DEAR DREAMLAND JOURNALISM
Dear
dreamland journalism,
14th
JUNE 2012 is the date when I am jumping on your head and heart. I have no less intention than making an immense impression on you.
My initial
might have made it clear that I am passionate, ambitious, devoted about
journalism. If these lines could not convey it let me say it categorically that
I have a single pointed agenda to be with you, to live on you, to die on you. I
hope you are fertile enough to be productive.
Let me say
at the very outset that I never thought to be journalist at the age of 5, 10,
or 15. Nor did I come to understand journalism after passing 10th or
12th. I was a common student as others. Being a science discipline
student I too thought to be an engineer, a teacher or a government servant like
DM, policeman, army man. But the final year of graduation forced me to be
career conscious. Out of that consciousness which was more of confusion,
disappointment, dilemma, came the idea of going for journalism.
Let me confess a fact that when I started
thinking of journalism (3rd year of my graduation) I did not even
know what is MASS COMMUNICATION and what is JOURNALISM. So reading out these
two words on JOSH the career supplement of a daily newspaper DAINIK JAGRAN I
wrote a postcard to career counselor asking “what is the difference between
mass communication and journalism”. That’s how I began my journey. Took an
educational halt at IIMC from where I completed certification in radio
jockeying and diploma in Hindi journalism.
Now this is
my first inning as a media professional. I am placed to ABP NEWS.
I know your
circumference is of infinite radius. Where there is every possibility of
becoming a twinkling star or getting disappeared. Fortunately I am not in a mood of
disappearing. I don’t expect you to be kind, soft or favorable to me. You keep
your ruthless character going. You make me uncomfortable. You give me the
hardest challenges. Check me, examine me, and judge me. But do not engulf my
dues. Just remind me of my duties and ethics, if you can.
If all goes
well I would be a proud creature on your land. You will have a worthy product
in me. That too lead to enhance your fertility.
I always
believe that expectation kills. Expectation pains you eventually. But I hope I
would get least enough space on you to explore my dream, my passion and my
ambition and make these fruitful. Do not ever consider my dream as a fiction as
you might be habitual of. I have dreamed about journalism while sitting on the
premises of absolute consciousness. My eyes were open and my mind was
contemplating.
Thank you
for giving me the initial space for landing. The journey begins now.
Yours
Neeraj Kumar
Bhatt