The newspaper DNA (Daily News and Analysis - http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore ) seems to have involved in not verifying its sources of photographs and having used my photographs (does this amount to plagiarism? I think it does) after it carried some of my pictures in the 'After Hrs' section of its newspaper on 31st January 2009, which I had taken at the IIMB Yamini 2009. It is good that they covered the event but they should have cited/verified the sources of the photographs. In all probability they or their sources just picked up the photos from my blog, with the belief that no one would notice anyways - seems they could not escape as luck would have it, I spotted them in the DNA paper on Saturday. It was early in the morning when as I flipped open the last page of the supplement that I was stunned to see my pics, which I was able to recognize immediately - however there were no credits anywhere in sight! Please check the photos below from the e-paper version on their website...
In my mind is a strange attractor!

I liked this one.
ReplyDeleteWhich one ? ;)
ReplyDeleteI really liked the name of this character
ReplyDelete"Bagatur Aslobian Kobit" :)
-Naveen
Thanks Naveen. So you liked the name ? To tell you the truth, that was an absolute nonsensical term and as I did a random scan, my mind recited those words, which I started the story with ... ;)
ReplyDeleteJust a curious question. Why the Russian backdrop to the story ?
ReplyDelete-Naveen
Good question - I'd say 'Unconscious Decision' ;)
ReplyDeleteHmmm..., maybe influenced by Chekov; however the abrupt 'shortness' of the short story was inspired by one of Hemingway's.