Archive for March 21st, 2005
Meeting John Thomas
Met up with John Thomas over the past weekend. My senior whom I reported to in Deccan Herald where he was Chief of News Bureau is currently the Editor (Operations) of the also-Bangalore-based Vijay Times. It was nice to get talking about people we knew, earlier bosses and colleagues, and the newspaper scene in Bangalore. John’s wife Susheela was also there, and we spent some hours walking around Panjim/Panaji/Ponnje/Pangim together.
HS D’Lima of Andheri, noise, and activists
At IFFI-2004 one heard of a film about the work of HS D’Lima (70), who has been campaigning against sound pollution in Mumbai. Unfortunately, in the shower of films, news conferences and hurry to ‘get the story out’, one didn’t get a chance to view that. So, ignorance remains bliss.
More recently, a friend mentioned that D’Lima had been attacked.
Going through my pending stack (mess would be a better word) of papers, one read the March 7, 2005 issue of Indian Express report that D’Lim “sustained two deep cuts on his left arm but was otherwise unhurt”. Apparently, the attack took place outside his Andheri residence.
Activists were quoted as planning to launch a group called MITRA (Movement against Intimidation, Threats and Revenge against Activists).
Does anyone know more about this person and his campaign? Is there any Goan connection, as the name might suggest? Just curious.
