A DATE WITH TIME

15th Annual edition release of ISSUES & CONCERNS held in SDM College of Business Management, Mangalore.

“Journalism supposed to serve the truth, but in India it seem to serve an interest” commented Prof B.M Hegde, former Vice Chancellor of Manipal University, after releasing the 15th Annual edition of ISSUES & CONCERNS, held at S.D.M. College of Business Management on 9th Oct 2015. Congratulating I&C for its non-stop persistence in publishing the magazine, month after month, year after year, for all the 15 long years, he remarked “it’s a miracle in Indian journalism, that almost a one man periodical could have travelled so long and that too in style”. Issues & Concerns has done pretty well in its concerns about Issues without fail for all these years. The courage shown to writing about the wrongs in public space is exemplary and therefore it deserves support of all participative readers. Stating “Do something worth writing about or write something worth reading to become immortal. And in that sense ISSUES & CONCERNS has already become immortal”, was his inimitable tribute to the saga of I&C “Towards a purposeful regimen”.   He also expressed concern at the deteriorating level of values in media and public life, while expressing happiness that I&C has not compromised its core value of truth, honesty and justice, in treating different subjects of relevance in its pages. He wished a bright innings in coming days. Dr. Ronald Fernandes, the President of Mangalore Press Club, who is also the Bureau Chief of Deccan Herald in Mangalore, commended the effort of the editor, for bringing out I&C so continuously, without any break, expressed happiness being at this function to mark the 15th milestone of the journal.

Dr. Ravishankar Rao, Prof & Head of the Department of English, Mnagalore University, recalled once again an old Hindi Song “Jane Walon Zara, mudke dekho mujhe, ek insaan hoon, mein thumhari tarah”while telling the audience, that the man behind this ISSUES & CONCERNS is one like you, so turn back to have another look at the man. ‘He needs support’, he exhorted, complimenting the editor for his valiant struggle to keep the periodical going, while adding “this is the successful story of a journal that has survived to tell the tale of its print & footprint. 

Prizes, for the winners of the elocution competition for the district degree students were distributed on the occasion. This competition was earlier inaugurated by Ln.Kavitha Shastri, Distt.Governor of Lions Club International, And RJ Arpit of Radio Mirchi being a Guest of Honour. Ms. Francita Steffi – St. Mary’s College Shirva bagged the 1st prize, while Ms. Deepthi Jyothi D’cuna, Besant Women’s College, Mangalore bagged 2nd prize. Third Prize was won by Mr. Lionel Kenneth Tauro of SDM Law College, Mangalore. Five Consolation prizes were awarded to Ms. Shreedevi of PPC, Udupi, Ms. Malika – St. Aloysius, Mangalore. Ms. Shivani-Govind Das, Surathkal, Shambunath, SDM Mangalore & Triston, Sri Devi Mangalore.

Mr. Shriyan, the editor of I&C, besides giving a perspective of the journey of I&C, also rendered vote of thanks in the end. Mr. Shriyan in his perspective remarked how the touch & go approach of the main stream media left a vacuum, which I&C tried to fill and tried to live upto its intention of being journalism with a difference”. Dr. Sathish Rao, Head of the Dept. of Psychiatry at KSHEMA, felicitated the organizers for the magnificent journey of I&C in the print media.

The function ended with National Anthem.