  राष्ट्रीय खेलराष्ट्रीय खेल (समीक्षा के अंतर्गत सामग्री)  जब हॉकी के खेल की बात आती है तो भारत ने हमेशा विजय पाई है। हमारे देश के पास आठ ओलम्पिक स्वर्ण पदकों का उत्कृष्ट रिकॉर्ड है। भारतीय हॉकी का स्वर्णिम युग 1928-56 तक था जब भारतीय हॉकी दल ने लगातार 6 ओलम्पिक स्वर्ण पदक प्राप्त किए। भारतीय हॉकी दल ने 1975 में विश्व कप जीतने के अलावा दो अन्य पदक (रजत और कांस्य) भी जीते। भारतीय हॉकी संघ (बाहरी वेबसाइट जो एक नई विंडों में खुलती हैं) ने 1927 में वैश्विक संबद्धता अर्जित की और अंतरराष्ट्रीय हॉकी संघ (एफआईएच) (बाहरी वेबसाइट जो एक नई विंडों में खुलती हैं) की सदस्यता प्राप्त की। इस प्रकार भारतीय हॉकी संघ के इतिहास की शुरूआत ओलम्पिक में अपनी स्वर्ण गाथा आरंभ करने के लिए की गई। इस दौरे में भारत ने 21 मैचों में से 18 मैच जीते और प्रख्यात खिलाड़ी ध्यान चंद सभी की आंखों में बस गए जब भारत के कुल 192 गोलों में से 100 गोल उन्होंने अकेले किए। यह मैच एमस्टर्डम में 1928 में हुआ और भारत लगातार लॉस एंजेलस में 1932 के दौरान तथा बर्लिन में 1936 के दौरान जीतता गया और इस प्रकार उसने ओलम्पिक में स्वर्ण पदकों की हैटट्रिक प्राप्त की। स्वतंत्रता के बाद भारतीय दल ने एक बार फिर 1948 लंदन ओलम्पिक, 1952 हेलसिंकी गेम तथा मेलबॉर्न ओलम्पिक में स्वर्ण पदक जीत कर हैटट्रिक प्राप्त की। इस स्वर्ण युग के दौरान भारत ने 24 ओलम्पिक मैच खेले और सभी 24 मैचों में जीत कर 178 गोल बनाए (प्रति मैच औसतन 7.43 गोल) तथा केवल 7 गोल छोड़े। भारत को 1964 टोकियो ओलम्पिक और 1980 मॉस्को ओलम्पिक में दो अन्य स्वर्ण पदक प्राप्त हुए। स्रोत: राष्ट्रीय पोर्टल विषयवस्तु प्रबंधन दल, द्वारा समीक्षित: 03-08-2012 भारत के बारे में जानें:
  National GameNational Game (content under review)  India has conquered the podium when it comes to the game of Hockey. Our nation has an excellent record with eight Olympic gold medals. Indian hockey's golden period was from 1928-56, when the Indian hockey team won six successive Olympic gold medals. Team also won the 1975 World Cup besides two more medals (silver and a bronze). The Indian Hockey Federation (External website that opens in a new window) gained global affiliation in 1927 and joined the International Hockey Federation (FIH) (External website that opens in a new window). Thus began the history of Indian Hockey Federation as India entered the Olympics to begin its golden saga. The tour was a huge success with India winning 18 out of the 21 matches and the legendary Dhyan Chand was the cynosure of all the eyes scoring over 100 goals of the 192 Indian accounted for. The match began in Amsterdam in 1928 and India went on a winning spree in Los Angeles in 1932 and Berlin in 1936 and thus bagged a hat-trick of gold medals at the Olympics. Post Indian Independence; the Indian team achieved another hat-trick of gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics, 1952 Helsinki Games and the Melbourne Olympics. During the Golden Era, India played 24 Olympic matches, won all 24, scored 178 goals (at an average of 7.43 goals per match) and conceded only 7 goals. The two other gold medals for India came in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Source: National Portal Content Management Team, Reviewed on: 03-08-2012 Know India: |
Friday, August 3, 2012
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 National DaysIndependence Day The Independence Day of India, which is celebrated religiously throughout the Country on the 15th of August every year, holds tremendous ground in the list of national days, since it reminds every Indian about the dawn of a new beginning, the beginning of an era of deliverance from the clutches of British colonialism of more than 200 years. It was on the fateful morning of 15th August 1947 that India was declared independent from British colonialism, and the reins of control were handed over to the leaders of the Country. India's gaining of independence was a tryst with destiny, as the struggle for freedom was a long and tiresome one, witnessing the sacrifices of many freedom fighters, who laid down their lives on the line. View the webcast of Independence Day celebrations (External website that opens in a new window). Republic Day India became a Republic when the Constitution of the Country came into force on 26th January 1950, thereby defining it as a Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary form of Government, through the Preamble. The Indian Constitution, which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly after considerable discussions represented the framework of the Government of the Country. Henceforth, 26th January has been recognized and celebrated as India's Republic Day with great ardour , and is decreed a national holiday. The event is a constant reminder of the selfless deeds of all martyrs of the Country, who laid down their lives in the freedom struggle and various succeeding wars against foreign aggression. View the webcast of Republic Day celebrations (External