I wish if this letter could reach Mrinal Pande(It was written by me sometime in Nov 2009)

Dear Madam,
I was sifting the information from my favorite daily "The Hindu", where I could find your take on Hindi media. I do agree with what you said, but there you have also mentioned something about Bihar. This is what you say of Bihar:
"Despite continuous political turbulence, poverty, rise in crime and a near-breakdown of law and order".
My question to you:
1.) How many times have you been to Bihar? Do you really know the current happenings in Bihar?
2.) Have you been to Mumbai recently?

I don't understand the reason why if someone has to talk about political turbulence, poverty, rise in crime and a near-breakdown of law and order, Bihar comes to his/her mind at first place. The only thing which comes to my mind to answer myself is "Bad man is better than a bad name".

I would to bring to your notice that how Indian media is responsible for not good image of Bihar:
-> Talk of cast system, media personality will never miss to mention Bihar, even though neighbouring state W. Bengal never had a single CM from the backward caste.
-> Talks on corruption again lead to Bihar (true to you too), when the most corrupt politicians and bureaucrats are in Mumbai.
-> Roads of Mumbai are worst of its kind with potholes and craters, but when Indian media has to talk about bad roads, it always moves to Bihar.
-> Rape, murder and abductions are rampant in the economically strong regions of NCR comprising of Delhi, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Noida and Faridabad; but when talks of crime start it always moves to Bihar.
-> You talked about political turbulence, what is your take on recent mayhem in Maharashtra assembly house?
I know few journalists do take advantage of this to make their column peppy and interesting.
When there is something good about Bihar, media will never cover it.

Some two years back, a global Bihari meet was organised in Patna which had eminent speakers like Mr. Kalam, noted economist Lord Meghnad Desai, Mr C. Rangarajan and many more. This high profile event was hardly reported in any national media.

My question again: was it not a duty of any enlightened media to highlight this meet to create positive vibes about Bihar, if they dont miss any chance of belittling Bihar's image.
To me it seems, Indian media has become impotent and it needs some medicine to perform like an enlightened media!

My request: if you can't help the needy, don't try to laugh at them. The condition in Bihar is improving, though it has to grow by leaps and bounds, but then it has to be started somewhere.

I would like to beg your pardon, if I had struck any of yours discordant chord. But I could not refrain myself from writing to you, I am fed up with reading these things about Bihar. I feel bad when people talk only bad things about Bihar.

Thanks,
Rakesh