Shourie releases book

“When I was working with The Indian Express,I would tell my colleagues that we should be like crocodiles. When we get someone’s leg in our mouth,we shouldn’t let it go until there is some consequence,” said Shourie.

He complained of journalism turning from investigative into inventive due to the incestuous relationships between the journalist and the subject to be written about. “We are not mouthpieces of institutions or public figures,we are trustees of truth,” he emphasised.

Shourie’s book was released at Symbiosis Vishwabhavan later in the evening. “The book is an argument that the conventional thoughts about God that we are fed throughout our lives are not subject to examination. We do not think about the things we do in the name of religion. We outsource worship and rituals. Why do we do all this? Why don’t we think about what we do?” said Shourie urging people to think about religion and seek explanations for its theories.

He quoted Dalai Lama saying ‘Buddhism is not a religion but is a science of the mind.’ The book is dedicated to all mothers who bring up special children as it unfolds the relationship of Shourie,his wife Anita and his child Aditya.