website that opens in a new window). Gandhi Jayanti The 2nd of October is dedicated to the Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi when the whole Nation celebrates Bapu's birthday. This day serves to remind all Indians of the sacrifices this apostle of peace gave, to bestow upon the country the gift of Independence. His ideas of Non-Violent Resistance to the British colonial rule has never failed to inspire later generations to live a life of brotherhood in a peace loving Country. He worked extensively for the social upliftment of the untouchables, who he called "Harijans", and was the leader of the "Quit India Movement," which served as a final signal of discontent to the British dominion in India. Source: National Portal Content Management Team Last Reviewed on 25-01-2010 DownloadsNational Flag
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Independence Day
The Independence Day of India, which is celebrated religiously
throughout the Country on the 15th of August every year, holds
tremendous ground in the list of national days, since it reminds every
Indian about the dawn of a new beginning, the beginning of an era of
deliverance from the clutches of British colonialism of more than 200
years. It was on the fateful morning of 15th August 1947 that India
was declared independent from British colonialism, and the reins of
control were handed over to the leaders of the Country. India's
gaining of independence was a tryst with destiny, as the struggle for
freedom was a long and tiresome one, witnessing the sacrifices of many
freedom fighters, who laid down their lives on the line. View the
webcast of Independence Day celebrations (External website that opens
in a new window).
Republic Day
India became a Republic when the Constitution of the Country came into
force on 26th January 1950, thereby defining it as a Sovereign
Socialist Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary form of Government,
through the Preamble. The Indian Constitution, which was adopted by
the Constituent Assembly after considerable discussions represented
the framework of the Government of the Country. Henceforth, 26th
January has been recognized and celebrated as India's Republic Day
with great ardour , and is decreed a national holiday. The event is a
constant reminder of the selfless deeds of all martyrs of the Country,
who laid down their lives in the freedom struggle and various
succeeding wars against foreign aggression. View the webcast of
Republic Day celebrations (External website that opens in a new
window).
Gandhi Jayanti
The 2nd of October is dedicated to the Father of the Nation, Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi when the whole Nation celebrates Bapu's birthday.
This day serves to remind all Indians of the sacrifices this apostle
of peace gave, to bestow upon the country the gift of Independence.
His ideas of Non-Violent Resistance to the British colonial rule has
never failed to inspire later generations to live a life of
brotherhood in a peace loving Country. He worked extensively for the
social upliftment of the untouchables, who he called "Harijans", and
was the leader of the "Quit India Movement," which served as a final
signal of discontent to the British dominion in India.
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राष्ट्रीय दिवस
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स्वतंत्रता दिवस
भारत का स्वतंत्रता दिवस, जिसे हर वर्ष 15 अगस्त को देश भर में हर्ष
उल्लास के साथ मनाया जाता है, इसमें अनेक राष्ट्रीय दिवसों की खुशी
शामिल है, क्योंकि यह प्रत्येक भारतीय को एक नई शुरूआत की याद दिलाता
है, 200 वर्ष से अधिक समय तक ब्रिटिश उपनिवेशवाद के चंगुल से छूट कर एक
नए युग की शुरूआत हुई थी। वह 15 अगस्त 1947 का भाग्यशाली दिन था जब
भारत को ब्रिटिश उपनिवेशवाद से स्वतंत्र घोषित किया गया और नियंत्रण की
बाग डोर देश के नेताओं को सौंप दी गई। भारतीय द्वारा आजादी पाना उसका
भाग्य था, क्योंकि स्वतंत्रता संघर्ष काफी लम्बे समय चला और यह एक
थका देने वाला अनुभव था, जिसमें अनेक स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों ने अपने जीवन
कुर्बान कर दिए। स्वतंत्रता दिवस आयोजनों का वेब कास्ट देखें (बाहरी
वेबसाइट जो एक नई विंडों में खुलती हैं)।
गणतंत्र दिवस
भारत देश एक गणतंत्र बना जब 26 जनवरी 1950 को देश का संविधान लागू हुआ और
इस प्रकार यह सरकार के संसदीय रूप के साथ एक संप्रभुताशाली समाजवादी
लोकतांत्रिक गणतंत्र के रूप में सामने आया भारतीय संविधान, जिसे देश की
सरकार की रूपरेखा का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाले पर्याप्त विचार विमर्श के
बाद विधान मंडल द्वारा अपनाया गया तब से 26 जनवरी को भारत के गणतंत्र
दिवस के रूप में भारी उत्साह के साथ मनाया जाता है और इसे राष्ट्रीय
अवकाश घोषित किया जाता है। यह आयोजन हमें देश के सभी शहीदों के
नि:स्वार्थ बलिदान की याद दिलाता है, जिन्होंने आजादी के संघर्ष में
अपने जीवन खो दिए और विदेशी आक्रमणों के विरुद्ध अनेक लड़ाइयां जीती।
