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In Anybody out there? Rajya Sabha Television has been mentioned as a government-owned channel.
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In Anybody out there? (IE,May 19),Rajya Sabha Television has been mentioned as a government-owned channel. It is suggested that the channel is not used effectively for airing the governments views. It may be noted that RSTV is a public broadcaster run by Parliament,not the government. The channels objective is to provide a platform for divergent views on any subject,including marginal voices. It doesnt believe in airing propaganda. In keeping with its mandate,RSTV actively seeks anchors and participants from the world of journalism,business and industry. There is no editorial preference or inclination on matters of public policy and this informs all aspects of our programming and other activities.
Gurdeep Singh Sappal
CEO,RSTV
New Delhi
Experienced hands
SHEKHAR GUPTAS Anybody out there is thought-provoking when it states that in one sector after another,bureaucrats have taken over all powers. I will expand this a little. The Electricity Act 2003 mandated the unbundling of all electricity boards. This required each state electricity board to create separate companies for the generation,transmission and distribution of power. These companies are headed by IAS officers and their losses have been compounding. After 65 years of Independence,why cant we hand over our organisations to experienced professionals? Why give away the power sector,Air India and now the NHAI to bureaucrats?
Sham Lal Langer
New Delhi
Questioning the self
SURJIT S. BHALLA,your brilliant and irrepressible columnist,tells us that today,and over the last six months,I have asked the same people,and more did you foresee the steep descent of India? Universal answer no (Who will answer,IE,May 19). The same Bhalla wrote in Talk is Cheap (IE,November 26,2011),Until yesterday,it was kosher to compare India with China similar though not comparable growth rates,India to grow faster than China (I believed,and still believe,that that will be the story of this decade),etc. So obviously Bhalla either did not ask himself his profound question,or if he did,
he is obviously part of the universal no! It would be interesting to follow this reformed sinners new insights
one Valmiki did produce
the Ramayana!
Shreekant Sambrani
Baroda
Tech-savvy
THIS refers to Child lock (IE,May 18). The concern Woodstock Principal Jonathan Long has expressed for the future of young students is praiseworthy but I think there is no harm if technology becomes a part of the curriculum. To use technology,you must know technology and hence it must be part of the curriculum.
Navreet Kaur Rana
Gurgaon
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