India, April 6 -- Amongst other great minds, last year we lost another exceptional man who was larger than life. But he left us with the essence to comprehend how the media evolved and aligned with the power to eliminate the powerless. He is John Pilger, who endeavoured to make others understand the everyday bitter truth about propaganda. I believe it's important to borrow some of his ideas and pen a few thoughts needed for today.

Not only the noise and disturbing content, but also our day-to-day news suppliers and other social media users conveniently monetize oppression and, as Huxley says, 'adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think'. Consequently, the state, as the regulatory body based on ethics and morals, has been ...