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picture source: cover of book by J.Natarajan   Journalism has always been a very prominent field in India especially in the sphere of politics. Journalism may also be counted as a main reason for Indian independence. The first Indian news paper ” Bengal Gazette ” was launched by James Augustus Hickey and he is also regarded as the father of Indian journalism. The same news paper was agained published in 1817 under Indian administration. It was published by Gangadhar Bhattacharjee. The vernacular Press Act was proposed by Lord Lytton , the then viceroy of India . The act curtailed the freedom of non- English newspapers in India. The main reason was to prevent Indian origin newspapers from expressing criticism of British Policies. James Silk Buckingham was a British author who launched his 8 page biweekly called the ” Calcutta Journal “ . The ” Calcutta Journal ” gave a deeper insight into politics and literary news .  The Newspaper (incitement to offence) Act of 1908 provided m...

                              Credit: medium.com Nero's Guest, a documentary about education that was directed by Deepa Bhatia, features Palagummi Sainath, the former rural editor of The Hindu, who takes the lead by raising concerns about the 1997 farmer suicide and the government's failure to address it. The documentary Nero's Guest depicts Mr. Sainath's efforts at a period when the state of Maharashtra was experiencing extreme poverty and 200,000 farmers were committing suicide as a result of debt and hardship starting in 1997. Sainath, who serves as both a commentator and a character in the movie, exemplifies Bhatia's imaginative approach to the subject. Sequences of him being observed at work place him in the narrative as a strong and eloquent voice with the capacity to spark action among the ranks of lawmakers and bureaucrats. He motivates the younger generation and piques the interest of his audiences as an...

 1.  " suprise school bagcheck  - condoms , lighters,  whitners found ". 2.         " two riding motor bike runned down by speeding truck ".  3.       "40 yr old fractured his leg in road rage ". 4.       " Speeding BMTC bus driver knocked down two riding scooter ".