गणतंत्र दिवस आयोजन का वेब कास्ट देखें (बाहरी वेबसाइट जो एक नई विंडों
में खुलती हैं)।
गाँधी ज़यंती
2 अक्तूबर का दिन राष्ट्रपिता के प्रति समर्पित है। जब देश मोहन दास
करम चन्द्र गांधी का जन्मदिन मनाता है तो वही राष्ट्र के बापू का
जन्मदिन है। यह दिन शांति के दूत की इस कुर्बानी की याद सभी भारतीय
नागरिकों को दिलाती है, ताकि वे स्वतंत्रता के इस उपहार को सच्चे
अर्थों में ग्रहण कर सकें। अहिंसात्मक प्रतिरोध द्वारा ब्रिटिश
उपनिवेशवाद कानून के प्रति कोई प्रतिरोधकता की भावना कभी असफल नहीं रही
है जिसने देश में रहने वाले नागरिकों के बीच आपसी भाई चारे का जीवन जीने
की भावना को प्रबल बनाया है। उन्होंने अस्पृश्य, जिन्हें वे 'हरिजन'
कहते थे, के सामाजिक उत्थान के लिए गहन रूप से कार्य किया है और बाद में
वे 'भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन' के नेता थे, जिसने भारत में ब्रिटिश प्रभुत्व के
प्रति असंतोष का पहला संकेत दिया।
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Hockey is not our national game, says Sports Ministry in reply to an RTI query
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Hockey is not our national game, says Sports Ministry in reply to an RTI query
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Hockey is not our national game, says Sports Ministry in reply to an RTI query
Piyush Srivastava
Lucknow, Thursday, August 2, 2012 | 16:43 IST
Children in school learn that hockey is the national game of India. It
is also there in any book of general knowledge. Even in competitive
examinations, an aspirant is expected to know that hockey is our
national game. But now the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
has replied to an RTI query that India has not notified any national
game as such.
Ten-year-old Aishwarya Parashar had asked the Prime Minister's Office
(PMO) when the government of India had notified hockey as a national
game.
But SPS Tomar, Under Secretary, Union Ministry of Youth Affairs has
replied that there was no such record available in his archive.
"I haven't come across any official order or notification in the
ministry saying that hockey is our national game. It is known to be a
national game in general parlance," Tomar has stated.
"I had asked the government when hockey was notified as national game.
The question assumes significance in the backdrop of the fact that we
have been learning since Class I that hockey is our national game. We
attach this game with our nationalism and take pride in the fact that
Indian hockey team has been the most successful in the history of
Olympics. We have won eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals in
Olympics in past," Aishwarya said.
"Interestingly, the government of India website calls hockey our
national game but as per the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs, India
has no national game as such," she said.
Previously, Aishwarya, a Class VI student, had also brought to the
knowledge of the people that Mahatma Gandhi was never identified by
the Government of India as Father of the Nation.
In reply to her RTI query to the PMO in March this year, she was
informed that as per the public records in the National Archives of
India, there was no specific document to support the popular claim
that the government had bestowed on Gandhi the honour of Father of the
Nation
http://m.indiatoday.in/story/hockey-not-our-national-game-sports-ministry-rti-query/1/211480.html
Courtesy: Mail Today
Hockey is not our national game, says Sports Ministry in reply to an RTI query
Piyush Srivastava
Lucknow, Thursday, August 2, 2012 | 16:43 IST
Children in school learn that hockey is the national game of India. It
is also there in any book of general knowledge. Even in competitive
examinations, an aspirant is expected to know that hockey is our
national game. But now the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
has replied to an RTI query that India has not notified any national
game as such.
Ten-year-old Aishwarya Parashar had asked the Prime Minister's Office
(PMO) when the government of India had notified hockey as a national
game.
But SPS Tomar, Under Secretary, Union Ministry of Youth Affairs has
replied that there was no such record available in his archive.
"I haven't come across any official order or notification in the
ministry saying that hockey is our national game. It is known to be a
national game in general parlance," Tomar has stated.
"I had asked the government when hockey was notified as national game.
The question assumes significance in the backdrop of the fact that we
have been learning since Class I that hockey is our national game. We
attach this game with our nationalism and take pride in the fact that
Indian hockey team has been the most successful in the history of
Olympics. We have won eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals in
Olympics in past," Aishwarya said.
