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Intellectual
TERROR
BIKRAM VOHRA
EXPLAINS HOW SOCIAL
MEDIA HAS BECOME THE
FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR
JEHAD IN THE
INFORMATION AGE
12
NOOSE AS
NEWS:
Yakubs story
was infused
with rhetoric
18
FINEPRINT:
Kaloms
dubious
links and
Didis
patronage
26
MASAAN:
A brave
take on life,
love, fate
and hope
48
BBC WATCH:
Will the
grand
broadcasters
wings be
clipped?
30
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Pawns of Porn
dates a jail term of five years if the material in question contains a sexually explicit act or conduct.
In the US
Watching online porn is legal.
What is obscene and objectionable has been left to states.
In the case of adult pornography, websites must clearly
mention that the content is strictly for adult viewing.
Producing or disseminating child pornography is a serious
crime and invites heavy penalties and long imprisonment
In the UK
Child pornography is illegal and no porn content can be
passed to children less than 18 years.
The government has laid out a list of obscene acts that
cant be produced or sold.
In China
Banning 857 porn sites, as the Indian government just did, and then unbanning them within 24
hours because of a backlash in which the DVD and
pen drive porn market soared, and issues of censorship, freedom of the net were publicly raised,
hardly did much for the governments reputation.
It showed, once again, that hasty action and
whimsical decisions produce a reaction that often
defeats the very purpose of the original intent. This
may be a clich but preventive action and education
and enforceable rules may be the answer.
Take the case of cigarettes. Banning them was
impossible as a massive black market and public
corruption would thrive, just as in the case of liquor.
Only a steady and rigorous campaign by world bodies, media, parents, teachers and scientists has
been able to convince smokers of the hazards. At
one time, advocating restraint on sexual behavior
was seen as a means of preventing AIDS. Today,
the approach is one of education and the use of
condoms. Similarly, banning prostitution is impossible, but we can at least deal with some of the evils
by cracking down on sex slavery, cross-border
flesh trade, creating counselling and rehab centers
for women who have broken out, education and
health care for children of prostitutes and preventing
the spread of venereal disease.
Perhaps the best weapon to attack the evils associated with porn, especially the destruction of
children, flesh trade and perverted messaging,
while preserving the freedom of the net, is to use
the most effective weapon used by the pornsters
themselvesthe internet itself. If netizens can create an Arab Spring, they can certainly create, and
thereby obviate governmental interference and censorship, a reasoned and well-calibrated pornawareness drive.
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VOLUME. VIII
ISSUE. 22
Editor
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Managing Editor
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BOOKS
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EDITORS PICK
FILMS
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SPOTLIGHT
The media
verdict 18
Far from taking a
reasoned stance on
Yakubs hanging, TV
channels and social
media went ballistic,
whichever side they
supported.
AJITH PILLAI analyzes
the media coverage
Uneasy partners
30
TRENDS
Kodaikanal Wont
34
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R E G U L A R S
Edit..................................................03
Grapevine........................................08
Quotes........................................10
As The World Turns...........................17
TV Review...........................................36
Media-Go-Round..............................42
Breaking News.................................44
Design Review.................................50
Vonderful English..............................54
Cover design: Anthony Lawrence
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Grapevine
Subsidized Food
No Sex Please!
THE BRITISH government recently
released data stating that pornographic
content was accessed inside the UK parliament almost 700 times a day last year,
despite blockades. Almost 850 attempts
to click on pornographic websites were
blocked each day in the British parliament. An MP here remarked that Indian
legislative members are clearly not the
only ones guilty of this vice. One wonders, if working in legislatures is indeed
so stressful that one needs diversions?
Surgery Time
IF GOSSIP in Lutyens Zone is to be
believed, another top politician is all set to
undergo bariatric surgery. Already top
ministers Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari and
Venkaih Naidu have gone under the
scalpel for this surgery with visible results.
Obviously yoga is only the common mans
cure. For the high and mighty, the Ministry of AYUSH has no solution. The elite
rely on the power of modern medicine
which is that much sweeter when financed by the common taxpayers money!
U O T E S
Rahul Kanwal,
anchor, IndiaToday
I asked @NitishKumar before Lok
Sabha polls, why he wasnt on social
media. Arre chidiya se thodi na kuch
hota hai. 180 degree turn now.
Minissha Lamba,
actor
Maybe soon, we can expect #Twitter
ban, #Facebook ban, #YouTube ban.
Will be back to reading books. Oh
no! They may be banned too.
