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It
was Sunday. I was about to have lunch. My boss called. He told me to
write and send two news reports - one on the flood situation of the
Kaziranga National Park and another on the Islamists’ attack on the Holy
Tombs of Timbuktu in Mali, recently inscribed on UNESCO's List of
Heritage in Danger. Well, postponing my lunch, I dialled a few numbers
and filed the two reports and sent to my boss’s mail id.
He called again. Unhappy that I did not write “the largest national park in India” before Kaziranga.
I explained that it is NOT the largest national park in India.
His
argument was, “Why not? India TV is saying so in their news.” (India
TV? Seriously? Is it even a channel for decent people to watch?)
I said, “It doesn’t matter if India TV is saying so. Kaziranga is NOT the largest National Park in India.”
Boss said, “I see”.
I
emphasized further that I did mention the real facts about Kaziranga in
the news like the Kaziranga National Park hosts two-thirds of the
world's one-horned Rhinoceroses and boasts the highest density of tigers
among the protected areas in the world. The park was declared a Tiger
Reserve in 2006. Moreover, Kaziranga was declared a World Heritage
Site by UNESCO in 1985 for its unique natural environment.
We both hung up.
The
news went online. To my surprise, he actually did add the portion he
wanted and wrote the headline as, “The Largest National Park in India,
Kaziranga is submerged under water”.
I
felt really bad. How could he do that? He cannot just create a fact
based on his whims. Argh… I wish he googled once before freezing his
decision!
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