I think I just took my colleagues for granted. When the new Assembly building inauguration ended and Jana Gana Mana played on TV, I sprung up from my seat and was amazed at the callous manner in which all my colleagues continued to stare at their monitor. One photographer, one reporter and the consulting editor gave me company thankfully. But what is it that the rest of the representatives of this fourth estate were doing?

One reporter mockingly turned around and held a saluting pose. That's what you get for respecting the National Anthem. If an office full of journalists can't stand up for 2 minutes, what can we expect from the masses?