'on ihe. plane supposed to -aicu.ua. For ^ given. thi: of, cheese or
"hours on. an airline. " 1\> t, we arrivec-laic alter
id. an 8 hois
k't-" My
from 4t us atrhe
iat we would
Needless i<v
our- return
Kvirhoui am
hn London >c
I'd 'from the '"the our
pi am; \va>:
1VIr.iuix ,.�.�, au^racy anq >r confnied ^.
Immigration �c world are � They are rude, but we |nd Canadian are probably : i ally'. ;wh.err |-ed people...
experience, id no trouble
Immigration
i we heard lories aboui, t-ry helpful. |er our B.A
never travel. bmher airline
Air Canada.
.Scry ice � too. ild like to say >iern per sor K )ii;e India, o prepare mcl that ih.ev |ihe a me nine' ^eitin^ in the
n a dinerc-ni"
v e to accopi . |not expect *ic , .If you, are
iat, thenS'ou. (r.'-h is very u look hard
[c> possible, at L- good.-,/,
rite tn^ ia j\?}<$. jT/. >ev so "many
i
e vvhtr -hiivt:. ve eome.back )iiiL�.s in their
seems thai i meanvtha; ;
bad, :
>�">
XKJ t
he beautiful'; t'l.s oi IncJiaV ijanta Caves, made crafts, people, wru: ' > me.
VI r, Uu/ can
..a
the
opic. Jusi
lilcer or other
tt his best ot.' mean.. lhaV lation is like-
outh
I congratulate Commission on j Violence communications Industryi for taking up the commendable (task of a delicate inquiijy: in a sojciety which prices free expression;:
I; agree witri 'ihe definition depicted by thpjRdyal commission, -.the.: natural of violence! � is action which intrudes painfully or h a rm f u 11 y v':itijtc|. � tjh e phy sjic al� psychological land spciM-iwell being of persons; *>rj groups. It fits so nicely with jth� ���mental; framework or tfte jphilosoprjy � of life of the pcopi^ fijorn India; KECOGNIZING |THE SCOPE THE ISSUE
� 1.Violence
I place socijal j structures interrelated and cultural insjtitlrtipns i and systems un;der question in order to examine whethpr: in they .''actually promote or ira the well-being j of [the minority
groups in Canada. Bo these
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sible, behaviour! o.rj limit it. J^ipst probably r such cbtijcern prpljed a panel discussipn j .amongst j:; the members of India Canada As'sbcV1 ation which tobki place in Jan. 25,
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1976 for the firsj t^rne in Ottawa. Unfortunately; .^t was discovered that thqre was ja cbmmuniqatiori, gap/in the Can^dian society tbb, especially sp jbe^auseofj^ the violent incidents jhappenirig in Toronto recently, ,-j-''aman]at:. ;a; subway station] was thrx�v|n '.;.. on to the railway tracks -aft^r. he-was beaten up jbadly, and ;ivhe^i, the train was ^approaching the station,he harrojwly escaped because of the \ ajprtne&s of the operator; a woman! was molested etc; etc. :->.Those incidents appeared to be rooted in 'facial.;
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hatredness in our $oci^ty. IndicaV
/lions are that society is\ge'ared'.,
towards a betjterr $tandarji ;.Vof.
living and has jsacrified rational
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ties for econoraip gjajn'. We are iri a sense experiencing the frustration of seeing .a gt-^at portion human lives disappear hieaning or:significance. }
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2. Violence In Ciie Context
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Man is gregiri^tss by nature, hence has injycrjrited yairtous means of commiunilc^tion subh as TV, ;radiov riq'S|iapers;
;��: My concern w|ithjthe:;m:edi^artd the violence, while cpntmuihg tjo> believe in free eipttessionr isjcJekr as the media i h^is show^ an appalling Jack of jconcerri about the effects of iparticiilar practices. ^The^'^ji^.-n^w view themselves 3$ a : source of unbiased information. It -i^' --this news function oin yhich we [base our concern v We; sthxngly etjidprse the .view tha( the jouiialist; ^porting hard inews is obligated not to take sides j bn the friahy issues which j confront; :.:{. and sometimes ,divi|je| bur society/ The continued ivUbflitiy of the ,flrst amendment djepends on, a credible pjjestntation kinds of informatipn which; will enable bur citizieni to discharge iheir democratic responsibilities mjid to provide tne news in a Jr iine likely to produce jthe minimum amount of audience distortion
during assimilation. This is the journalists new | val ues j und
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practices whifch consistently distort informations in 4 direction likely to intensify inter-group tensions - which the tendency to news with | the emotional
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ampaqt cfcarly ^s - j^ a liability; their aiflfererices. fc'X^v^
The research literature^ on
^courses of
t^ches ih&t viblent
usually the -result of itttjeraciihg
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social forces of which
content fey be bnfe. Ityi
that jpihy|phe c^ti $�how;,i �xeep� in
the unusual icases thaf such
such is tl|e effort of such and
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::::.: Howeier; the men^^
;tbxirig; {hockey ^amei mystery
^mpyies;;.""