"Interestingly, the government of India website calls hockey our
national game but as per the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs, India
has no national game as such," she said.
Previously, Aishwarya, a Class VI student, had also brought to the
knowledge of the people that Mahatma Gandhi was never identified by
the Government of India as Father of the Nation.
In reply to her RTI query to the PMO in March this year, she was
informed that as per the public records in the National Archives of
India, there was no specific document to support the popular claim
that the government had bestowed on Gandhi the honour of Father of the
Nation
http://m.indiatoday.in/story/hockey-not-our-national-game-sports-ministry-rti-query/1/211480.html
Now, let the RTI Act be ingrained at the educational level
http://www.moneylife.in/article/now-let-the-rti-act-be-ingrained-at-the-educational-level/27446.html Now, let the RTI Act be ingrained at the educational level
| 02/08/2012 08:31 AM | For the RTI Act to become more effective and used by young citizens, including it in the educational curriculum is being taken up seriously. While the government is in discussions with the NCERT about its implementation, Symbiosis has initiated a unique RTI programme for its media students While the RTI (Right to Information) Act in India is being currently used by activists and thousands of citizens who have learnt through self-learning or workshops, the government is seriously discussing with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to introduce it as a lesson in schools and colleges.  Ten-year old Aishwarya Parashar of Lucknow created history by filing a RTI query regarding the garbage dump outside her school and had a library established in its place. In February this year, she created a flutter by sending a RTI query to the PMO office, asking for the order that gave Gandhiji the status of the "Father of the Nation". She is a mini-activist with youngsters asking her RTI queries or doubts on her mobile or email, and she quickly responds to them. This shows that if school children are educated, they can become active RTI users and help in monitoring governance or satiating curiosity. Last fortnight Nepal, which implemented its RTI Act in 2007, introduced the subject in the mass communication curriculum in its secondary schools. For this, a leading RTI organisation, Freedom Forum, continuously lobbied for educating students on right to information, since the last two years. Finally, the Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) under the ministry of education introduced it. In Maharashtra, the discussion to include a lesson of RTI in the civics subject was talked about fervently in the early 2000s but is yet to see reality. At that time too, discussions were almost bearing fruition. RTI activists had lobbied for the introduction, in order that the citizen-friendly RTI Act is ingrained at that impressionable age and becomes known as everyone's tool for pro-active participation in our democracy rather than a weapon in just the hands of few. Many media colleges in India do touch upon the subject of RTI but not enough to inspire young journalists to use it as a key tool for their stories as they are not familiarized with it, comprehensively. Pioneer of RTI movement, Aruna Roy insists that since 2005 when RTI Act was introduced, journalists can take pride in procuring government documents themselves by using RTI and thus skirting the traditional "official source" which may have vested interest and may not provide the whole truth. However, the RTI use in media fraternity is quite low. Hence, it is appreciable that the Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC), Pune, has recently initiated a unique RTI familiarization and uses the programme for students to inculcate the wide use of this tool for investigative and informative journalism. A fortnight back, 300 under-graduate and post-graduate students of Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Symbiosis Law College and Symbiosis School of Economics filed RTI applications in subjects of their interest. The issues addressed were varied and the lesson on how to write RTI applications was monitored by noted RTI activist Nikhil Dey, member of MKSS (Mazdoor Kishan Shakti Sangthan) and RTI activist Bhaskar Prabhu, founder of Mahiti Adhikar Manch. Presently, these RTI applications are being classified as per 'city' and 'subjects' after which Pune-related RTI queries would be sent to the respective public authorities by the students.  This exercise was conducted at the second, two day seminar of Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune. Pioneering RTI crusader Aruna Roy was the chief guest of the seminar and addressed students on the importance of using RTI as a tool for investigative journalism. While SIMC has a chapter on RTI Act in its Media & Civic Affairs subject, since March it has embarked upon a full-fledged practical orientation programme to the subject through a series of workshops and seminars to be held in the academic year. In order to amplify the knowledge and use of RTI, SIMC is preparing a RTI manual for journalists based on the two seminars, which would be available online as well as in print in a book form, for the benefit of students and journalists across the country. It all started after stalwart journalist Dileep Padgaonkar took over as professor, RK Laxman Chair, of the Symbiosis International University in November last year. Elaborating the reason behind making RTI an important subject amongst media students, Mr Padgaonkar says, "some of the major scams in the past five years were revealed through RTI activists. The media saw the news worthiness and subsequently took it on as a systematic campaign. That's when I realised that RTI must be used as a tool to improve the quality of journalism and the basic principle was to know how to pit the power of truth against the truth of power and therefore I thought, what is required, is a systematic expression of the history of RTI Act, its achievement, the risks involved as well as exposure of filing RTI applications, the follow up required and after that, the need to get to the other side of the story from the incriminated source." Dr