October , 2009
Hooda-Nit?
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This Sunday had northern Chandigarh awash in the uniform of Haryana's Jatland - white and not-so-white kurta pyjamas with sneakers. Throngs descended at Governor Paharia's residence to attend the swearing-in of Bhupinder Singh Hooda. So much so that a mild cane charge had to be ordered outside the Governor's house to push back the sea of sweating, panting, humanity struggling to get past the big black gates with the Ashoka Pillars of brass. Democracy at work, I thought, wondering at the motivation driving these guys to come all the way from Rohtak and Narwana and Jind and Sirsa to catch a glimpse of their leader in a pushing, jostling, maddening crowd of supporters. The swearing-in ceremony is a surprisingly brief affair and when it is just the CM then it is about a one-minute affair. Yet the crowds. Baffling for sure. Add to it the hopelessly out-of-tune police....
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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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