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By Ronald L. Rebello 29/10/2005 At 09:48 Letter to Editor of Mumbai Mirror protesting biased their biased reports. To
The Editor
The Mumbai Mirror October 23, 2005.
Mumbai
Sub: Irresponsible and insensitive portrayal of the Pardhi Community.
Sir,
This is with reference to your latest news item: - “6 Pardhis acquitted after cops bungle robber case” (Mumbai Mirror Oct. 22). At the outset, I strongly condemn this irresponsible, insensitive reporting about the Pardhi community. In the past too, Mumbai Mirror has reported: - “The faces of two Phanse Pardhis who assaulted cops at Malad” (MM Sept. 1), “Now Pardhi Gang robs bungalow in Palghar” (MM Sept. 3). Even your parent newspaper, Times of India has reported, “Phase Pardhi robbers strike again” (TOI Aug 30), “Finally, a Phasse Pardhi robber is arrested” (TOI Sept. 2).
If these incidents had involved members of another community, would you have dared to report like this : “Muslim gang robs bungalow" or "Sikh Robbers strike again" or "6 Hindus acquitted after cops bungle robbery case"?. Doesn’t this sound ridiculous?
Do you realize the absurdity of your reporting on Pardhis? Such reporting will create a bias against the community, who are constantly victimized by the Police and villagers who never allow Pardhis to settle near them and lynch them on the slightest excuse. What if due to your irresponsible reports, an uninformed parent tells their child to distrust or distance oneself from Pardhis, or next time if there is a robbery in a locality, people automatically point a finger in the direction of the Pardhis locality, due to this “conditioning of the mind” and stereotype that your report creates.
Mumbai Mirror, Times of India and media groups indulging in such insensitive reporting owe an apology to this community. I hope better counsel prevails. Otherwise, in the event of such reports appearing again, I will be constrained to make a complaint to the Press Council of India as also file a criminal case.
Yours truly
Ronald L. Rebello
Human Rights Activist
28 Sunrise (552), Samta Nagar,
Kandivali (East), Mumbai 400 101
Tel: 28872741
SENT ON OCTOBER 23.
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TO,
THE MUMBAI MIRROR,
MUMBAI.
SIR EDITOR, I DO NOT HOLD ANY COMPLAINS TOWARDS YOU, AS A NEWLY LAUNCHED NEWSPAPER MUMBAI MIRROR IS DOING A GREAT JOB,BUT I HAVE A PERSONAL COMPLAIN, I WISH IF MUMBAI MIRROR CUD GIVE OPPURTUNITIES TO YOUNG WRITERS WHO ARE NOT VERY RENOWNED BUT HAVE GREAT BRAINS 4 WRITING 4 A PUBLICATION,I BELONG TO BARODA, GUJARAT, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FROM U IF MUMBAI MIRROR CAN GIVE CHANCES 4 FRESHERS LIKE ME, AND IF IT REALLY DOES PLZZ TELL ME THE SOURCE FROM WHERE I CAN GET THE JOBS AVAILIABLE IN MUMBAI MIRROR OR THE TIMES OF INDIA IN MUMBAI AND BARODA BOTH.
THNX.
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TO,
THE EDITOR,
MUMBAI MIRROR,
THE TIMES OF INDIA.
SIR, THIS IS A PIECE OF ARTICLE I HAVE WRITTEN ON MY OWN, IF U WUD LIKE TO ADD IT IN UR NEWSPAPER.
THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS HOVERING IN AND AROUND MOST PEOPLE THAT WHY CERTAIN THINGS HAPPEN TO US, AND NOT OTHERS, WHY GOOD THINGS AND LUCK ALWAYS RUN AWAY FROM US.BUT IRRESPECTIVE OF ANY RELIGION U FOLLOW, ANY CAST U BELONG, WAT I BELIEVE N GOING TO TELL U TODAY IS SOMETHING APPLICABLE 4 ALL PEOPLE FALLEN 4 HUMANITY, N ONES WHO R LITTLE HUMANE.TILL TODAY I HAVE MET MANY PEOPLE WHO DESCRIBED THEMSELVES AS ATHEISTS, AND I ALWAYA TOLD THEM ONCE THEY WILL REALIZE THAT GOD EXISTS......ETC..ETC..
IF U WISH I WILL CONT WITH IT.
WAITING 4 UR REPLY,
KHUSHI.
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life is a wonderful journey if u sail in the ship of life with love, trust, symoathy,and care, ur ship never betrays u.TO HELP SOMEONE WITH ALL UR HEART , TO BE ABLE TO GIVE UR SELF FOR OTHERS WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST THOUGHT OF RETURN, TO BE ABLE TO GET THE APPRAISAL OF HONEST CRITICS, THE SYMPATHY OF CHILDREN AND THE DESIRE TO REMAIN PURE , ALL BY HEART , MIND, AND SOUL, IS TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A GREAT THING.
BUT TO KNOW THAT EVEN ONE LIFE HAS BREATHED EASIER COZ U R ALIVE AND PRESENT FOR THEM, IS TO HAVE TRUELY SUCCEEDED.
THNX,
SIDDHARTH.MEHTA.
TO,
THE EDITOR,
TIMES OF INDIA.
AM A GREAT FAN OF THE ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE COLUMN OF 'THE MIND OVER MATTER' IN THE TOI OF ANY REGION, IF ONLY I CUD KNOW BOUT NE WEBSITE OF THE TOI WHERIN ALL THE ARTICLES ARE CLUBBED AT ONE PLACE ITSELF! IF U RECEIVE D HELP , I WILL B VERY MUCH OBLIGED.
THNX,
SUJAL
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