackle them head on.

Job one was rescuing our economy. And that required some steps that were, frankly, unpopular -- steps like stabilizing a financial system that was on the brink of collapse, and intervening in an auto industry that was on the brink of extinction. I knew those steps would be unpopular. Even in Ohio, even in Michigan, even in auto-making states, if you polled, people said, don’t do anything about the auto companies. And I knew politics being what it is, that some people would try to score political points off our decisions.

But I think it’s fair to say -- any fair-minded person would say that if we hadn’t acted, more people in the Valley, more people in Ohio, more people across America would be out of work today. I mean, I can just give you a very concrete example -- the GM plant over in Lordstown would not be there. Because GM would have liquidated.

Instead, GM is paying back its debts, turned a profit for the first time in three years, and a third shift is about to come back to work in Lordstown, putting that plant at maximum capacity. (Applause.) Right next door. (Applause.) And by the way, it was in part because of the decisions that these three guys made in Congress. That’s not easy. They’ve been knocked -- they’ve got bumps all over the backs of their heads -- some on top. (Laughter.) But it was the right thing to do.

Today my administration is announcing a landmark agreement to help dozens of communities like Youngstown revitalize and redevelop old, shuttered GM facilities, preparing them for new industries, new jobs, and new opportunity.

These steps were the right thing to do. And it was the right thing to do to give tax relief to small businesses and working families right in the middle of this enormous recession -- 4.5 million working families in Ohio alone got tax breaks. Most of you guys didn’t know it, didn’t notice it in your paycheck. We didn’t go around advertising it. But each paycheck was a little bit bigger because of the steps that we took, and that meant that you could recirculate that money into the economy and keep demand up, which helped avert a depression. That was the right thing to do.

It was the right thing to do to give loans to small businesses to keep their doors open -- more than 2,400 right here in Ohio got small business loans, because of the Recovery Act, because of the work that these guys did.

It was the right thing to do to extend unemployment benefits and make COBRA cheaper for people caught up in the recession until they could get back on their feet. There’s probably not a single person here who doesn’t know somebody who either got unemployment benefits or used COBRA to make sure they could keep health insurance for their families when they lost their job. That was the right thing to do.

It was the right thing to do to help governors like Ted avoid massive cuts to Medicaid and layoffs to teachers and police officers.

And it was the right thing to do to invest in this town’s infrastructure. We put all of that stuff in the recovery package because it was the right thing to do.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on jobs in Ohio

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on jobs and the economy to workers at V&M Star, a manufacturer of steel products, in Youngstown, Ohio, May 18, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

The President went on to talk about what would have happened if the "just say no" crowd had succeeded inblocking all these efforts:

The steady progress we’re beginning to see across America would not exist. And neither would the plant that you’re about to build. So I invite anybody who thinks we shouldn’t have taken those actions that we took last year, or made those investments, to come to Youngstown and explain to us why that plant shouldn’t be built. (Applause.)

Come talk to Ted Strickland and the mayor. Come tell us why companies like this in towns like Youngstown shouldn’t be given every chance to expand and add new jobs. Tell us why small businesses shouldn’t receive tax credits so they can help purchase health insurance for their employees. Explain why seniors shouldn’t get help paying for their medications when they hit that gap called the doughnut hole. Explain why we should tell families that children with preexisting conditions aren’t going to be able to get health insurance because we decided that insurance companies should be able to do whatever they want.

They need to explain why they would be nothing to make -- doing nothing to solve some of these problems that have been plaguing America for years now, decades.

So I’m here to say, that’s not how we deal with crises. That’s not what America is about. We did not become the greatest economic power that the world has ever known by avoiding problems. The United States of America does not play for second place. We step up. We face our challenges. We compete. And we win. And that’s something we should all agree on.

Showing Our Gratitude

Dear Friend,

There's no way I could ever measure all that my own mother has done for me. She is my rock. She pushes me to be the best professional, mother, wife and friend I can be.

As a mother myself, I've come to realize that being a mom isn't always easy and that no one can do it alone.

My husband understands the many challenges facing today's mothers and their families. His Administration has taken steps to level the playing field and ease the burden.

The first bill the President signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to ensure that no women face the same discrimination and injustices that Lilly did after 20 years on the job. When women make less money than men for the same work, families have to work harder just to get by.

The President signed an Executive Order creating the first-ever White House Council on Women and Girls to ensure that all Federal agencies take women and girls into account in their daily work and to ensure that our daughters have the same opportunities as our sons.

