Letter writers are watching ...

Of course, there have always been Letter's Page and several readers express their views and opinions under the banner of “Your Voice”. Some of them are loyal and regular letter writers.  Sometimes opinion of a letter writer is corrected or challenged by another letter writer.  Such debate, if it is well mannered and to the point, is surely welcomed.
Recently one of the most prolific letter writer, Nagindas Khajuria (NK) compiled some 400 letters, mainly written to Asian Voice, some to other journals and publised them as a volume and as I understand it has been well received.  NK's effort surely is also a chronicle of the changing scenario in the world, from his point of view.
Similarly, some years back Ramesh Jhalla also compiled his first 100 letters in Asian Voice as a small booklet and it was well received by the readers.  If I am not mistaken Bhupendra Gandhi was planning or has published similar compilation of his letters to the Editor.
In the last (almost) 43 years we have regular space allocated for letter writers.  They actually are in a way – a barometer of the vibrancy of a newspaper.  I am really grateful to all the letter writers.  We expect to organise another seminar of letter writers sometimes in the coming February / March as we did some three years back, so that they all have an opportunityof meeting the fellow letter writers.
I am sure in the next weeks my esteemed letter writers would raise their voice about reporting in the British Media.  For example a letter writer phoned me that in the “Sunday Times” magazine of 21.12.14 there is extensive reports of “The Year in Pictures.  Big news from this country, Europe were highlighted.
Somehow the biggest democratic election in India of May 2014 where 550 million voters exercised their franchise and voted for a single party majority in the Indian Parliment was not mentioned.  Why?
Such epoch making news are surely not only worth recording but they will inspire other countries and strengthen their democracies.
Another reader mentioned about “Financial Times” special magazine on Saturday 20.12.14 – “Year in the Arab World”.
There are extensive reports about the situation in the Arab world where conflicts, bloodshed and vicious ISIS Inc at the moment is reported.  Yes, what is happening in the Middle East and most Muslim dominating countries is very, very sad except in Indonesia, to a certain extent in Malaysia and in India with a population of, some 200 million Muslims.  Why?
Why such imbalance in reporting? Why the redrawing of the map of Middle East in the aftermath of the First World War is completely ignored?
The cause and the consequence go together.  It is very deeply sad that everyday perhaps hundred's of Muslims are killed by fellow Muslims either because of Shia/Sunni hatred or the likes of Jihadis mind - set and subsequent terrorism.  Why?  What is the way out?
- CB