January , 2008
Who is a Ratna? Are cricketers Bharat Ratnas?
One of the best informed journalists in India, Krishna Prasad from Mysore, has initiated a raging debate on Bharat Ratna award in his popular website www.churumuri.com. I sent a comment suggesting the name of Sachin Tendulkar, Rajkumar & Rajinikanth for this highest civilian honour. All hell broke lose in a few minutes. A nameless and faceless character that identifies himself / herself / itself as Anamika commented, "Sachin, Rajkumar and Rajnikant for Bharataratna! lol ! Vajapayee deserves it the best. S R Rao is my next option. I know many of you wonder as to who this S R Rao is. Find it for yourselves. @ D P Satish - I never expected you to be a moron, but now you are showing signs of it". I thanked him for his/her ' generous ' comment! One more example of Indian hypocrisy. It is a fact that most Indians like....




More about D P Satish
D P Satish has been a journalist for the past 11 years. Born at picturesque Jog Falls in Shimoga district of Karnataka, Satish did his graduation in English Literature. He is a post-graduate in Journalism from the prestigious Asian College of Journalism, Bangalore (now in Chennai). After a brief stint with the Indian Express Group, he shifted to TV. He also worked for an American news magazine called ' Image '. He has widely travelled and covered some of the biggest events from South of Vindhyas in the first decade of the 21st century. He is passionate about English literature, classical music, cinema, history, photography, jazz and Cricket. A self-proclaimed centrist, Satish keenly follows major political developments from across the World. He blogs regularly and spends hours searching for readable material from the Internet! He belives that journalism is a calling and a person meant to be a journalist, can't escape from it. A hillman at heart and by birth, Satish lives and works in New Delhi. But, loves Bangalore more than Delhi!



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