People often ask me what DU Beat is. And my standard answer to that is, “Well…we are an independent student newspaper”. But then what does this phrase that I so casually throw around mean. What exactly does it imply?
DU Beat is constituted by students of the Delhi University – we all come from different backgrounds and have different ways of looking at the same thing. But what unites us is our belief in the power of truth. Collectively we form the independent student organization that we call DU Beat.
Our principles aren’t very complicated, nor do they flirt meaninglessly in the realm of the flamboyant. Our principles are that of truth and freedom. We don’t believe in blotting out reality to manipulate the perceptions of our readers. For us truth is not only violated by falsehood but is equally outraged by silence.
Here in DU Beat we understand the power of expression. The power that comes with the expression of what is right. It could be in the form of a whisper. It could be a muffled grunt. It could even be a full blooded scream. It doesnâ€
Unnervingly, it was in Spiderman that I heard a dialogue that changed the way I looked at things, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Now Spideyâ€
As is probably apparent in my ramblings; DU Beat canâ€
So we say, let there be truth. Let there be fire.
– Aniruddh Ghosal
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