Through the Let's Move! Initiative and the President's Task Force on Childhood Obesity, we're helping to provide parents with the knowledge and tools they need to make healthy choices for their children and teach their children to make healthy choices for themselves.

This week, we are celebrating Women's Health Week to promote steps women and girls can take to lead longer, healthier and happier lives.

Mother's Day is about showing our gratitude for the mothers and mother figures who have influenced our lives. The President and I would like to extend our warmest Mother's Day wishes to all of the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters and friends who have inspired a child.

Happy Mother's Day!

Michelle Obama











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SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Good afternoon,

I need your help.

Earlier this year, I promised to speak at a high school's graduation somewhere in the United States. To be considered, we asked schools to tell us how they achieve three important criteria:

•Set a positive example for other high schools around the Country;
•Engage students in learning and foster personal responsibility and academic excellence; and
•Prepare students to graduate college to help meet my 2020 goal that America have the highest proportion of college graduates of any nation in the world.
We've narrowed down more than 1,000 entries to six finalists that each have a three-minute video and short essay you can review and rate. From now until Thursday, anyone can participate. Once the voting is over, I'll choose the winner from the top three.

Check out the six finalists:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/commencement

We're calling this process the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge, and it's just the beginning. I'm planning to speak at a high school graduation every year I'm in office to keep the focus on our commitment to our Nation's schools, and to motivate teachers, principals, and students to keep improving. And of course lifting up American education will take parents getting more involved in their child's education.

This is also an opportunity to discover and highlight schools like these six finalists: excellent examples of the kinds of effective approaches to teaching and learning that I know are happening around the country.

Let me know what you think of the choices:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/commencement

Thank you,
President Barack Obama

P.S. The deadline is Thursday at midnight EDT, so take a moment to give your input on these six deserving finalists:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/commencement







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RAMPING UP EARTH DAY

Good afternoon,

We’ve been celebrating Earth Day for 40 years now, but the truth is that tomorrow may be the first one when we are truly able to say that we have started down the road to a real clean energy economy -- and a better world for our kids.

Today I am kicking off the Administration’s celebration of Earth Day in advance by announcing $452 million in Recovery Act “Retrofit Ramp-Up” awards. These awards will help make energy efficiency affordable for hundreds of thousands of homeowners and businesses, and are expected to create tens of thousands of jobs in the process.

And this is just a tiny sliver of what we’ve done. As the President’s point man on the Recovery Act, which included America’s biggest investment ever in clean energy, I’ve visited countless communities that have seen jobs come back through these kinds of initiatives.

You can learn more about all our efforts at WhiteHouse.gov/EarthDay, and also join Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, for a special online video chat tomorrow at 12:00PM EDT at WhiteHouse.gov.



Of course Earth Day is about more than just government action to protect our air, water and environment. Since the first Earth Day forty years ago countless Americans have taken action to make their local communities cleaner and healthier and to have a positive impact on our planet.

This year, President Obama is calling on all of us to pitch in and participate in the Earth Day of Service. On Serve.gov/EarthDay you can find thousands of Earth Day Service events in communities across the country.

Whether you pick up trash at a local park, plant trees, or clean up the river or stream in your hometown, there are plenty of ways to get involved. I hope you’ll join President Obama and me in celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

Sincerely,

Joe Biden

Vice President of the United States

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DETECTING AL-QAEDA

AL QAEDA (“THE BASE”)

(Osama Bin Laden Network; the World Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders; Islamic Army for the Liberation of the Holy Places)
ORGANISATION AND LEADERSHIP

Until he is captured or confirmed killed, Osama bin Laden remains the symbolic leader of al Qaeda. Under him are the “shura al-majlis”; an advisory body made up of bin Laden’s lieutenants. His closest advisor is Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian physician who formerly led the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group. The fate of al-Zawahiri also remains unknown. A tape attributed to Zawahiri appeared on May 21, 2003, and several tapes purportedly made by bin Laden have surfaced since the war in Afghanistan.

Al Qaeda now functions on several different levels. First, there is the core leadership that developed around bin Laden and his lieutenants. The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan essentially dismantled this central hierarchy and at least temporarily hindered its ability to carry out attacks. The terrorist training camps were destroyed, thousands of fighters were captured or killed, and those that escaped were scattered. Subsequent U.S. intelligence successes, such as the March arrest of al Qaeda’s operational commander Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, have further pushed al Qaeda’s leadership to the brink of collapse. Still, new leaders may be emerging - Saif al-Adel, a weapons expert involved in the 1998 embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya, has apparently filled the role of operational chief in the wake of Mohammed’s arrest.

