Mantras Of Change - Reporting India in a Time of Flux

Author: Daniel LakPublisher: PenguinYear: 2005Language: EnglishPages: 263ISBN/UPC (if available): 0670058262 DescriptionDaniel Lak’s foray into writing a book on India started with a non-image. When, towards the end of his three-year stint as a BBC correspondent in India, he was accused by a young university student of portraying stereotypical images of the country in his report-bullock carts, cows ambling in the streets, snake charmers surrounded by enthralled spectators-he was completely taken aback. This got him questioning the images of India portrayed by the media, especially the Western media. Mantras of Changes: Reporting India in a Time of Flux brings to the fore the face of a new India, a country that is in a constant and prolonged state of social and economic ferment, largely driven by the aspirations of people of every level, fuelled by the many forces that are beyond the control of the government or the increasingly powerful private sector. Bullock carts and snake charmers