Freedom First

Summary

The June 2012 issue is Freedom First’s 60-year milestone issue, announced on the cover as ‘60 years of standing by freedom.’ Firoze Hirjikaka’s opening essay personifies the magazine as a senior citizen, recalls its founding by Minoo Masani in June 1952, and stresses its continued commitment to liberal opinion despite scarce resources.

The issue also carries ‘Introspection - 60 years On,’ which quotes the magazine’s first published article on the open society and explains why the archives are being digitized instead of producing another compendium. The rendered pages then move into nature writing, social critique, drought, federalism, regionalism, hostages, Sachin Tendulkar as MP, and current affairs, with later reviews and adult-education material outside the chunk.

Essays

Freedom First Senior Citizen

By Firoze Hirjikaka

Firoze Hirjikaka’s anniversary essay celebrates Freedom First as a sixty-year-old liberal institution that has survived on slender resources, loyal readers, and unpaid articles. It credits Minoo Masani’s founding vision and argues that the magazine remains young at heart as it prepares for digitization and a web presence.

• Marks Freedom First’s sixtieth year of continuous publication.
• Credits Minoo Masani’s founding vision.
• Emphasizes scarce resources, loyal readers, and editorial commitment.
• Notes an archive digitization project and forthcoming web page.

Introspection - 60 years On

By S. V. Raju

The introspection note says the magazine has crossed another milestone after its 50-year compendium and 500th issue. It quotes the first June 1952 article on the open society and reiterates the determination to preserve liberties of the mind, free thought, and open action, adding that digitization will allow readers to access the archive with a click.

• Places the 60-year issue alongside the 50-year and 500th-issue milestones.
• Quotes the founding open-society declaration.
• Reaffirms the magazine’s commitment to liberty and free thought.
• Explains digitization as the reason for not producing another compendium.

The NCTC - An Assault on Federalism?

By Ashok Karnik

Ashok Karnik’s article asks whether the NCTC is an assault on federalism, continuing the issue’s attention to the institutional balance between Centre and states. It is complete in the rendered pages.

• Examines the NCTC in relation to federalism.
• Raises Centre-state institutional concerns.
• Links security policy to constitutional balance.

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