Another element of al Qaeda is comprised of increasingly autonomous terrorist cells scattered across the globe. These groups, essentially cut off from the core organization, are now attempting to coordinate attacks on their own. Some intelligence experts view the May 2003 bombings in Saudi Arabia and Morocco as an indication that al Qaeda’s hierarchy has reconstituted itself, but more likely it is a sign that local cells now have the means to carry out operations without the financial or logistical involvement of the leadership.

In addition to the core group and the independent cells, al Qaeda’s model of Jihad has now evolved into a global ideological movement. The British shoe-bomber Richard Reid is an example of this type – a sympathizer who has no actual connection with al Qaeda, but performs a small-level operation in its name. The bombers who carried out the Bali bombings in 2002 also cited al Qaeda as an inspiration, though no formal connections have been established.

Recent events indicate al Qaeda still poses a significant threat to the U.S. and its allies. For the time being it seems likely that cells of the group will attack so-called soft targets in the Middle East, North Africa, and perhaps central Asia. The New York Times reported on May 17, 2003 that al Qaeda’s had reestablished operational bases and recruitment efforts in Kenya, Sudan, Pakistan and Chechnya. The Saudi government believes there are still two or three cells still operating inside the kingdom.

There have been no attacks on U.S. soil since September 11, but al Qaeda appears to be persevering in its efforts. The New York Times quotes a U.S. intelligence official who says that six Arab men have been secretly arrested in the U.S. on suspicion that they were scouting new targets to hit. The chief worry remains that al Qaeda will somehow obtain weapons of mass destruction and strike a major blow within the U.S.

IDEOLOGY

Osama bin Laden and members of al Qaeda follow a fundamentalist form of Islam known as Wahhabism. Believers, who prefer the term Muwahhiduns or Salifis, adhere to a puritanical reading of the Koran and consider all other forms of Islam to be heretical. Wahhabism is the dominant sect on the Arabian Peninsula and its influence has steadily grown since the Saudi government began to fund Wahhabi schools, known as “madrassas”, in the late 1970’s. These schools were formed throughout the Islamic world, most extensively in Pakistan where they left their mark on the future leaders of the Taliban.

Wahhabism traces its roots to the mid-1700s and its founder, Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Wahhab had traveled throughout the Ottoman Empire and had concluded that the ruling Turks had corrupted Islam. He espoused an austere interpretation of the Koran that included restrictions on many practices common throughout the Islamic world. These practices included the use of music during worship, the commemoration of Muhammad’s birthday, and the ornamentation of Mosques. Wahhab allied his movement with an aspiring conqueror named Muhammad ibn Saud. This close alliance with the house of Saud remains to this day.

Al Qaeda demands an end to the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia because that country hosts many Muslim holy sites. It also condemns the United States for supporting Israel in the Palestinian conflict and wants to overthrow U.S.-supported regimes in the Middle East that it considers to be illegitimate (i.e. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Algeria), and replace them with Islamic governments. Al Qaeda’s stated goal is to "unite all Muslims and to establish a government which follows the rule of the Caliphs." It is fiercely opposed to the followers of Shia Islam, though this is secondary to its antagonism to Jews and the West.

Al Qaeda’s targets in the 9/11 attacks were symbolically linked to what it perceives to be the three pillars of U.S. power that “oppress” the Islamic people of the Middle East: The Pentagon representing military power, the World Trade Center representing financial hegemony, and the failed attack on the U.S. Capitol, which represents American political power.

For a more complete statement of Al Qaeda's ideology and goals, see this 1998 Fatwa that bin Laden and other radicals issued which declares a jihad against “Jews and Crusaders”.


