January , 2008
Disinvest the Bharat Ratna
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The current clamour over India's national jewel or the Bharat Ratna is priceless to say the least. The furore began, in fact, with a story by a canny young television reporter. Wondering why India has not been able to find a Bharat Ratna for seven long years, he asked in his report why Sachin Tendulkar should not be given this top award. After all, the reporter wrote, if the Ratna can be given to controversial figures like VV Giri and MG Ramachandran, then why not anoint as India's jewel someone who has inspired and provided hope to the blue billion for nineteen long years, who is now regarded as the best cricketer ever and who has been a match winner for India since the age of 17?Lets stop being hypocritical about those we secretly admire and those who publicly applaud. Shock and horror greeted the reporter's suggestion. Sachin....
More about Sagarika Ghose
Sagarika Ghose has been a journalist for 20 years, starting her career with The Times of India, then moving to become part of the start-up team of Outlook magazine, subsequently joining The Indian Express as Senior Editor. She was anchor of the flagship BBC World programme Question Time India before moving to CNN-IBN as prime time anchor and Deputy Editor. She is the anchor of the award-winning flagship debate programme Face The Nation on CNN-IBN. She is also a columnist for the Hindustan Times. She has won numerous awards including FICCI Media Achiever Award and Gr8-ITA Award for Excellence in Journalism. She is a graduate in History from St Stephen's College and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where she gained an MA and M.Phil in History and International Relations. She is the author of two acclaimed novels The Gin Drinkers and Blind Faith, both published worldwide by HarperCollins Publishers.
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