Ravi Agarwal from Toxics Link

In today's Satyamev Jayate, Ravi Agarwal from Toxics Link was invited.

Here are few links : 

Toxics Link Home Page

Profile of Ravi Agarwal

Manoj mishra from Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan

In today's Satyamev Jayate Manoj Mishra from Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan was invited.

Here is the blog : 

Blog of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan.

Niloba Jadhav

In today's Satyamev Jayate Mr. Niloba Jadhav was invited.

Here are 2 field studies he participated in : 

Mushkil hai jeena ummeed ke bina

Hapless people sinking society

Bhatsa dam in Shahpur Thane

In today's Satyamev Jayate  - Bhatsa dam from Shahpur,Thane was talked about.
Here is an article about the same : 

Water war

Anupam mishra of Gandhi Peace Foundation

In today's Satyamev Jayate Anupam Mishra from Gandhi Peace Foundation was invited. Here is his wikipedia profile : 

Anupam mishra on wikipedia

Times Of India's animosity towards Flipkart

Just sample these news items in last 3 months -  all from Times of India:

21st July, 2012 : Flipkart raises minimum order value for free delivery

....signalling the e-tailer's intent to end the price competitiveness it offered, especially in the books segment.

16th July, 2012 : Flipkart needs $150 million from investors

....Flipkart would be running out of money unless big investors step in the next nine months.

7th May, 2012: Flipkart faces heat of rivals’ discounts

..... Flipkart, the big daddy of the online books trade, is feeling the heat of competition. 

Of late, TOI as been very very offensive towards Flipkart. Its only aim seems to bring Flipkart down anyhow - by creating negative sentiments about it in every possible way. TOI has also been totally shameless in promoting its own shopping service indiatimes in the garb of publishing news. Let us just look at today's news article more carefully.

1. The topic : Flipkart raises minimum order value for free delivery

Almost a month ago Makemytrip,Cleartrip and Yatra  - almost acting in a cartel like fashion - started charging Rs. 100/- as the processing/convenience fee for all the payments. TOI kept mum. I really wonder why? Far more people use these sites as compared to Flipkart. If TOI was so keen on publishing News - here it was. So it's obvious as hell that TOI  is harboring a grudge against Flipkart which manifests itself in such artificially created news.

2. The contents : 

Now look at the above picture which TOI published in today's News Article. 

It's considered the golden rule of journalism to disclose any stakes the publisher has in the companies being written about. Even SEBI has mandated it. But TOI is totally shameless and irresponsible in ignoring this dictum. It's clearly promoting its own indiatimes in the guise of News. And even if we keep this rule aside - indiatimes has been around at least 5-6 years before Flipkart. Still everyone loves Flipkart because of their service. And that's the reason why they are way ahead of any other competitor. No matter how cheap others sell - unless they can bring up the level of customer care on par with Flipkart - they will lick the dust.

3. For some reason - this whole thing reminds me of TOI's  aggression towards commonwealth games simply because it was not given the official newspaper status(and the money involved) for the same. I just wonder whether Chetan Bhagat's article would have seen the light of the day if TOI had been given the contract.

In the end I can only quote Tony Burman :

Every news organization has only its credibility and reputation to rely on. 

-- Tony Burman, ex-editor-in-chief of CBC News, The Globe and Mail, October 2001

And clearly TOI is losing its credibility with every passing day.

Nationwide - doctor home visit service

Nationwide is a company I read about in TOI today. They provide services regarding family doctors and sending them to your home.

Dr. Archana Kaushik - Researcher on issues related to elderly in India

From today's episode of Satyamev Jayate :

Dr. Archana Kaushik has done some research on issues affecting elderly in India.
Here are few related links :

Her paper : Factors Influencing Sense of Security Among Elderly Women in Indian Journal of Gerontology. Doc/Word File. Google Quick View.

Her book : Active Ageing - A Study of Elderly Contributing in Urban Life

Her page on Delhi University(DU)

NGO Maitri - working for widows of Vrindavan

From today's episode of Satyamev Jayate :

An NGO by the name of Maitri works for elderly and widows of Vrindavan.
Winnie singh was the person invited on the show.