THE ACTIVITIES OF AL QAEDA

The Al Qaeda has a long history of terrorist activity which dates back to the early 1990s. Many of their earlier operations failed to achieve the desired effect; however, experience has enabled the organization to develop a more sophisticated approach.
• Thirty-four are killed in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh when several bombs target compounds housing foreign nationals (May 12, 2003)
• Forty-one people are killed in a succession of bomb attacks in Casablanca, Morocco. The attackers are linked to Al Qaeda (May 16, 2003)
• Suicide bomber attacks U.S. consulate in Karachi. Fourteen Pakistanis are killed, several vehicles are destroyed, and embassy windows are shattered (September 5, 2002)
• Turkish citizen Osman Petmezci and his German-American girlfriend Astrid Eyzaguirre are arrested by German authorities for plotting bomb attacks against American military installations in Germany. Though not members of Al Qaeda, they claim inspiration from the terrorist organization (2002)
• American embassies in Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia are closed after a plot is uncovered by U.S. intelligence. Indonesian group Jemaah Islamiah, affiliated with Al Qadea, is suspected of planning to bomb one or more of the embassies (September 11, 2002)
• A small boat carrying explosives crashes into the French oil tanker ‘Limburg’ in the port of Ash Shihir off the coast of Yemen. Al Qaeda is believed to be responsible for the attack that killed one crewmember (October 6, 2002)
• Two gunmen with suspected links to Al Qaeda attack a U.S. Marine unit on the island of Faliaka, near Kuwait City, killing Lance Cpl. Antonio J. Sledd. The gunmen are later killed after attempting a second attack (October 8, 2002)
• Nearly 200 people are killed by a pair of bombings at a nightclub in the Balinese resort town of Kuta. Several members of the Indonesian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah, linked to Al Qaeda, are arrested for the attacks (October 12, 2002)
• Israeli-owned Paradise Hotel is bombed in Mombassa, Kenya, killing ten Kenyans and three Israelis. A statement from Al Qaeda claims responsibility for the attack, and also for an unsuccessful attack on an Israeli charter jet at the Mombassa airport (December 3, 2002)
• American Laurence Foley, an officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development, is assassinated in Amman Jordan. Al Qaeda members Salem Saad bin Suweid, a Libyan and Yasser Fathi Ibrahim, a Jordanian are later arrested (December 14, 2002)
• Suspected in September 11 plot to hijack planes and destroy the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and other unspecified targets (2001)
• Plotted an unsuccessful effort to attack U.S. and Israel tourists during millennial celebrations (2000)
• Implicated in bombings of U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that killed over 300 (1998)
• Accused by the US of bomb attacks on American military personnel in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (1996)
• Linked to unsuccessful plot to assassinate President Clinton in the Philippines (1995)
• Linked to unsuccessful plot to bomb multiple U.S. trans-Pacific flights (1995)
• Linked to unsuccessful plot to bomb U.S. and Israeli embassies in Manila (1994)
• Linked to unsuccessful plot to assassinate Pope John Paul II in Manila (1994)
• Claims to have downed U.S. helicopters and killed US servicemen in Somalia (1993)
• Attempted bombing of U.S. troops in Aden, Yemen (1992)

Written and Researched by Ratnesh Dwivedi in May 2009

FIGHTING NUCLEAR TERRORISM

Good morning,

I'm writing you from the largest gathering of world leaders that the United States has hosted since the founding of the United Nations 65 years ago. Forty-seven countries are joining forces at President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit to address the most daunting security threat of our time: nuclear terrorism.

Securing loose nuclear materials is a good example of some of the immediate challenges being discussed, but the focus is also on how we get to a place where the threat of nuclear weapons to humanity is eliminated altogether.
To go over the progress that's been made, President Obama will hold a press conference at 4:30 p.m. EDT that you can watch live on WhiteHouse.gov. But you don't need to wait until then: Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes will answer your questions in a live web chat at 1:00 p.m. EDT.

So tune in to http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/nuclear-security-summit later today for both the web chat and the press conference.

Three very important things have happened recently to make our Nation – indeed the world – a safer place.

Last week the Defense Department released the President's Nuclear Posture Review, laying out a vision to, as the President put it, "reduce the role of nuclear weapons in our national security strategy and focus on reducing the nuclear dangers of the 21st century, while sustaining a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent for the United States and our allies and partners as long as nuclear weapons exist."

Two days after that, President Obama and Russian President Medvedev signed the landmark New START Treaty, which requires the United States and Russia to reduce -- by 30 percent below the levels in a treaty signed in 2002 -- the number of nuclear warheads they have deployed on intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-based ballistic missiles, and bombers.

Then, beginning on Sunday of this week, the President engaged in a steady stream of bilateral meetings before personally welcoming every delegation last night and holding a working dinner. Today, the President is chairing plenary sessions all day long to work toward solid, consensus approaches to this issue.

It's been a very busy, but productive few weeks, and there is much to talk about. So bring your questions to the live chat and tune in after that for the press conference:

1:00 p.m. EDT: Web chat with Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes
4:30 p.m. EDT: Press Conference with President Barack Obama
Both will be live on: http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/nuclear-security-summit.
Thank you,

Denis McDonough
Chief of Staff, National Security Staff









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SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS IN TOUGH TIME

Good afternoon,

These have been very tough years for our country. Millions of our family members, friends and neighbors have lost their jobs in the great recession. Plummeting home values closed out what had already been a lost decade of stagnant wages and rising costs.