bfferedijy
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with the| vipleiTit content^ incluci-ingiincidients of persons intention^ ally: doi^g physical h^rrri/tb otle ^iipth^r J Teleyisibii is ^crcci ved the mbs|; credible aiiid^liev^ble ;sburce fef iriifbrniatioh on ;the
is
v call for la\r i&nd
�JPHASE
Humajn mature is^ vfe
red it to
a great extent
is no mt te a Gpif} to Indians ifter
Moiin t Everest; cpiriquestv-
' '
'.nriy stery:tp-;th.e
The
1^
erme ave'1. .He.''i5aysi\". :';.��.'..'�: ^'��^{'"
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::;,v"Vio^^
ground Inin^pirtancea^
^s we t^ake p^ple^^
prbrnbtd ; their violence rather
than its �piitrpj i Peedfs ;pf violence
ijni.' ;put I spciety ;:;: aireX^:peirf6t^e<l largely | :'by :;' th;pse^-:'i:trying;;,;'^to: iestabltsh ; their sielf-^steern^; to defend Ithieir seif^imaigci arid to
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demonstrate 'that th^y' tpp are significant. This typc^; jof ;ieyaliiatH ion sug^e;sts/spme of tbe?roots pf violence In our efficient ,?tec;h riplo-;gical and competitive society. S 1 1 Q N S
BNp^
estatblishment : ; by
of a r^s^reh bureau where public epuld place heathy critici^ bn ^ TV pr^rani$^tC; in cohfideiice: At least the Govt. is
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4pt to tfc? tnpre^ ^esofejsie thaa a Self ;.:'.. '.fje rji'^t r;ati management with
Thi devloment 1 of
yiblence, "M will help in sblying^he problem of la rnent t|) ^ome- � exteniv;and discoutage imported Violent
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movie^ jfrom the States. piat|i$, if we? in �i(|^pada are to isiirvive should {create a iv
tensibri$. �{�; ;
. A VaHety m ul tici.lt U,r ai iubsjiit tte 6f late moyie$ jprbdticed in to be ippealing to
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a icon can
'V$\
:;NeWv-J^hi,_ ^___|_____
Ball6oi| can be u?e<ivinst^4 piTa to /provide^' tetevisibn coverage thtougtwiut India, iac-
The f followlnft article was published in A.I.C.C. Ecooomie Review in March 1960
:tS0J;CJ^tottV^
Compulsion'/. It will be reM > Interest on the first anni\|ersary of the declaration of Emprgertcy,
The author later took a!Ph. D: in Economics from University of
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Toronto, while on a Cqmmon-wealth Scholarship, immigrated
passed; since India attained heY
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iride^eitdeti.ce.-.;-:;B.ut^>:ha^ progress of India been as iraipid as ; s desirabfe? IHias ^ tli^ e^tHusaism thev rnas^bs iri fi
lb�^-n;;;refl dievelbpmehtai activities sto as i
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country firtttly on t tie
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to .-
efihpmic prpgress
Rate of pevejo pment
aratiye study
econprhji? dev^opmeht
some other countries
^specially <Ghin^;
he rate < yf India
will be
* Accbrdiri^ to the
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Book pf national Accbuntsj �-StiatiSr'
tic.Si^;�ypub4is^
the ayjerage annual gr^wm pf
n<:bme of UvS. A;
:of ..Austria. vS ,
;is ^ still foster
is 3,5
_: tilt.. ;r.ejcejity
that pr any other contiy in
the most: :
^
progress in i eibnpniic
behind? :l The obvious ;ai> swer is
role in There
thatii> China: the i�tate haj| pilayed ^nd i$:playing a ; unique prompting; d^velppmbht;
. .!:.;;... iare;$ lew who would pinpoint the;
rapid i ecbnpinie recovery of <5ei-niany a$^a result of th� policies of ;>)i>r, feet remains that fpr
it;;;..w|s;;..^bhly:'^'^a;.;'o'quest|^ reconstruction whereas fofu nder-deyeliped cbuntries like Iiidiiaitis �-a:'; itiaiter "bf construction J Germ-
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any 4ijsu} the nepessary capital or access to capital and enpiigh off t^hnical know-how and ! ^ prenciuri^i talent; Vv
