National interest should be paramount: Vice Chancellor Prof K.G. Suresh

CNN Central News & Network-ITDC India Epress / Bhopal: A special lecture on ‘Western Media on India: Issues and Solutions’ was organized at Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication. The lecture was presided over by the Department of Media Management at Swami Vivekananda Auditorium. Prof. Dr. K.G. Suresh, Vice Chancellor of the Organizing Weekly was the chief guest and Prafulla Ketkar, editor of Organizer Weekly was the keynote speaker. Registrar and Head of Department Media Management Prof. Dr. Avinash Bajpai was specially present. On this occasion, a newspaper brought out by the Department of Media Management and Department of Journalism was also released.

In the lecture organized at Swami Vivekananda Auditorium in Makhanpuram, Vice-Chancellor Suresh said that foreign media has consistently shown India as poor and helpless. In Corona, we made the vaccine and delivered it to many countries of the world. Our thinking has been of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. He said terrorism in Pakistan was not highlighted earlier by the western media and restricted it to two countries, but after the 9/11 terror attack on the Twin Towers of America, they understood terrorism. Pro. Suresh said that differences and differences can be different, ideology can also be different, but when it comes to larger national interest, national interest should be paramount. He said that it is necessary to understand the Western media.

Praful Ketkar, editor of Organiser Weekly, who was the chief guest and keynote speaker, said that when terrorists are killed in Pakistan, the media there reports interference in Pakistan instead of reporting the terrorists being killed. He also spoke about the bravery of Queen Abbakka of Karnataka who dusted the Portuguese, Rani Laxmibai who fought the British and Devi Ahilya Bai.

Mr. Ketkar said that a foreign traveler after seeing India had said that India is the first country in the world, in which not only kings but queens have also ruled. Speaking on the basic concept of India, he said that if India has to be renationalized, then we have to get rid of the colonial mindset. The programme was conducted by Vidyarthi Shrishti, while the vote of thanks was presented by the Registrar and Head of the Department, Media Management Department. Avinash Bajpai did. Special lecture at the university. Teachers and students were present.