Manish Tewari,
Congress leader
Happy 2 Indians released in Sirte
Libya pray for others. Ques--since
Sushma Swaraj claiming credit--is
India doing business with IS in
Libya?
WHATS THERE TO BE
PROUD OF?
A photo of 11 Kashmiri
terrorists posted on
Facebook
The
Intellectual
Terrorist
will confess that I am not a computer expert. I use mine as a glorified typewriter. But I am smart
enough to recognize the fact that
in the right hands, it is a highgrade weapon, powerful enough
to make TNT obsolete.
I read a book the other day in which the author
says that one day we will long for the scruffy terrorist with the used AK-47 as opposed to the intellectual terrorist who is now in our midst. He is erudite,
educated, urbane, holds a responsible post in a
working hierarchy and his mindset is more devious
and dangerous than a thousand foot soldiers.
The gun-toting caricature of the current militant, regardless of which part of the world he is in,
will be vanilla compared to what a handful of such
people can do by way of tearing apart the social
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Online recruitment
world can hire hackers, why cant threat and coercion be used to enlist such geniuses by the cells? It
is a no-brainer.
INTELLECTUAL TERRORIST
A few weeks ago, over a billion android mobile
phones were made vulnerable to malware that
would access personal data, including photographs,
messages and private correspondence. I know who
you are and what you wrote. So easy is it to obtain
data that the image of a sacked employee carrying
away his personal effects in a brown cardboard box
and not being allowed to check his computer is ludicrous. He probably has a hundred copies already.
Up in the cloud, seeded with information.
So there is no difference between the 21st century spawning of the intellectual terrorist and the
student on the couch.
He can spread the message in real time. He can
get funding directly or by proxy. He can recruit
with consummate ease. He can sit at home over
breakfast and generate a campaign over the long
haul, provide a chat room for the truly deranged
and by bouncing his signals and using cut-outs, can
be reasonably confident that he will not be traced.
There is no doubt that Twitter, Facebook and
their other cousins were started with benign intent.
To communicate with one another in a networking
environment that broke the barriers of caste, color
and creed.That turned malignant a long time ago
and with every new addition to the information
surge, the most benefited are the ones with violence
on their minds. Armed with cyber-weaponry (and
this is no joke), this growing army will not look at
suicide vests and a dozen victims, but will seek the
pleasures of mega-deaths.
LIKE SCI-FI
The defense is riddled with more holes than Swiss
cheese. The law enforcement agencies of the world
are defeated by the population that is now its
biggest adversary. Ergo, it is sworn to protect those
that let them down. This bitter irony is not yet visible to the majority and it is all too surreal for us to
BLIND FOLLOWING
Kashmiri youth wave
the IS flag in Srinagar
Daily Mail
sued over
baby pictures
Hollywood couple
Mila Kunis and
Ashton Kutcher
Google pays
tribute to Kalam
GOOGLE PAID tribute to the peoples president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam,
after he passed away on June 27,
following a heart attack in Shillong.
The scientist collapsed while giving
a lecture. Google displayed a black
ribbon on its home page. The mark
of respect on the Google India
homepage testifies to the universal
appeal of the former president, especially among the youth. Google,
known for remembering past icons
and marking important occasions
and anniversaries through its characteristic doodles, has in the past
paid tribute to several Indians, including filmmaker Satyajit Ray,
maths genius Shakuntala Devi and
cine icon Raj Kapoor.
Russias
photo app to
counter Instagram
RUSSIAS POPULAR social networking
site VK, also known as Russias Facebook, has launched Snapster, a
photo-sharing mobile application to
rival Facebooks popular Instagram.
Snapster, which is available on Android and Apple phones, allows users
to share pictures modified with digital
filters. The service automatically
deletes pictures after a certain time
and the photoscan be linked to the VK
Apple loses
top spot in China
ACCORDING TO RESEARCH firm
Canalys, Apple is no longer king of
the smartphone market in China.
Local mobile phone-maker Xiaomi
has stolen the top spot from Apple,
with a market share of 15.9 percent.