lacks Jail of them iasidhadito start-
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from iscjritc
less in the same position as
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' whe iifi j-; she s tar-t e &
dc yelbpnieiitfc Therefbrel India
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;can ^ |ea;rn; niore : lesspi
than from W �;
action in India fpr ecpnomic: growth
la Canada and is the founder
the Canadian India Times; - ,-,-
^~" leripiis que^ tipn i�> Indira Ivvhiich, has nbt S4tisf^:prily ;ajisiwered is SV: in ^country with Very iov 'levels
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forces of deimbcracy
�'-�>'�" �-' '-;"�'�. '�-'�+ -^i.'-" � to i m part jto the
mmimum of (jpncert-ed <ie;terminatjon to e^ns to adyince lanid that minitnum
hationa;!\^';41s.^jpli-ne.Jvwni<;h.; for economic
ecoiibmics cannpt pscapie I the dpnciusipn that ^ of gbyernirient in In^a has npt failed^ :<:bmpl^tely,i it has pot
s u cceeded ^:- [to;.- r the :; �; ; : ;fexifen J";
iiec^sary v Aijd atfter a decadp of;
economic planning
look ;i?^^^nd see p^
in^gs with a yie>y to avoid th^m in
future; Alspl ,it is ^
rethinkiTTg^riid fp
the pblicieis ^ that have be;eri fbi&d
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wartting in the p^st> To <}upte
GuniiarMyrdaili ^Rather one
progressing only
Planning in Ilnder-
::^yeJp^d';,A!r^!8ri's^
are social jf^
more significant rple tpt^e State
:;^an;.;th^;::^^ed:; ;by:v;it|:in.oithe;
already ;�; advanced countries
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erifergy and ^hthusiasnr of
cbhtras^
enthusiasm bf Indians in building up their wuntry.^H exartiples tp{shbw the zealibf ]hl^^ reported ^
that a Scottish sea ciaptiain tpld him that ineyer in his- thirty years! expeinetice jof all ;parts in the world had^ he|s^^ general car^oimlp^ as that week in ShanAai. -In a
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fur ben factory ^riear Shaiaghai a drum ^ beat at nopn and beHs^ while w6rk^r^ dashed to hear the latest ^rbdu|rtibrt^ A I greeted the Statistics with excited cheers, as ^'t thoujgh they ; were hearing fe
^ Fa^re-Luee^ wrote in ; Iflie
;iphe sees nien^ whp have I made their *rendeypus with destiny^ 1 ^w the peasants ^ mbying putjin columns airid their mpyenierits h^ve a kind o Bpcbtors in Shanghai sieeps at home only once a
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( * A^e ha ve^ tp; kebp /an ;bye on all
t H e ^ patiehts* ) ^^^^^:^^i^
piriyileged. 1]^ imply. Jb^h^^ernni^
and � it least a : jneasure of .= niafes
during the corresponding
of their; iKowthv This irevir
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h^"r i��^�r �� ^�rTb*-*����a�**mf*VA'*� . .". .-'*.� . >� :.�, -. '� ' ' --� .- ' �� , ' � � - ' < <� � �' � i - - � �
study says 18 b�U<xm^6rhe y^^^^^^
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more important question should be the nature of
action
period
Buithe
govern^
economic
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; Cpmpatiiig India with China the same author obse^s^ ' *Tra-yelling ^ hiindreds f df thbusands< of
mprobable
�� recent,
i Walter Lippman makes the following pbse^atipn;'*What trotibied me SVas t^ between the rervblutionary ^e& of the Iliird Five Ye^tr Plaxs the mil<iness, the alnibst Victbrian ; mildness and the normality pf^the Indian political Astern, ft inquires a revoliitio-cliange in the traditional way life of the Indian! masseis." ;
plahning shbuld be ^t6: make /it mpreppssible ifor the Governmerit tb adjust in a! rational way to the
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changed circumstances the new ,ekperiehces won; and> indeed tb new nuances (j no ho>y thingis .{ are � and hbw they[ ought td be.: ^? � Lack of national \^^^^H.^N^
The chi^f
piariiiihg is jthe l&k of unkejd national will to develpprnerit .
