In recent times media has closely monitored the
various events of L.O.V.E.
Here are some news extracts from the leading newspapers and magazines.
The Telegraph dt. 15th Feb, 2004
... in a novel effort to celebrate the festival of love, the West
Bengal Police Association, in collaboration with Lovers' Organisation
for Voluntary Exhibition (LOVE) organised a sit-and-write love letter
writing competition at Bhowanipore on saturday ... "awareness about
AIDS" ...
- Pranab Mondal
The Times Of India dt. 26th September 2003
" Pill Power for goddess to fight population demon "
... the goddess conceived by them will not be armed with
conventional weapons but with condoms and contraceptive pills (news
regarding Durga made of Condoms and Pills)...
- Aditya Ghosh
Outlook dt. 21st January 2002
... L.O.V.E., "the only one (organisation) of its kind
in India and perhaps in the world," ...
- Ranjita Biswas
The Indian Express (Chandigarh) dt.
18th December 2001
... "Let us love in peace and exclusivity" is
L.O.V.E.'s demand. Mayor Subrata Mukherjee has responded with rare
compassion. He told The Indian Express, "I fully share their
concern and I have promised to do something." ...
- Subrata Nagchoudhury
The Telegraph Metro (Calcutta) dt.
15th February 2002
... "No one writes love letters anymore. Courship has
become non-existent. This is just a fun way to find out if people do
still feel as deeply as they used to," says Gangopadhyay...
Organised by LOVE and managed by Inertia Solutions, entries are open
till February 28 ...
- Madhumita
Bhattacharya
Times of India (Kolkata) dt.
15th February 2002
... A unique global love letter writing competition was
inaugurated by LOVE on the occasion of Valentine's Day at author Sunil
Gangopadhyay's residence ...
The Asian Age (Calcutta edition) dt. 12th February 2002
... Lovers' Organization for Voluntary Exhibition
president feels love is the ultimate weapon against terrorism ...
- Drimi
Chaudhuri
The Telegraph Metro (Calcutta) dt.
1st January 2002 & 09th March 2002
... If we are not given an open space by January 31, where
lovers can sit, talk, hold hands, and kiss without fear of having to pay
'love tax' to the cops, we will take to the streets, warned Rupak Manush
...
The Indian Express (New
Delhi) dt. 21st January 2002
... apart from Sunil Gangopadhyay, there will be four
other members, one of them being actress Moon Moon Sen while the rest
are journalists from print and electronic media ... "Love is
something I can always associate myself with", Gangopadhyay said
... for actress Moon Moon Sen too it's a novel and interesting contest
which should be encouraged ...
- Sabyasachi
Bandopadhyay
Times of India (Kolkata) dt.
3rd January 2002
... The winter chill seems to have brought out the
creative genius in Kolkata's "well-wishers" ...They want 'love
zones' in Kolkata where couples - desperate for a quiet rendezvous - can
meet ...
- Dhiman
Chattopadhyay
Hindusthan Times (Kolkata) dt.
2nd January 2002
... The organisation has requested Mayor Subrata Mukherjee
to create 'love zones' in the city...The organisation plans to establish
a library on the subject and provide financial assistance for
marriage of girls from poorer homes ...
- Archis Mohan
Hindusthan Times (Central Kolkata
Live) dt. 21st December 2001
... In response to several pleas from the
intriguingly-named Lovers' Organisation for Voluntary Exhibition,
Subrata Mukherjee had told BBC's Bangla Service in a programme broadcast
on Monday evening that he was planning an exclusive lovers' zone ...
-
D. Deb & J. Sen Gupta
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Harper's Magazine (New York)
- Marry Margaret C. Nussbaum
Time Magazine (UK)
- Meenakshi Ganguly (New Delhi)
Anandabazar Patrika (Kolkata) dt.
11th December 2001 - K.G.Siddiqui
Aajkal (Evening) dt. 15th
December 2001 - Arnab Dutta
Anandolok -
dt. 14th February 2003
- Anindya Jana
Aajkal dt. 15th
February 2002
- Aloke Prasad
Chattopadhyay
A.F.P.
- Sailen Sil
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Front Page picture Hindusthan Times dt. 27.03.02 |
Indo Asian News Services
- Krittivas Mukherjee
Sandhya Khabarer Kagaj (Cygnus)
dt. 06th March 2002
- Parthasarathi Singha
Khabarer Kagaj dt. 13th March 2002
- Parthasarathi Singha
L.O.V.E. is also covered by the various
leading media:
STAR NEWS - Udita Dutta
(29-09-2003)
Radio Singapore International - Valarie
Tan (14-02-2004)
The Independent
(London) by its Asia
Correspondent Mr.
Philip Reeves
Sunday
Herald (Great Britain) by
its Photographer
Mr.
Tom Pietrasik
Reuters - Kamil
Zaheer and Somali Maitra
Zee News -
Udita Dutta
Aaj Tak -
Debobani
Mazumdar
R.N.B. -
Sarmistha
Goswami, Bidhyasagar Singh & Naina Banerjee
A.N.I. -
Ajitha Menon
BBC (World Services & Five Live) -
Kalpana Pradhan
& Madeleine Morris (London)
National Public Radio
(U.S.A.) -
Elie Foster
Siguy Films Ltd. (London)-
Johanna, Borna,
Natassa & Cornelius
Aajker Khobar (Cygnus)- ATN
World - Parthasarathi Singha
Taza Khabar (ATN Bangla) -
Biman Chakraborty
And many other National & International Media
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