Dear Readers,
The outgoing year has been the saddest for Daily Excelsior. Our revered father S.D. Rohmetra, also the founder, proprietor and chief editor of DE, suddenly left us for his heavenly abode in the month of July.
But the guiding spirit and the example of our late father’s life long dedicated service to the nation through the journalistic profession inspired us all to face the tragedy with fortitude and continue the mission of the Daily Excelsior uninterruptedly. The staff of DE lent their unswerving support to the continuance of the credibility and respect that DE has been enjoying for last half a century. Besides, our respected readers continued with their unflinching support during this period of grief. We are highly thankful to all of you for your support and goodwill which is the real strength of Daily Excelsior.
Under the guidance of our revered father and due to continuous patronage from our respected readers, it became possible to grow from a small weekly in 1965 to be number 1 newspaper of State. DE is entering the 49th year of its life today. The passing year has been one of many new challenges to the country and the State. Many critical turns sprang in national scenario and brought media under pressure in one way or the other. A slew of scams rocked the country, angered people against the system, negative sentiments gripped the economy and financial health of the country and invited nation’s attention to the need for enhanced internal and external security measures. This prompted nationalist segments of society to clamour for pro-nationalist agenda, and incidentally, brought judiciary also into prominent focus. With the help and assistance from its astute team of editors, columnists, reporters and field workers, Daily Excelsior could maintain its traditional balance of view and approach to these sensitive situations and, not losing its calm, came up with sane and mature pieces of advice. We are pleased to note that we received admiring response from civil society.
Our commitment for strengthening the emotional integration of the State with the rest of Union has remained unshaken. This has been the corner stone of our Editorial policy. However we would even continue to provide suitable space to people who differ with our policy. Excelsior is committed to the continuance of secular-democratic ethos and this shall form basis of our approach to all national and regional issues. We do not hesitate to put forth candidly what we feel is in the interest of the people of the state and the regions. We are not cowed down by divergence of opinion on crucial or contentious issues, rather we welcome them as a healthy sign of a moving and kicking democracy. The essence of our approach is to educate people and invite them to develop the faculty of probing into events and raising questions for clarification.
The times are changing fast. Media needs to move with the changing times. It has to put its functionality and objectives at regular tests so that it does not distance from the taste of contemporary society. Fortunately, we have the requisite paraphernalia and the wherewithal to meet that requirement. In terms of logistics we are most appropriately positioned as we keep pace with advanced media technology. Millions of readers from across the globe visit our website and e-paper to keep themselves abrest of latest happening in this border State. We cater to a variety of civil and social responsibilities and do not hesitate to suggest corrective measures. The fact that the circulation of DE has been showing regular upward graph is a proof of our popularity with the readers. We hope we shall not only maintain it but even try to improve upon it with your support and goodwill.
Dear Readers, you will have noted that we give space to almost all shades of opinions. We try to accommodate most of these with the objective of widening the judging canvas of our readers. One can build a sound opinion only when all variants and options are before at hand. Therefore we encourage opinion makers to write for our paper so that they are heard and read by wider sections of society. DE has nothing personal or institutional against any opinion maker. Its only criterion for selecting the material for publication is that it should not go against the journalistic code and culture, and should promote harmony and peaceful coexistence among people in our State. DE will continue to hold your trust and we promise to be honest to you and to the profession.
Kamal Rohmetra
Neeraj Rohmetra
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