Frbrn the experience of cbmrntirir
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discipline ^ es$entialvthougrvii is accbmgaprv
dr^
for eo>homi One can easily fin4 f^ult w
statb jy/hich; cornpeHs the tot do what the State
that *^
and giri^frpmltne bi^ cities, whpm?^ ^ I'fburid Ayprfcin^ <^ projects on t the :;Huhgary Steppes h
;tb go tte^^
iTOJpprtjant driyewiis their � erithUsiasm ihd their devbiion to the; nation^ V:needs'i ' .-: ;.:-iH(ere;:: . :in' ;'; india ampng^piur ;masses ; there is v no eirtthusaisiTiv J^r is ttere any cprriiilsion
about tiiis revplutipnary ;change ? Is it c
have^ this by the e$sure b^ a popular; mbyernent-tp inspire the people make them do vbiuntarily thekinci bf things that in a Communisi
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China are done by cbmjpulsibn? 1 ^^ur^experience; "in pl^nmng ;and failure of pur e^rt^ fo stir the iiriagination of the masses prpye that if we leave eveiytliinig to the sweet will: of the raassi^s to be doiie; vpliintarily by them, we will fail. India does riot iJiayb all the time in the world tp solve her ti-emendous problems by persuas-:
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;i|>n aSpne; So far the masses h ay e ^fii^^-tt)' be persuaded 'and; ijierefprei the ^alternative \s a bit
bf coercion plus ^n intenisified
driver of persuasipii. The bulk of
iiie Effort \vliich is i
deyelppthent has fo
within fedia.; To qu^^ ^ Dr^ K^,
'Jthe; inbtivation emplpyed gets
clothed in nbii-itr^Lterial termsr in
terms of ah em^io^
Oiurchili could"': prbmisib his
Ration^only 'blppdj sw^^toil and
teair^,T tb:r^
h^pic de^s to ^
pol it i cal; f re edf)in. JSome th iiig
^iihnar is requir^
inasses are torbejenthused." But
4H our efforts during the last 12
years have feHed to dreate thiat
enthiusiasrn arid sense of national
Emergency v Therefore, \ve have no
pttier go than to Resort to some
tneasuresof eonipuisioji, ;
Wanted A New Eeonomlc Polkys
? AS Prime Minister has askbd, v*can we allow p^^ wliatever they like aiidthiis hope to reach thegoal of prosperity?-"' Indiari planriirig is at crossrpadis
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i As we are on the eye; of the Plan now, if is: time for
Economic Policy for India J The INEP of U-i S. $ ,Rv was to relax the fcpntrols in the interests of g^eateir tdeyeloinnent: In Iridiai* tp Achieve the saine enid^ we lieed an NISP 'Which wnl;cairtaii^
InIT ^$iS > BL the probient too itiu^h of control. ^ it is just the opposite^ too little control We must ha^e^ cirrtaiy tlie freedbm of a fewfor iall tirne^ the freedoin bf^alt time, to- have^^^^^ft^ nnllioris for
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W dlTv\/ilvCl LVV* jL/V>ilVl&d ."� . tW^t.ifl._..-..
inent -curtaUmg; iridiyiduitl free-a; little ^in^the iinte^sts of develdj>ment : icpupled ;efifprts on , can create a Dynamism arid ;a discipline which are npt there how but which arje sp essential ^ a-^f^ ecpiibmic revblution on a gigantic scalev It is well to ireineiriber the warning pf an Aknencin jb ist, -4The essential, eo>npttiic probi^iri of ridia i^u^ be sd Within a lew years, or it becoirie insoluble^'
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