Eshwar Anand, professor of journalism and media studies, who is steering this programme, states if students are well-trained in the RTI Act and on how to file requests at the college-level itself, they would become good journalists. "Earlier, there was a cloak of secrecy around government offices and it was tough for journalists to get to the truth. Now, barring some exemptions in the law, the young journalist can access documents of civic affairs or those of national importance. However, because training is lacking during his/her media education days, most young journalists in our country are indifferent to this powerful tool which can open up information quickly including file notings. We will hopefully equip students with the necessary confidence to file RTI, besides educating them about the law." With the government attempts to dilute the RTI Act every now and then, RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar believes that enlightening young minds on this law will throw up a whole new generation of RTI-informed citizens, making it difficult for the government to muddle around. (Vinita Deshmukh is the consulting editor of Moneylife, an RTI activist and convener of the Pune Metro Jagruti Abhiyaan. She is the recipient of prestigious awards like the Statesman Award for Rural Reporting which she won twice in 1998 and 2005 and the Chameli Devi Jain award for outstanding media person for her investigation series on Dow Chemicals. She co-authored the book "To The Last Bullet - The Inspiring Story of A Braveheart - Ashok Kamte" with Vinita Kamte. She can be reached at vinitapune@gmail.com) |
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Now, let the RTI Act be ingrained at the educational level
http://www.moneylife.in/article/now-let-the-rti-act-be-ingrained-at-the-educational-level/27446.html
Now, let the RTI Act be ingrained at the educational level
Vinita Deshmukh | 02/08/2012 08:31 AM |
For the RTI Act to become more effective and used by young citizens,
including it in the educational curriculum is being taken up
seriously. While the government is in discussions with the NCERT about
its implementation, Symbiosis has initiated a unique RTI programme for
its media students
While the RTI (Right to Information) Act in India is being currently
used by activists and thousands of citizens who have learnt through
self-learning or workshops, the government is seriously discussing
with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
to introduce it as a lesson in schools and colleges.
Ten-year old Aishwarya Parashar of Lucknow created history by filing a
RTI query regarding the garbage dump outside her school and had a
library established in its place. In February this year, she created a
flutter by sending a RTI query to the PMO office, asking for the order
that gave Gandhiji the status of the "Father of the Nation". She is a
mini-activist with youngsters asking her RTI queries or doubts on her
mobile or email, and she quickly responds to them. This shows that if
school children are educated, they can become active RTI users and
help in monitoring governance or satiating curiosity.
Last fortnight Nepal, which implemented its RTI Act in 2007,
introduced the subject in the mass communication curriculum in its
secondary schools. For this, a leading RTI organisation, Freedom
Forum, continuously lobbied for educating students on right to
information, since the last two years. Finally, the Curriculum
Development Centre (CDC) under the ministry of education introduced
it.
In Maharashtra, the discussion to include a lesson of RTI in the
civics subject was talked about fervently in the early 2000s but is
yet to see reality. At that time too, discussions were almost bearing
fruition. RTI activists had lobbied for the introduction, in order
that the citizen-friendly RTI Act is ingrained at that impressionable
age and becomes known as everyone's tool for pro-active participation
in our democracy rather than a weapon in just the hands of few.
Many media colleges in India do touch upon the subject of RTI but not
enough to inspire young journalists to use it as a key tool for their
stories as they are not familiarized with it, comprehensively. Pioneer
of RTI movement, Aruna Roy insists that since 2005 when RTI Act was
introduced, journalists can take pride in procuring government
documents themselves by using RTI and thus skirting the traditional
"official source" which may have vested interest and may not provide
the whole truth. However, the RTI use in media fraternity is quite
low. Hence, it is appreciable that the Symbiosis Institute of Media &
Communication (SIMC), Pune, has recently initiated a unique RTI
familiarization and uses the programme for students to inculcate the
wide use of this tool for investigative and informative journalism.
A fortnight back, 300 under-graduate and post-graduate students of
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Symbiosis Law College
and Symbiosis School of Economics filed RTI applications in subjects
of their interest. The issues addressed were varied and the lesson on
how to write RTI applications was monitored by noted RTI activist
Nikhil Dey, member of MKSS (Mazdoor Kishan Shakti Sangthan) and RTI
activist Bhaskar Prabhu, founder of Mahiti Adhikar Manch. Presently,
these RTI applications are being classified as per 'city' and
'subjects' after which Pune-related RTI queries would be sent to the
respective public authorities by the students.
This exercise was conducted at the second, two day seminar of
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune. Pioneering RTI
crusader Aruna Roy was the chief guest of the seminar and addressed
students on the importance of using RTI as a tool for investigative
journalism. While SIMC has a chapter on RTI Act in its Media & Civic
Affairs subject, since March it has embarked upon a full-fledged
practical orientation programme to the subject through a series of
workshops and seminars to be held in the academic year. In order to
amplify the knowledge and use of RTI, SIMC is preparing a RTI manual
for journalists based on the two seminars, which would be available
online as well as in print in a book form, for the benefit of students
and journalists across the country.
