How many of us have heard of a person named Aadikanta Daliya? Or the fact that he is a Dalit. Or the fact that he was burnt alive on May 22, 2004. Which national newspaper/television channel has reported this? Gurumurthy asks these and other questions, and provides clues to the answer.
Out of curiosity, I put a Google search using the words, “Aadkikanta Daliya.” The graphic below shows the search results.
Notice that none of the web pages contain links to news sites.
I again searched using the word “Daliya” and here’s a snapshot of what I found.
Apart from two sites (indiainfo) and SAAG Forum (the fifth search result), no site contains information about this incident. And it is no coincidence that both sites contain the same piece authored by Gurumurthy.
What do we call this blatant failure to report a ghastly incident like this? Isn’t non-reporting of news equivalent to dishonesty?
Tags: Commentary, Pseudo Secularism Hall of Shame
On 07.17.04 anya says:
Though it is ghastly indeed, one incident may go unreported for a variety of reasons. It depends a lot on where it happened, and who did it I guess. I am totally unaware of it .. not having read the article you have linked to. The local papers must have carried it atleast.
On 07.17.04 Sandeep says:
Anya,
I agree. However, how is it that the Graham Staines case got so much publicity: it too, happened in a relatively remote part of Orissa if that’s what you mean by saying that an incident may go unreported for various reasons.
It is the secular reason that compels these people to unreport/falsify news. And yes, the local papers have carried this news.
On 07.20.04 Harini says:
i have just returned after filming a documentary in Marathwada. MOstly filming amongst Dalits and Tribals.
Where ever we went, the complaint was that they have no representation in the media. It is almost as though, they said, “they” want to forget that we exist and that this is our life.
separate areas in the villages, separate wells and separate lives - in 2004 still exists
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