Here are few links :
Maitri Homepage
Maitri Blog
Winnie singh on slideshare
Winnie singh - Bio
Winnie singh - Linkedin

Pramila Krishnan - thalaikoothal or mercy killing of elderly people

From today's episode of Satyamev Jayate :

Deccan chronicle journalist Pramila(Prameela) Krishnan was the first one to expose  Thalaikoothal or mercy killing of elderly people in southern districts of Tamilnadu.


Tehelka had a similar story some time back - Mother, shall I put you to sleep?

Aayudham society for senior citizens

From today's episode of Satyamev Jayate :

Aayudham society was mentioned in today's episode of Satyamev Jayate.
Here are few links :

Kids here have two dozen 'grandparents'
Aayudham socity on Orkut

Vinu Bhai Valia - Dada Dadi Park - Mumbai

From today's Satyamev Jayate episode :

Dada dadi park in Mumbai - initiated by VinuBhai Valia - is a boon for senior citizens. For an yearly fee of Rs. 102/- they can do things unimaginable. Here are few links :

Dada Dadi Park - Home Page
Harmony

Leina Joshi and Jayant Joshi

From today's Satyamev Jayate episode :

Jayant and Leina Joshi married in their ripe old age - each of them for the second time. Inspiration for people who would rather live a lonely and desolate life in old age fearing societal pressure.

Here is a link :
Age no bar- Senior citizens ready for marriage too

Chandra Tomar and Prakashi Tomar - Shooting Super Grannies

From today's episode of Satyamev Jayate :

Chandra and Prakashi Tomar from the Johadi village are 2 unusual grandmothers - who learnt the shooting sport after having grand kids and made a big name for themselves. Here are few related links :

Gunning for gold: This part of UP is shooting its way to glory
Chandro Tomar, 78-Year-Old Indian Grandmother, May Be World's Oldest Sharpshooter
Oldest professional sharpshooter: Chandro Tomar sets world record
Shooting stars of Daadi ka Gaon
Seema draws inspiration from her 'Shooter' mother

Narayan Mahajan - Pune - Mountaineer - 91 years old

From today's episode of Satyamev Jayate :

Mr. Narayan Mahajan's name is in Limca book of records for being the oldest parasailer in India.
Here are few related links :
‘Youngster’ climbs Sinhagad every week
On a high - Educationalist and mountaineer Narayan Mahajan tells Brinda Gill about life in the lap of nature

Sailesh Mishra - Silver Innings

From today's episode of Sayavmev Jayate :

Silver Innings - New Beginning For Our Elders - Home Page
Sailesh Mishra on Slideshare
Sailesh Mishra on Linkedin

Nattu Bhai from Ahmedabad - Vina Mulya Amulya Seva

In today's episode of Satyamev Jayate, Nattu Bhai from Ahmedabad - who runs Vina Mulya Amulya Seva for old people - was invited. His initiative helps old people find live in partners. This solution is pretty novel in the sense many children thwart marriages of their parents since they are worried that their share in property will be diluted.

Here are few related links :
Now, senior citizens look for love and live-ins
Age-old problems scuttle seniors' live-in dreams
Widows and divorcees facilitated to remarry in Ahmedabad

Himanshu Rath - Agewell Foundation

In today's episode of Satyamev Jayate Himanshu Rath  was invited.
Here are few links about him :

Himanshu Rath - Linkedin
Agewell Foundation - Home Page
Good afternoon everybody I am Himanshu Rath from Agewell ...
Age No Bar - The Hindu

Kaushal Panwar

In today's show of Satyame Jayate, Kaushal Panwar was invited - who has fought hard against Casteism.

Here are few links related to her :

Kaushal Panwar - Dalit & Adivasi Students' Portal

Remarkable Journey of Koshal Panwar

Bezwada Wilson

In today's episode of Sayamev Jayate Mr. Bezwada Wilson was invited. He has fought against Maila custom in India, i.e. Manual Scavenging. Here is his wikipedia profile.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezwada_Wilson