One thing which i just dont like to miss in my day's routine is newspaper. Somehow since long this is one thing which i make sure that i read and know the world around me better. Moreover the magazine supplement gives an update on the entertainment section which i generally give a glance. There are certain editorials which have become my favourite over the period and i relish them on weekends.
Forgot to mention here that i am reading Hindustan times for quite some years. Times of India is something where in i dont like certain things so stick to my old favourite. The truce between the two as to who has more circulation gives a delight to the readers with the tussle going to any extent.
Coming back to the editorials starting with the old writer's rumblings and musings towards anything and everything in this world. His article speaks of the way things have changed and how he views them comparing them with his old good days. His attacks on religionism and nowadays dirty politics is worth reading. His friends and acquaintances also get a mention in his articles wherein he recollects the good old moments with them. His autobiography 'Truth, Love and a little Malice' speaks about the real khushwant , the notorious and winsome person.
Sunday Sentiments by Karan Thapar the oxford graduate is another ecstacy which i savour on sunday mornings. Though now it has been moved to the main editorial section which is already populated by the never-ending debates on various issues in the sunday edit section. Earlier it was much better tucked in a corner in the colorful sunday magazine adding more spice to his musings. He is obsessed with himself and most of the articles start and end with things happening around him (like presidential invitation for beating retreat ). I recollect his article on Gujarat's destrutive earthquake and its aftermaths detailing his experience with the destruction. Or rather 9/11 disaster and such issues made livid by his narration. And then once a while comes an article comparing things in england and the way they are in this part of world. It might be somehow unfair to do so considering the disparity in the living standards in the two places. Monarchy and democracy each has their own pros and cons.
Counterpoint by Veer Sanghvi seems to be much like a postmortem done by a doctor. He takes an issue, adds the history behind it , spices it up with his views on it and there comes a thorough analysis of it. Not much is left for one to ponder over the issue after going through the article. His recent article on Veer Savarkar was an autopsy on the matter with both the parties, BJP and the congress point of view. Elections , Politics and Vajpayee being some of the highlights.
Another delight is Poonam Saxena's take on the various shows on the small screen. No channel is spared by her criticism be it CNBC's never ending trailers on the screen or the flashy sets of NDTV. She makes it a point to slaughter all of them on their creativity and stupidity. Ekta's never ending sagas are butchered by her with the mangalsutra wearing vamps conspiring yet another plot against another parvati (dharamvati nari).
Apart from all these columns the newspaper is filled with horrible stories of crime. It was so disheartening to see the gay murder story of delhi on the front page on the eve of independence day. There needs to be a policy not to publish such horror stories as the main news. Newspaper is something which people (like me who still prefer print than media) read for news stories in the morning. I hope that journalists make it a point to give a feel good story on the front page and not the horrible murders and crimes.
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