Huawei grabbed second place with
15.7 percent of the market share. In
2014, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus
made Apple garner the top spot for
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When Noose
Became News
Primetime TV discussions on Yakub Memon were infused with
jingoistic fervor and deep biases which justified his hanging
BY AJITH PILLAI
PERIPHERAL PLAYER
The Raman effect added a new dimension to the
debate. There emerged a section which felt that Yakub
had been tricked by the investigating agencies and
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STEERING DEBATES
(From left) TV presenters
Nidhi Razdan,
Karan Thapar,
Rahul Shivshankar
SLANGING MATCH
As July 30 the date set for the executionneared,
the debates reached fever pitch. Zakka Jacob (CNNIBN) is normally restrained, subtle and moderate
in his presentation. In fact, a profile describes his
USP as a combination of finesse, in-depth research
and seriousness. But the hang or not to hang
discussion seemed to have got to him too. Having
set the agenda and shown his bias against those
anti-death penalty folks, activists , abolitionists or
whatever you choose to call them, he went on a
slanging match with senior Supreme Court lawyer
Kamini Jaiswal, who is opposed to the death
penalty. She made it clear at the outset that she is
not questioning the conviction of Yakub Memon
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SPECIAL PROGRAMS
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India Today
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APN
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Kalom
Something
Murky Here
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POWER OF PEN
(Above) Ahmed
Hassan Imran, former
owner of Kalom
SARADHA CONNECTION
Imran had sold Kalom to Saradhas discredited
boss Sudipta Sen. The Saradha bouquet of publications died a natural death with the fall of this
empire, but not Kalom. This was carefully protected with the help of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and resuscitated. It is believed that
though Imran no longer owns or edits it, he remains the de facto head of the publication.
So what lies between the lines? Recently, the
Enforcement Directorate interrogated Imran for
the second time and asked pointed questions
about his involvement in the daily, with Saradha
group and the huge scam. What they found was
this: he used to get a salary of `70,000 per month
as editor and that he had sold the daily to Sudipta
Sen for just `2 lakh. However, these puny figures
failed to cut ice with the investigating agency and
many questions remained.
When Kalom was saved
from the crumbling Saradha
empire, immediate funds were
reportedly pumped in by TMCs
Uttar Pradesh observer Asif Khan,
a close aide of Mukul Roy. Roy was
said to be dealing with the Saradha scam
issue. How much was paid is not known, but
the daily was later transferred to the Kalom Welfare Association. It was a way to avoid debtors
barking at the publications heels.
The question is, why was it so imperative for
the TMC to save this Bengali daily (as well as television channel Tara Music and Urdu publication
DUBIOUS AFFILIATIONS
Why did Mamata
Banerjee nominate Imran
for the Rajya Sabha
despite his terror links?
COMMUNAL CARD
We need to travel back to join the dots. Last
year, the then District Intelligence Bureau of
South 24 Parganas prepared a secret twopage report and sent a detailed note to the
district police superintendent (case no: 84
dtd 19.02.2013 u/s 394/302/307/153A
IPC and 25/27 Arms Act).
According to the document, Imran
was named as the mastermind
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Kalom
Anil Shakya
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Global Broadcasting
BBC
A
new
avatar
for
BBC?
Beeb and Auntie, the BBC has also been derisively addressed by adversaries and critics as
Beast. This is probably due to its unwieldy size
and scale.
UNACCEPTABLE INNOVATIONS
Beeb has been held responsible for a number of
unpleasant and unacceptable programming innovations and diversifications in recent times. Consequently, BBCs controllers and regulators, the
board of trustees and audiences have reportedly
expressed dissatisfaction with its overall governance and programming.
The Times (London), meanwhile, said BBCs
purse controller, Chancellor of Exchequer George
Osborne, has launched a 650-million-pound
budget raid, forcing the Corporation to meet the
cost of free television licenses for the over 75s.
BBC charges a 145.5-pound annual license fee on
all households, barring those aged 75 and above.
It is believed to be running a deficit of about
POPULAR PROGRAMS
(Below left) BBCs crime
drama Silent Witness
(Right) The
legendary British science
fiction, Sarah Jane
Adventures, from BBC
The UK government
wants to slash the
broadcasters size
and scale with new
programming
policies. But is this an
attempt at curbing
the popularity of its
news programs to
protect newspapers?
BY MR DUA
DIFFICULT TIMES
(Top) Unwieldy size and scale have
crippled BBC; It did not
commission a third series of its
Saturday night show, Atlantis
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BBC
NEW PLANS
(Top) BBCs
director-general
Tony Hall
(Left) Britains
Chancellor of the
Exchequer
George Osborne
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Quicksilver Response
A rap song has garnered over 10 lakh views on social media and raised
public consciousness about mercury poisoning in Kodaikanal
BY RAMESH MENON
A
POP MUSIC FOR PROTEST
(Above) Sofia Ashrafs
rap, Kodaikanal
Wont, went viral,
raising cries of protest
across social media
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
Former workers at the HUL
factory allege that mercury
poisoning has led to
premature deaths
Ashrafs is a
fascinating
way of fusing
the local
agitprop
politics with
the global,
sprawling
beast that is
the internet,
catapulting a
small
movement to
international
spotlight in a
matter of days.
