Prajavani journo Padmaraj Dandavati was recently in Paris for three days. He has written a feature for his Sunday Magazine on Paris (See Saaptaahika Puravani, 16 August 2006) comparing it with Bangalore. It's sheer ridiculous write up. Even a cub reporter could write a better story.First of all one should not venture into this type of feature as three days are too short a period to understand any city.
He writes : Parisnalli yaaro balagai chaalakarilla. ellaa vaahanagaloo edagai chalaneyave. Londonnaalli maatra balagai chaalaneya vaahanagalive....
Anybody can say this is Dandavati's first foreign tour or first Europe tour. Alas he hasn't visited America. Kannadigas particularly readers of Prajavani are fortunate.
Dandavati continues : Bhoomiya mele metro railannu odisabeku andare bhooswaadheenada samasye emba kaaranakkaagiyo athavaa haleya parisna anda chendakke dhakke barutadeyendo suranga maargadalli railu oduttade.....
I think, Dandavati, must have seen the metro rail first time in his life. He doesn't understand the concept of metro rail. That's why he writes childishly.In Paris metro railu bhoomiya meloo oduttade Dandavati avare..
He further writes : Illina jan swantada car ittukondiddaare. aadare chikka putta nowkari maaduvavaru pugo scooter odisuttaare. adu race bike haage mai dubbavaagi iruttade. savaara haagoo himbadi savaararibbaroo helmet dharisuttaare. scooterannu zam enduvegavaagi odisuttaare...
His feature goes like a school student's essay.
Dandavati ends his article : Paris raste badiyalli, vimaana nildaanadalli, eiffel tower nalli kaddu muchchi nadeyuva kelasagalu raajaaroshavaagi nadeyuttave. obbarannobbaru tabbi hididukondu nintaredare avarige pakkada jagattina pariveye iruvudilla.
Wah.. wah... Kyaa baath hai.. now you can come to a conclusion that this was his first foreign tour. How can Prajavani publish such stories? Does it has dearth of stories? or can't it reject stories written by its senior reporter? Next time when you send a reporter abroad send a right person. who doesn't carried away by its roads and road-side romeos.
Last year R.P.Jagadeesh, Associate Editor, Prajavani was in Paris. He visited a dance bar called - Moulin Rouge. He had written a nasty piece on it in Saptaahika Puravani.
Prajavani is known for its tradition. Its journos trying hard to continueing it.
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