It all started after stalwart journalist Dileep Padgaonkar took over
as professor, RK Laxman Chair, of the Symbiosis International
University in November last year. Elaborating the reason behind making
RTI an important subject amongst media students, Mr Padgaonkar says,
"some of the major scams in the past five years were revealed through
RTI activists. The media saw the news worthiness and subsequently took
it on as a systematic campaign. That's when I realised that RTI must
be used as a tool to improve the quality of journalism and the basic
principle was to know how to pit the power of truth against the truth
of power and therefore I thought, what is required, is a systematic
expression of the history of RTI Act, its achievement, the risks
involved as well as exposure of filing RTI applications, the follow up
required and after that, the need to get to the other side of the
story from the incriminated source."
Dr Eshwar Anand, professor of journalism and media studies, who is
steering this programme, states if students are well-trained in the
RTI Act and on how to file requests at the college-level itself, they
would become good journalists. "Earlier, there was a cloak of secrecy
around government offices and it was tough for journalists to get to
the truth. Now, barring some exemptions in the law, the young
journalist can access documents of civic affairs or those of national
importance. However, because training is lacking during his/her media
education days, most young journalists in our country are indifferent
to this powerful tool which can open up information quickly including
file notings. We will hopefully equip students with the necessary
confidence to file RTI, besides educating them about the law."
With the government attempts to dilute the RTI Act every now and
then, RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar believes that enlightening young
minds on this law will throw up a whole new generation of RTI-informed
citizens, making it difficult for the government to muddle around.
(Vinita Deshmukh is the consulting editor of Moneylife, an RTI
activist and convener of the Pune Metro Jagruti Abhiyaan. She is the
recipient of prestigious awards like the Statesman Award for Rural
Reporting which she won twice in 1998 and 2005 and the Chameli Devi
Jain award for outstanding media person for her investigation series
on Dow Chemicals. She co-authored the book "To The Last Bullet - The
Inspiring Story of A Braveheart - Ashok Kamte" with Vinita Kamte. She
can be reached at vinitapune@gmail.com)
http://www.moneylife.in/article/now-let-the-rti-act-be-ingrained-at-the-educational-level/27446.html
Now, let the RTI Act be ingrained at the educational level
Vinita Deshmukh | 02/08/2012 08:31 AM |
For the RTI Act to become more effective and used by young citizens,
including it in the educational curriculum is being taken up
seriously. While the government is in discussions with the NCERT about
its implementation, Symbiosis has initiated a unique RTI programme for
its media students
While the RTI (Right to Information) Act in India is being currently
used by activists and thousands of citizens who have learnt through
self-learning or workshops, the government is seriously discussing
with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
to introduce it as a lesson in schools and colleges.
Ten-year old Aishwarya Parashar of Lucknow created history by filing a
RTI query regarding the garbage dump outside her school and had a
library established in its place. In February this year, she created a
flutter by sending a RTI query to the PMO office, asking for the order
that gave Gandhiji the status of the "Father of the Nation". She is a
mini-activist with youngsters asking her RTI queries or doubts on her
mobile or email, and she quickly responds to them. This shows that if
school children are educated, they can become active RTI users and
help in monitoring governance or satiating curiosity.
Last fortnight Nepal, which implemented its RTI Act in 2007,
introduced the subject in the mass communication curriculum in its
secondary schools. For this, a leading RTI organisation, Freedom
Forum, continuously lobbied for educating students on right to
information, since the last two years. Finally, the Curriculum
Development Centre (CDC) under the ministry of education introduced
it.
In Maharashtra, the discussion to include a lesson of RTI in the
civics subject was talked about fervently in the early 2000s but is
yet to see reality. At that time too, discussions were almost bearing
fruition. RTI activists had lobbied for the introduction, in order
that the citizen-friendly RTI Act is ingrained at that impressionable
age and becomes known as everyone's tool for pro-active participation
in our democracy rather than a weapon in just the hands of few.
Many media colleges in India do touch upon the subject of RTI but not
enough to inspire young journalists to use it as a key tool for their
stories as they are not familiarized with it, comprehensively. Pioneer
of RTI movement, Aruna Roy insists that since 2005 when RTI Act was
introduced, journalists can take pride in procuring government
documents themselves by using RTI and thus skirting the traditional
"official source" which may have vested interest and may not provide
the whole truth. However, the RTI use in media fraternity is quite
low. Hence, it is appreciable that the Symbiosis Institute of Media &
Communication (SIMC), Pune, has recently initiated a unique RTI
familiarization and uses the programme for students to inculcate the
wide use of this tool for investigative and informative journalism.
