The peeved reader asks, ‘If a distinguished media house is so intolerant with his counter-arguments, how can it ensure as the fourth pillar of democracy that the freedom of expression of the common men is never hijacked?’
On the 100th birth anniversary of the messiah of farmers, Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, Dr. M.J. Khan Chairman Emeritus, Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA), President, International Agriculture Consulting Group gives a low down on his 25-year association with the father of India’s Green Revolution. From conceptualizing Agriculture Leadership & Awards Summit to instituting the M.S. Swaminathan Global Sustainablility Leadership Award, this togetherness is one of long-standing cherised camaraderie and which continues to linger on. Here’s to MSS – the great son of the soil
Speaking at the same event, Kerala Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs Saji Cherian however defended the government’s grant for people from “under-represented communities” saying, the funding policy helped bring the marginalised up into the mainstream cinema and correct historical imbalances