But today we got an encouraging sign of better times ahead. We learned that the economy is now actually producing a substantial number of jobs instead of losing them -- there were 162,000 new jobs created in March, the most positive jobs report we have had in three years.

One community where we've seen these glimmers of hope is Charlotte, North Carolina, where the President spoke today. An advanced battery company, one of those industries at the forefront of the emerging clean energy economy, has also been at the forefront of our recovery in no small thanks to a boost from the Recovery Act. We had a chance to check it out a few days before the President headed down. Watch a quick video to get a sense of what hope looks like for our economy:

Pulling America back from what many experts warned could be another Great Depression and putting us on a course towards new jobs and new industries has been the President's top priority since Day 1. That's why he made signing the Recovery Act his first task when he came into office. Two million more Americans are on the job today because of the Recovery Act, and we have broken the back of the worst recession in a generation.

We are gratified for that. But we are not satisfied. Not by a long shot.

We know we have a lot of work in front of us to repair the damage and rebuild our economy. We also know that there will be some additional bumps in the road ahead.

But today's news is a positive sign post along that road.

And I want you to know that the President and all of us in the Administration will continue to work day and night to pursue a recovery that strengthens the middle class and reaches all our communities and lays a lasting foundation for a better future.

Sincerely,

David Axelrod
Senior Advisor to the President


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A LETTER FROM A GIRL IN IRAN

A LETTER FROM A GIRL IN IRAN

hi dear ratnesh

.how are you?i thout that you want to leave me,for my last email and my questions.i thout that you are angry for it.tell me do you read it ?can you tell me about her more.?i can not understand.pleas read my last email that i sent you after our last chat.and tell me how old are you?!!ohhh did you news about titan?do you know that in iran there are very amateurs in astronomy ?one of them is"Pooria Nazemi"that invited to nasa for watching alive image of titan?you can visit vebsite of iran astronomy :www. nojum.net or www.parssky.net .and you can visit image of nature in night sky from 2 iranian photographer on :.www.dreamview.net i love one of photographers :oshin zakarian.

now tell me:

1-why do you want to know my reports from my locality in iran?

2-tell me more about carry on in bank of holy river saryu?and tell me more about this bank.

3-do you think me and hera are in a bad position ?

4-if there are other members like me and hera,i want know them more.

5-what subject do you want to interview with me?and why?

6-why should i send email for bush?and white house?

7-tell me why do you choosen me and hera for share that informations?

9-why don't send her email to relax your mind?

10-where town do you live now?

11-i didn't understand that ,what is your idea about trror ?are you aggry with america politics or not?do you think that iran is terrorist?!!

12-tell me ,are you a reporter in india or ,are you a journalist?

13-and at the last,tell me what is your religion?

thanks rathnesh,for sharing your feelings with me.i'm a moslem girl and i will pray to you where ever you are now.

bye buy my mysterious friend!!
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AN OPEN LETTER TO OBAMA ON GROUNDING OF LUNAR MISSION

To,
Barack H. Obama
Honourable President of United States of America
White House Govt
White House
Pensylvania Avenue
Washington D.C.
Washington
20502

And his Three Senior Advisors

David Axelrod,Vallerie Zerrot and Peter Rouse

Sub.--In response to grounding of NASA'a Lunar Mission.

Honourable Sir,

I am Ratnesh Dwivedi in India a regular reciever of NASA's update. But before I write anything on NASA or its missions, I would like to tell you little about my knowledge on Science research work in USA. The first American President who talked against racism was Abraham Lincoln. He was the one who seriously guided America on sciences throuh his mission to establish world's biggest and most respected research organisation--The National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences is the most respected name and a person feels high ammount of pride even if he talks to a receptionist of NAS in washington. So for its worthy scientists has been honoured with dozens of noble prizes and other laurels. In due course of time The Academy enlarged its operation and established few other divisions like National Research Council , Institute of Medicine and Institute of Engineering under its umbrella.

World's biggest space science research organisation, National Aeronautics of Space Administration(NASA) also got its association with the Academy and NRC launched its one of the rarest kind of Research Associateship Programme (RAP) to select unparelled research scientists from across the globe to associate them with National Academy of Sciences and with NASA through this programme. Budding scientists from countries like India got a chance to associate themselves with NASA and other disciplines of sciences and engineering.It was a remarkable step of Academy to allow them to work on minutest area of life sciences, biology,biotech, engineering,technology and space sciences.