A fortnight back, 300 under-graduate and post-graduate students of
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Symbiosis Law College
and Symbiosis School of Economics filed RTI applications in subjects
of their interest. The issues addressed were varied and the lesson on
how to write RTI applications was monitored by noted RTI activist
Nikhil Dey, member of MKSS (Mazdoor Kishan Shakti Sangthan) and RTI
activist Bhaskar Prabhu, founder of Mahiti Adhikar Manch. Presently,
these RTI applications are being classified as per 'city' and
'subjects' after which Pune-related RTI queries would be sent to the
respective public authorities by the students.
This exercise was conducted at the second, two day seminar of
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune. Pioneering RTI
crusader Aruna Roy was the chief guest of the seminar and addressed
students on the importance of using RTI as a tool for investigative
journalism. While SIMC has a chapter on RTI Act in its Media & Civic
Affairs subject, since March it has embarked upon a full-fledged
practical orientation programme to the subject through a series of
workshops and seminars to be held in the academic year. In order to
amplify the knowledge and use of RTI, SIMC is preparing a RTI manual
for journalists based on the two seminars, which would be available
online as well as in print in a book form, for the benefit of students
and journalists across the country.
It all started after stalwart journalist Dileep Padgaonkar took over
as professor, RK Laxman Chair, of the Symbiosis International
University in November last year. Elaborating the reason behind making
RTI an important subject amongst media students, Mr Padgaonkar says,
"some of the major scams in the past five years were revealed through
RTI activists. The media saw the news worthiness and subsequently took
it on as a systematic campaign. That's when I realised that RTI must
be used as a tool to improve the quality of journalism and the basic
principle was to know how to pit the power of truth against the truth
of power and therefore I thought, what is required, is a systematic
expression of the history of RTI Act, its achievement, the risks
involved as well as exposure of filing RTI applications, the follow up
required and after that, the need to get to the other side of the
story from the incriminated source."
Dr Eshwar Anand, professor of journalism and media studies, who is
steering this programme, states if students are well-trained in the
RTI Act and on how to file requests at the college-level itself, they
would become good journalists. "Earlier, there was a cloak of secrecy
around government offices and it was tough for journalists to get to
the truth. Now, barring some exemptions in the law, the young
journalist can access documents of civic affairs or those of national
importance. However, because training is lacking during his/her media
education days, most young journalists in our country are indifferent
to this powerful tool which can open up information quickly including
file notings. We will hopefully equip students with the necessary
confidence to file RTI, besides educating them about the law."
With the government attempts to dilute the RTI Act every now and
then, RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar believes that enlightening young
minds on this law will throw up a whole new generation of RTI-informed
citizens, making it difficult for the government to muddle around.
(Vinita Deshmukh is the consulting editor of Moneylife, an RTI
activist and convener of the Pune Metro Jagruti Abhiyaan. She is the
recipient of prestigious awards like the Statesman Award for Rural
Reporting which she won twice in 1998 and 2005 and the Chameli Devi
Jain award for outstanding media person for her investigation series
on Dow Chemicals. She co-authored the book "To The Last Bullet - The
Inspiring Story of A Braveheart - Ashok Kamte" with Vinita Kamte. She
