Articles by C.K Lal
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May 2000 - Review
A survivor’s story as instant history IC-814 had many firsts to its credit. It was the first international flight to have been hijacked in over half a century of civil aviation history in Nepal (there was a hijacking of a small domestic aircraft in the Panchayat period). The taking of the Indian airlines Kathmandu-Delhi flight also became the first incident of its kind in the history of international aviation which led to the suspension of all flights by a commercial airline to the 'culpable' country. IC-814's was also the first made for-the-media hijack drama of the Subcontinent, and it was played long and loud — with many take offs and landings and then a lonely tarmac in Kandahar — much to the delight of the Indian satellite channels. Indeed, the purveyors of satellite media turned the ordeal into a commercial event akin to an extended Indo-Pakistan test series, and Zee News in particular transformed it into a soap opera. Even traditional media —leaflets and wall-posters — were brought into action to berate the country where the IC 814 originated. |
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February 1999 - Cover
Fear of assimilation The past is not always something to be proud about. Deep down, we are all mongrels. There is always an element of shame hidden in history, and such is the case of the Hindu as well. The past is not always something to be proud about. Deep down, we are all mongrels. There is always an element of shame hidden in history, and such is the case of the Hindu as well. |
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