mahabharata in the front yard
Once upon a time, there was a poor little girl, with no money, no prospects. Then came along a rich suitor, promising to make her rich and famous.Then the rest of the village, who had never helped her when she was in dire straits, started calling it a rape of the innocent and wanted everyone from the government to the most ardent protectors of democratic rights, who else but the left parties to intervene. However, none of them, as on date, has offered to put a penny where their mouth is. Yes, I am talking about a certain news agency which had fallen on bad days, with subscribers, who also sit on her board of directors, ditching her in favour of a rival agency. The agency, formed under a trust act, forbid the board of directors from taking any money away. Any profits were to be ploughed back into the running of the company. Now Mr Moneybags says upfront he wants to maintain the character of the agency, has no plans to close it down or go in for massive retrenchment. The employees, journ