[Reader-list] The 'upper caste dominated' Media

[Kshmendra Kaul]

Dear Venugopalan
 
You made a statement, on which I requested clarifaction. Answering my question with a question hardly helps. I might or might not agree with your statement and I might or might not agree with it's converse. The explanation is yours to give if you choose to.
 
I appreciate your saying that "  my understanding in terms of exactly which castes are running the show is limited"
 
You have also clarified that "I said only that it is dominated by the upper caste hindus both in terms of ownership as well as control."
 
That is not what you said earlier.
 
What you had conveyed was that because of  "the support of the upper caste dominated media." in 2004 the 'band of nationalists' who subscribe to a 'form of cultural nationalism' which is 'rooted in the ideology of Brahmanical Hindutwa' seemed to be dangerously close to a second tenure in office.
 
Your statement was not about "ownership' or "control' but about "support". But, let that be.
 
Whatever the 'ownership' and whatever the 'control', are you saying the Indian Media judging by it's News Reporting and excercise of other Editorial/Ownership controls shows an "upper caste dominated" bias that translates into (or led in 2004 to) "support"  for """"" 'band of nationalists' who subscribe to a 'form of cultural nationalism' which is 'rooted in the ideology of Brahmanical Hindutwa' """"" ?
 
Kshmendra


--- On Tue, 4/21/09, Venugopalan K M <kmvenuannur at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Venugopalan K M <kmvenuannur at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] The 'upper caste dominated' Media
To: "sarai-list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 2:46 PM

Dear Kshamendra,
I would ask you to tell me which is not dominated by the upper caste ;
perhaps that would be much easier,though my understanding in terms of
exactly which castes are running the show is limited..I said only that it is
dominated by the upper caste hindus both in terms of ownership as well as
control.I am very open to be criticized and got corrected.
Thanks,
Venu

On 4/21/09, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Venugopalan
>
> You have written that in 2004 the 'band of nationalists' who
subscribe to a
> 'form of cultural nationalism' which is 'rooted in the
ideology of
> Brahmanical Hindutwa' seemed to be dangerously close to a second
tenure in
> office thanks to (amongst others factors) "the support of the upper
caste
> dominated media."
>
> I would like to understand:
>
> - Which is this Media which is 'upper caste dominated' that
commands such
> an influence?
>
> - How does one reach the conclusion that it is 'upper caste
dominated'?
>
> Kshmendra
>
>
>
> --- On *Tue, 4/21/09, Venugopalan K M <kmvenuannur at gmail.com>*
wrote:
>
> "In short, I would say that there indeed exists a concept of
'Muslim
> voter' in India,  notwithstanding that individual voters might
> challenge this blanket concept in a particular context and would
> endorse the same in another context. In my view, there is nothing
> reprehensible in acting in this manner, when we take into
> considerations the imperatives of grave challenges to the very
> existence of divergent faiths in India which is actually rooted in the
> ideology of Brahmanical Hindutwa. This is the most deplorable form of
> cultural nationalism, which likes to ground the very idea of
> citizenship in it. Even the Indian constitution is anathema to this
> band of nationalists,who fortunately did not enjoy the mandate of more
> than a fifth of all Indian voters even in their best days! In the 2004
> elections they seemed dangerously close to a second tenure of office
> thanks to the oprtunist realpolitiking by the regional parties and to
> the support of the upper caste dominated media."
>
>
>


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