Panditji and His Pack of Racist Wolves
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I am on the internet since August 2005.And I am what I am my pictures, my blogs my poems tell my story, I don’t hide any part of me , I don’t wear a Mask, conceal my identity
Call me narcissist, egoist whatever. I am what the Blog has made me..I did not have this many dimensions when I set out on my journey on cyberspace Indian Bloggers Pilgrimage.
I hate Racism in all form, and I have been targeted for more reasons than one, and racism
On the Internet cannot be kerbed or controlled.I don’t attack unless I m provoked I hit back through words and pictures my arsenal amply God gifted and very powerful too in my time of need. Unlike others I fight my own battle singularly, not needing support of any kind, if it comes in I know it is a Benn Bell, Poseyal, Da Vinca on Flickr or my poet friends like Elysabeth Faslund, Ted Sheridan, Eagle Hawk, Ray Lucero, Tai Chi Itlay , Howlin, Lativia Tunisia and my once foe turned friend Trade Martin and a lot of them I cannot individually name it would fill this entire page.
I hate racists who attack Indians, specially our icons like Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Gandhiji, Shri Bala Saheb Thackeray to name a few.Whatever people may say about Shri Bala Saheb Thackeray he is a nationalist, and his hate is against anti –nationalists of any caste color or creed. He is the Hope and Hindutva of Peace and multi cultural co-existence as Indians and nothing else.
I think that says much to his credit a leader loved by the Marathi Manoos and the Father of Marathi resurgence .Yes we are Marathis.
Now coming to the core of this article, I joined Better Photography Forum on Oct 1 2007
A magazine that has been part of my pictorial growth like others in this vast city.
I subscribed for it for several years.
I joined the Forum, and copied some of my Blogs on Photo Blogging an aspect of photography that is looked down upon in camera clubs and by washed out old skeletal
old fashioned photographers with one leg in the grave.
I am an elderly person, fun loving jovial, and I wont attack till I am provoked as mentioned earlier.An incident took place at the Forum, I felt as a senior person I was being mocked through a comment by Subodheep Ghosh a dimwitted member , I was abusive and mad, but I called up Samira of Better Photography to delete my comment as it was in bad taste and not in keeping with what my Gurus had taught me.But my next comment my anger had not subsided , and I guess I was a bit harsh, so this was the point
that led by man called Panditji I was lashed , a personal attack from all his Muslim hating cronies, and it appeared that the forum belongs to them, I was not given a chance to defend myself, I was proved guilty and a more vicious racist like Panditji and his hateful crony called Gopal who went after me forcing me to UNSUBSCRIBE..
Panditji went so far to say that if I did not leave he would leave this is blackmail and instigating the forum against me.I apologised for a remark but the fury was severe that I called up Samira in the Administration to Unsubscribe me.She took her own sweet time till the following day and repeated emails, messaged had no effect.Finally I posted a message in the Announcement section and they did the needful.So there is no agenda or ulterior motive against my Blogs I have written to expose this coterie.The most pathetic part is the website that is the forum you cannot delete or edit what you have written.
This is edit and delete is what rests the sincerity of a Blog.We get carried away but we must have the controls to edit or delete , nothing like it at Better Photography Forum.
No Moderator .
No Adminsitration arbitration
Just Goonda Raj
Jungle Raj
The only person who was mature enough to understand and diffuse the situation wasa member Mcliu.. I thank him and wish him my very best. Till I am not issued an Apology by Muslim hating Panditji Gopal Ani Sujit Anr I shall continue unabated with my exposure on these pseudo photographers and the main culprit of the drama Subodhdeep Ghosh..
I now copy a email message I sent to the editor of Better Photography ..
I post it here as this racial hate is an insult to me as an Indian and as a photographer and verily as a poet and photographer too. I have the highest regard for Better Photography Editorial and Administration.