DailyO
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Book Review
TV
Review
Debates
FOUR Ps
SARTORIAL WINNERS
Gaurav Sawant, Rahul
Shivshankar, Sunetra
Choudhury
TV news
anchors
achieved the
impossible:
making
discussions on
pornography
boring.
Poker-faced
anchors drew
bland
responses
from deadpan
guests.
Book Review
The True American
LEAP OF FAITH
(Left) Devotees at the
holy shrine at Mecca;
(below) author Anand
Giridharadas
Bhuiyan decides to
campaign for the
life of his
attacker because
Islam doesnt allow
hate and killing.
And that is what
makes this book so
relevant
today.
Bhuiyan, the victim, and Mark Stroman, the accused, keeping the narrative interesting and alive.
Bhuiyan, a Bangladeshi Air Force officer, comes to
the US leaving behind a loving family and a pining
girlfriend. He starts by working in a mini-mart in
Texas and is a quick learner. However, one fateful
day, Stroman, an Amercian living on the fringes of
society with a love for guns, bikes, women and
drugs, walks in and shoots him, thinking he is an
Arab. Following 9/11, Stromans views on Arabs and
other races became quite pronounced and he is
seething with vengeance and anger towards them.
Yet, he wasnt sure what Arabs looked like. The book
When he gets back to the US, and attains citizenship, he resolves to work for his adopted country
and become a New American. He starts networking, attends community meeting, peace conferences, political fundraisers in fact, anything that
would enable him to bridge the enmity and mistrust
between Islam and America post 9/11. He asks:
And where this hate is taking us? Nowhere.
As he gets more and more popularity speaking
about his story, the date for deciding Stromans execution draws near. And then, in one of the most
moving acts of kindness, Bhuiyan decides to campaign for the life of his attacker because Islam
doesnt allow hate and killing, and forgiveness is the
best policy. And that is what makes this book so relevant todayit propagates an Islam so different
from that of various hate groups, be it the IS or
Al-Qaeda.
Does Bhuiyan succeed in saving Stromans life?
Well, we wont give the plot away. Read the book and
come away feeling uplifted, knowing that love and
forgiveness can indeed free this world of hate
and violence.
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Editors Pick
Shovon Chowdhury
To our
Porn-Again
Patriots
Amitava Sen
When it comes to moral behaviour, you and the officers reporting to you have always set the standard. Members of the public who are lucky enough to deal with the
government see this every day .
But you know that setting an example isnt enough.
This is why youve tirelessly defended the rules that
Britains Queen Victoria laid down for us in 1861. Since
she was a white person, she knew better. It is entirely to
your credit that you and your colleagues have ensured
that in over 150 years, not even a comma or a full stop in
that document has been changed.
The only exception was in 1950, when references to
the viceroy were removed. By rigorously implementing
these rules, you have ensured that our morals do not
decay. You have specified very precisely what we can do
in the bedroom, and whom we can do it with.
However, over time, you have realised that simply
policing our bedrooms may not be enough. The internet
is misguiding the public. Hence, you are now regulating
our fantasies. This is a big step. Only China is slightly
ahead of us and, hopefully , we will soon catch up.
In this way, you have struck a giant blow against
obscenity. This is right and proper. No one likes obscenity.
Obscenity corrupts the soul. Knowing how responsive
you are to the needs of the public, were providing a list of
some other obscene things, which we feel should also be
banned.
Government officers gorging on kababs and biryani
while monitoring flood relief .
Journalists being burned alive and everyone going
scot-free.
Government positions being sold for cash.
Government officers investigating each other, and
giving each other clean chits.
IFS officers getting foreign passports for their children.
Police abusing the public in the filthiest of language,
unless they own a car.
Education department officers in swank offices, while
government school children go without toilets.
Soldiers lacking ammunition, body armour and coffins,
because the files at the defense ministry are getting
slightly delayed.
Government officers who flout all service rules
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Based in
Varanasi,
it deals
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relationships,
daily
struggles and
eternal hope
just what life
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As the country debates capital punishment,
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Edgar Mller recently created this magic at the Festival of World Cultures in
Dn Laoghaire, Ireland. The painting gives the impression of camera angle. The
spectator, from whichever angle he views the painting, gets the feeling that this
would be the point where a camera must have been installed. Only, its the
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BJP-RSS Ties
Cleared it
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Modi?
OUT OF ACTION
(Top left) The RSS is
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the center keeping it
out of the decisionmaking process
(Right) Krishna
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