July 8
"Media should give a background of the violence and politics of why these obnoxious clashes happen instead of blindly reporting what they see," said Professor Ramakrishna, a Human Rights Activist.
He was speaking at the release of a book on Kandhamal during the inauguration of the Centre for Social Concern (CSC) on Wednesday in Xavier hall.
Launching the book titled, "From Khandamahal to Karavali: The Ugly Face of Sangh Parivar," he opined that as responsible citizens, people should prioritise the human interest in stories rather than what generally appears in the media.
The book is a report jointly prepared by members of Human Rights Organisations and individuals on the large scale violence committed against Christians in Orissa and Karnataka by the Bajrang Dal and other associate organizations.
The main idea of bringing out the report is to disseminate the idea of communal harmony and to take up these issues for better understanding through practicality.
Prof. Ramakrishna raised numerous questions on the existing government and how the law was being handled. He said that when communal clashes happened it was not only the religious s
tructures that were demolished but also the harmony of the people.
"Our civil society is governed by the law and if so, where has the decency of the law gone?" he questioned. He added that people should not only start analysing the issues but move forward to bring about a change and development by joining hands.
Present on the dias for the inauguration were chief guests- Father Ambrose Pinto, Prof. Ramakrishna and Prof. Sridhar. Fr Pinto encouraged the members of CSC to work harder. "We have to be persistent in our efforts towards bringing about a change," he said.
Mr Benson Isaac, co-coordinator of CSC said that social concern was an intricate part of society rather an examination of ourselves on social issues.
"Media should give a background of the violence and politics of why these obnoxious clashes happen instead of blindly reporting what they see," said Professor Ramakrishna, a Human Rights Activist.
He was speaking at the release of a book on Kandhamal during the inauguration of the Centre for Social Concern (CSC) on Wednesday in Xavier hall.
Launching the book titled, "From Khandamahal to Karavali: The Ugly Face of Sangh Parivar," he opined that as responsible citizens, people should prioritise the human interest in stories rather than what generally appears in the media.
The book is a report jointly prepared by members of Human Rights Organisations and individuals on the large scale violence committed against Christians in Orissa and Karnataka by the Bajrang Dal and other associate organizations.
The main idea of bringing out the report is to disseminate the idea of communal harmony and to take up these issues for better understanding through practicality.
Prof. Ramakrishna raised numerous questions on the existing government and how the law was being handled. He said that when communal clashes happened it was not only the religious s
tructures that were demolished but also the harmony of the people."Our civil society is governed by the law and if so, where has the decency of the law gone?" he questioned. He added that people should not only start analysing the issues but move forward to bring about a change and development by joining hands.
Present on the dias for the inauguration were chief guests- Father Ambrose Pinto, Prof. Ramakrishna and Prof. Sridhar. Fr Pinto encouraged the members of CSC to work harder. "We have to be persistent in our efforts towards bringing about a change," he said.
Mr Benson Isaac, co-coordinator of CSC said that social concern was an intricate part of society rather an examination of ourselves on social issues.
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