This is not against them I reiterate , I was forced , gangraped emotionally by Panditji and his Cronies. This should not happen to the next Muslim who enters the forum and may not be as vociferous in his defense and cogent like me..
Message to BP Editor
UNSUBSCRIBE ME FROM BP FORUM
firoze shakir to editor
show details Oct 8 (2 days ago)
Dear Sir /Madam
I have had a bad experience with one of your members subodheepghosh, whose comment on my post
was disparaging to my character as a person and as a photoblogger who came here to the forum to share
my views.I have had the greatest respect for Better Photography editorial management , having been a subscriber of the magazine
for many years.
I am not in a position to fight online hoodlums , I have done it for two years , on my other sites
they are a group, you hit back one all gang up, so I request you very humbly to unsubscribe me and delete all my posts my comments and my presence from your Forum.
It was good as it lasted..
Wish you well.
As Ever
Firoze Shakir
Photographerno1
PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE ME
I APPEAL TO YOU I DO NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO PANDITJI S SPIEL ON ME HE NEVER LIKED ME FROM DAY ONE
I THINK DONT WAIT TILL TOMORROW I WANT ALL MY STUFF DELETED..
I THINK LIKE YOU DELETED MY COMMENT PLEASE DELETE THIS POST TOO.
AS EVER
FIROZE SHAKIR
YOU HAVE NOT UNSUBSCRIBED ME
firoze shakir to editor
show details Oct 9 (23 hours ago)
I AM ABSOLUTELY HURT AT YOUR INSENSITIVITY I REQUESTED SAMIRA TO UNSUBSCRIBE ME AS I HAVE BEEN TARGETTED NOT JUST AS A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO WAS INSULTED BUT ALSO AS A BLOGGER AND I FEEL BECAUSE OF MY BEING A MUSLIM.PANDITJI AND HIS CRONIES ARE RIPPING ME APART AND YOU WATCH WITHOUT DELETING MY POST, I THINK PANDITJI REPRESENTS THE FORUM AND NOT YOU..
I HAD THE DECENCY TO ASK YOU TO DELETE MY DISPARAGING REMARK WRITTEN IN ANGER BUT I LIE AT YOUR FORUM, ALL COME SPIT THEIR VENOM AND GO AWAY, YOU HAVE A COLLECTIVE BUNCH OF HOOLIGANS UNDER THE GUISE OF PHOTOGRAPHERS IN YOUR FORUM..
I HAVE AND I RETIERATE NOTHING AGAINST BP ADMINISTRATION OR THE EDITORIAL STAFF AND ONLY THE FEW THAT CALL
THE SHOT VENOMOUSLY AT THE BP FORUM..
THANK YOU IT WAS 8 DAYS THAT I GAVE MY BEST TO THE FORUM, WITHOUT ANY BIAS OR RESERVATION AND NOT FOR GAINING ANY COOKIE POINTS AND I WAS NOT AT THE FORUM TO POPULARISE MYSELF ..
I AM ALREADY BLOGGING AND WELL KNOWN ON THE CYBERNET..
ITS A PITY YOU HAVE NO ETHICS OR CONTROL ON THE FORUM , EVEN COMMENTS ELSEWHERE ARE MODERATED BEFORE THEY ARE PUBLISHED
THAT IS WHY EDIT AND DELETE ARE TWO MAJOR TOOLS OF A FORUM USER IN HIS HANDS..
I THINK I HAVE SAID ENOUGH..
I AM A VICTIM OF A HATE CAMPAIGN AND AS A MUSLIM.PERIOD.
IF YOU DONT UNSUBSCRIBE ME I SHALL PUBLISH THIS MESSAGE ON YOUR FORUM AND ON MY SITES ON THE INTERNET..
This message is posted now I am already Unsunscribed to show you my mental torture under one man of the Forum Pandiitji and his pack of Racist Wolves.None have apologised to the slur on my character , my Indianess and my being denigerated as a Muslim..
