tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post5984828439164460058..comments2024-03-01T13:51:47.721+05:30Comments on Reality, one bite at a time: Class prejudice in reportingSiddharth Varadarajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07721228307097170092noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-42168261082273236822009-06-18T17:01:47.989+05:302009-06-18T17:01:47.989+05:30Absolutely!! I don't understand what the '...Absolutely!! I don't understand what the 'English-speaking' ability of the maid had to do with the incident. I wonder if TOI would've published this news if the person in contention was not a maid and another "high-class, english-speaking" assistant of the Minister.<br /><br />The news about the Minister's son at the bottom appears to be a deliberate attempt to escape criticism of such an act of prejudice.Dineshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640891385719212528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-49423783337068921522009-06-14T13:43:59.078+05:302009-06-14T13:43:59.078+05:30The issue is one of propriety. If the son of the m...The issue is one of propriety. If the son of the minster defied the procedures, would you suggest AI to follow the same for the maids of the ministers' families so as to balance the class divisions.<br /><br />NayakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-2537657160180046462009-06-14T13:38:14.823+05:302009-06-14T13:38:14.823+05:30Class bias, where is it? The report suggests that ...Class bias, where is it? The report suggests that even the servants of the ministers get treated better than the fully paid customers of AI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-50423798175598807772009-06-13T22:40:21.017+05:302009-06-13T22:40:21.017+05:30@Jay,
I was about to write about Dignity of Labou...@Jay,<br /><br />I was about to write about Dignity of Labour, and saw your comment :). I totally agree with you that children are not taught to respect all forms of labour in our country. <br /><br />I was in the US for about 4 years, and the best part I liked about them is they respect the dignity of labour. Most of the students work in the cafeterias while slogging out for exams. Not just students, even in general work places, everybody is treated with the same amount of respect. I think such a culture is imbibed in them from childhood. <br /><br />@Sid,<br />You have given us a nice expose today. The language used in the report was quite shocking - just goes on to prove that sections of the press are also not averse to prejudice based on class. <br /><br />SudhirSudhirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632812250837859508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-2007239611854021932009-06-13T18:55:59.143+05:302009-06-13T18:55:59.143+05:30The other story you must also have got is that the...The other story you must also have got is that the air hostess in officer's grade were given an salary hike of more than 100%. <br />Now the new story is that NACIL is not paying june month salary to all its employees on the end of this month and pay the same on 15th of july and the letter for same is available with me.<br />The other thing which has not taken media attentions is that the air india is slowly and slowly selling it sowned aircrafts and bringing them back in lease and thereby making money to feed the polticians office and the manager's themselves.<br />It is interesting to note that the polticians are utilizing air india to credit the air india with financial aid and thereby looting in the form of upgrading, cheap tickets and income from internal business matters.<br />The management of air india is also in no back foot. Adding to fulfilling the request of civil aviation ministry they take home not less than 5 lakh per month in addition to the various perks given to them for doing the mismanagement within air india and thereby loooting the indian taxpayer's of more than 200 crores every year.<br />The fnancial statement i searched for did not result in any useful data and i found a financial statement for year ending 31st march 2000 in their website.<br />The salary difference among employees is also very large , the highest getting around 10 lakhs per month and the lowest around 20,000 for working in a losss making psu in india.the ratio being more than 20 can be limited by implementing the psu pay comission report recently released by government instead of paying as per management worker agreement terms which is prevailing as on date.<br />I would request you to highlight the issue so that tax payer's money is not just pocketed by corrupt poltician's and management staff on whom i see no watchdog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-20307454763012707072009-06-13T18:46:25.141+05:302009-06-13T18:46:25.141+05:30The ingrained class prejudices is quite clear in t...The ingrained class prejudices is quite clear in the article. How dare that servant has the temerity to accept the upgrade!!. <br /><br />I believe dignity of labour should be taught in our schools from an early age to change the socially corrosive poison of class prejudice. <br /><br />Thanks for the article.Jaynoreply@blogger.com