Now if you analyse the media, you find the same tendencies, the feudal masters have resurfaced and they are getting subtle political sanction. They had to cast their net for it, and the net always found Brahmins, Thakurs at best. They were not the editors, but their names were displayed prominently. As I explain in the book, the feudal houses were the first to bring out papers, mostly to show themselves as great proponents of Hindi. ‘Re-feudalisation’ is basically an India harking back to a past it thought it had left behind. Why do you say Hindi journalism is going through ‘re-feudalisation’? She started out as an English lecturer but flung herself into life as a journalist very early in life. In a freewheeling conversation with journalist Seema Chishti over her new book, The Journey of Hindi Language Journalism in India – From Raj to Swaraj and Beyond, Pande explains why she feels vibrant Hindi journalism is under threat. An author, pioneering woman-chief editor and a Padmashree, Pande has worked in print and audio-visual mediums, and was also chairperson of Prasar Bharati. Mrinal Pande is an iconic figure in Hindi journalism.
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