I by that time had collected some original research work on space sciences with the help of information I recieved through NASA newsletters . Compiled it and sent the 1500 pages of research work on Space Dynamics to Mary D Cox, an official with The National Academy of Sciences. I quickly got reply that my work has been forwarded to NASA coordinator.

Leaving the story behind I alwayes felt a significant ammount of pride to learn from NASA letters and to remain in touch with NASA officials. In a recent e-mail from Whitney Calvin of Media Relation Department of Jet Propulsion Laboratry(most respected division of NASA) ,I got to know about some of the most optimistic missions of NASA . And the information was about designing two mega spaceships--The Aries and The Orion, which may carry a Human Voyage to Moon and Mars by 2020.

It may be a giant leap of human kind to touch down on the surface of Moon once more and on Red Planet for the first time. Mars as I predict is our hope to establish Human colony in future.

Honourable Sir, I am writing this letter in great depression that now your government have decided to wind up these missions. Its great loss to sciences and to human kind.Its a rare chance to give an opportunity to humen to explore our solar system and to to our moon and to Red Planet. Sir, I , who have a great ammount of interest in Space Sciences and in NASA activity humbly request you to allow NASA with its Lunar and Red Planet missions and to allow its scientists to carry on with Aries and Orion spaceship programme.

Sciences,Human kind and our generations would be obiliged to Obama administrations for ages if you live up the dreams of thousands of people like me and people in NASA by not stopping these rarest of its kind missions.

Thanking You.................................................................

Written by Ratnesh Dwivedi on Saturday February 6,2010

IN THE NAME OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY

To,
Barack Obama
Honourable President of United States of America
White House Govt
White House
Washington D.C.

Sub- In the name of Peace and Prosperity.(Refering President's Oslo Speech)

Honourable Sir,

Not too long ago when world witness horrible terror attack on American soil to whom media refers as 9/11. Perhaps the incident was the begining of Al Qaeda's bloody foot print in the civilised world. It was not the first terror attack on American soil or people or elsewhere in the world but it was perhaps the begining of a rare kind of war against human civilazation. World War was dangerous and cold war era even more but the religion adopted by these people to whom we refer as "terrorists" perhaps have given birth to an unending war against human institution.We hardly see any sign that these animals and their religion is going to accept the idea of democracy and idea of peace.
Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luthar King were greats of all time and the path they made for humanity and brotherhood is a rare kind of example must be adopted by one and all. But as you spoke out in your historical speech that there comes time when idea and path of people like Gandhi and King becomes little irrelevant. In the time when humanity and cocept of democracy is in danger not only in United States of America but across globle and in countries like India ,we can not sit together and look towards Gandhi and King for their advices.Rather we should stand united in the name of humanity,peace and prosperity for our generations to come and take oath to defeat the idea of terrorism and extremism.

What I have understood in last few years when I started writing to white house govt that these people who claim to be fighting a "holy war" in the name of 'God' and "Allah" have enlarged theier organisation across globe and has garnered the support of many other outfits to come together to declare a big war against humanity and civilization.They do not want to see a common people living in peace and thinking about good livlihood for their children. They do not believe that good democracies should talk to each other to solve the problems of humanity and planet earth. They fight for their own cause and a different kind of religion which claims only lives and leaves blood on streets .

Mr President I believe that each country and individuals have right to think of its betterment and prosperity of their people and have a right to protect its terroteries if it is attacked by these people to whom we refer as "terrorist" and in order to that a country have all the right to talk to other head of states to think how to defeat these forcess.

Terrorism is not a word which is restricted to United States of America or Republic of India but its a global war today. If one country thinks that USA is suffering hence let it fight alone then perhaps its daydreaming. Today its USA or India other day it would be your country and your people.Its a glboal war of a different kind and no terrotery and nation is safe even the nations which are sheltering these animals, because these animal do not believe in idea of nation or idea of democracy.

Let us understand and think and come out with an idea how to defeat them. Its not a fight USA should alone tackle. Its fight of each and every individual.fight of each and every nation and fight of each and every member of human institution and fight of each and every member of followers of Humanity religion. So we must stand together and must take an oath in the name of peace and humanity that we will support and protect the idea of democracy and idea of human institution and will defeat these animals and their religion to whom we refer as "Terrorists" by all means and methods.This is the time and this is the moment when we all across continents should come out to protect our planet and to save humanity from these animals because we are in a "Danger".

Written by Ratnesh Dwivedi on Saturday December 12,2009