can be reached at vinitapune@gmail.com)
http://www.moneylife.in/article/now-let-the-rti-act-be-ingrained-at-the-educational-level/27446.html
स्वास्थ्य में गिरावट के बावजूद अखिलेश सक्सेना, पुरुषोत्तम शुक्ल, देवीदत्त पांडेय, उर्वशी शर्मा और भुवनचंद्र पांडेय पांचवें दिन भी आमरण अनशन पर डटे
अन्ना समर्थकों ने शहर में निकाली वाहन रैली, कैंडल मार्च
Story Update : Monday, July 30, 2012 1:02 AM
Story Update : Monday, July 30, 2012 1:02 AM
http://www.amarujala.com/state/Uttar-pradesh/66951-1.html
लखनऊ। भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ अन्ना समर्थकों के आंदोलन ने रविवार को शहर के
कई इलाकों में दस्तक दी। गत 25 जुलाई से विधानभवन के सामने चल रहे आंदोलन
को रविवार को लोगों का अच्छा समर्थन मिला। धरने में अखिल भारतीय
मताधिकारी संघ, भारत स्वाभिमान, आर्ट ऑफ लीविंग, मानवतावादी समाज पार्टी
सहित कई संगठनों के दर्जनों पदाधिकारी व कार्यकर्ता शामिल हुए। कई प्रमुख
लोगों ने भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ इस लड़ाई में शामिल होने की अपील की। पांच
आमरण अनशनकारियों के साथ एक दर्जन से अधिक समर्थकों ने क्रमिक अनशन किया।
शहर के कई क्षेत्रों में कार व बाइक जागरूकता रैली निकाली गई।
ट्रांसगोमती में शाम को अन्ना के तमाम समर्थकों ने कैंडल मार्च निकाला।
अन्ना आंदोलन के पुराने समर्थक मेजर (रिटायर्ड) एसएन त्रिपाठी ने कहा कि
अन्ना की लड़ाई किसी व्यक्ति या संगठन की नहीं है। यह हर भारतवासी की
लड़ाई है जो भ्रष्टाचार से परेशान है। इसलिए हम सबका फर्ज बनता है कि
आंदोलन को मजबूत करें। पुलिस विभाग की व्यवस्था से खिन्न होकर कुछ साल
पहले नौकरी छोड़कर मानवतावादी समाज पार्टी बनाने वाले आरएस मानव ने कहा
कि अन्ना हजारे युग पुरुष हैं। जिस तरह महात्मा गांधी, सुभाष चंद्र बोस,
भगत सिंह आदि ने आजादी की लड़ाई लड़ी थी उसी तरह अन्ना हमारे लिए दूसरी
आजादी की दूसरी लड़ाई लड़ रहे हैं। इस तरह कई लोगों ने आंदोलन के समर्थन
में भाषण दिए और नारे लगाए। यह सिलसिला शाम तक चला।
शहर में निकाली वाहन रैली ः अन्ना समर्थकों ने शाम को धरना स्थल से वाहन
रैली निकाली। इसमें कार, जीप के साथ दर्जनों बाइक के साथ काफी संख्या में
युवक शामिल हुए। यह रैली कैसरबाग से लविवि के सामने से आईटी चौराहा,
बादशाहनगर, फैजाबाद रोड, पॉलीटेक्निक चौराहा, वेव, फन मॉल, डालीबाग होते
हुए धरनास्थल पर समाप्त हुई। इस दौरान आईएसी कार्यकर्ताओं ने लोगों से
आंदोलन के समर्थन में आगे आने की अपील की। अन्ना समर्थकों ने एक पर्चा भी
बांटा जिसमें यह समझाने की कोशिश की गई है कि अन्ना का जन लोकपाल हमें
क्यों चाहिए! शाम को शक्तिनगर से दर्जनों महिलाओं, युवकों व बुजुर्गों ने
कैंडल मार्च निकाला। यह मार्च भूतनाथ मार्केट सहित कई लोगों इलाकोें से
गुजरा।
जमे हैं अनशनकारी ः स्वास्थ्य में गिरावट के बावजूद अखिलेश सक्सेना,
पुरुषोत्तम शुक्ल, देवीदत्त पांडेय, उर्वशी शर्मा और भुवनचंद्र पांडेय
पांचवें दिन भी आमरण अनशन पर डटे रहे। शनिवार देर रात प्रशासन के निर्देश
पर सिविल अस्पताल के एक डाक्टर ने उनका परीक्षण किया। रविवार को लालजीत
यादव, राकेश कुमार सिंह, हरिश्चंद्र विश्वकर्मा, प्रदीप पांडेय, डॉ.
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देवी दत्त पांडेय, भुवनचंद्र पांडे, पुरुषोत्तम शुक्ला व उर्वशी शर्मा का अनशन जारी
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एक अनशनकारी की हालत बिगड़ी
Updated on: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 02:53 AM (IST)
-आज से 10 समाजसेवी अनशन पर बैठेंगे
एक अनशनकारी की हालत बिगड़ी
Updated on: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 02:53 AM (IST)
-आज से 10 समाजसेवी अनशन पर बैठेंगे
जागरण संवाददाता, लखनऊ:
भ्रष्टाचारी मंत्रियों के खिलाफ जंतर-मंतर पर चल रहे अनशन के समर्थन में
विधान भवन के सामने चल रहा आमरण अनशन शनिवार को भी जारी रहा। अनशन पर
बैठे एक अनशनकारी अखिलेश सक्सेना की हालत बिगड़ने पर देर शाम डॉक्टरों ने
उनकी जांच की।
इंडिया अगेंस्ट करप्शन के कार्यकर्ताओं की कमी के बावजूद भ्रष्टाचार के
विरोध में अनशन का क्रम जारी है। देर शाम कार्यकर्ताओं ने हजरतगंज चौराहे
पर तिरंगा लहराकर लोगों को जागरूक करने का काम किया। इंडिया अगेंस्ट
करप्शन के सदस्य सुरेश कुमार ने बताया कि रविवार से अनशनकारियों की
संख्या पांच से बढ़कर 10 हो जाएगी। इंडिया अगेंस्ट करप्शन के
कार्यकर्ताओं ने धरना स्थल पर शौचालय बनाने की मांग भी की। देवी दत्त
पांडेय, भुवनचंद्र पांडे, पुरुषोत्तम शुक्ला व उर्वशी शर्मा का अनशन जारी
है।
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