March , 2009
Yo-yo politics at work
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Hove Kakaji di Umar Lameri (may Kakaji live long) crooned Punjabi singer Hans Raj Hans. The Kakaji is obviously Sukhbir Badal, Punjab's Akali Deputy Chief Minister. Hans Raj Hans is the Shiromani Akali Dal candidate for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat. Now, Hans, an iconic Punjabi singer is not really getting the positive adulation he might have been seeking for putting up a spectacular musical performance at the oath taking ceremony of Sukhbir Badal in Amritsar in January. His going a bit overboard in his welcoming Sukhbir Badal with his songs is not going down well with the singer's community who would rather avoid the tag of being the "royal singer" of the Akalis. But then, when development is a debatable issue, the focus shifts to populism. Enter Hans Raj Hans. Ah well, things are warming up. The weather. So too the politics. Not yet hot. Wait a....
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Jyoti Kamal has now seen the constant swing of human enterprise and the shifting mosaic of human behavior as a journalist for over 11 years. From print media to electronic media its been a journey seeking answers to an ever increasing number of questions and the quest remains far from being anywhere near fulfilled. On this journey there have been countless incidents where journalism has snapped eyes open wide. From being part of the academic environment at MICA to the beginning of professional journalism with The Times of India, moving on to The Indian Express and then the launch of The Economic Times in Chandigarh and on to the diverse platforms of Network 18 and being a part of the IBN launch team, exposure to information mediation has been intense. Jyoti Kamal is Chief of Bureau at Chandigarh and reports from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for the Network. He lives in the wonderful city of Chandigarh with his wife Shiv and son Atharv.
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