The citizens who were born after India's Independence. They have some legacy in their mind, The radio,, Medium wave broadcasting program is not audible with pleasure. FM has taken place but Short Wave is also difficult to tune. Telegraph is an extinct system.
The Journal like USI of India has moved to the digital edition, Himalayan Mountaineering Journal has stopped publishing. There are several publications have moved to digital mode.
Our first photograph was published The Tribune of Chandigarh, ( English daily) in June 1972. some other English dailies in the same time. The Sainik Samachar last issue of June 1972 had published the news with a photograph of NCC's first successful mountaineering expedition. Last year I went to Sainik Samachar Office at New Delhi to get a xerox or digital copy of the said news item. The copy was not available at that time.
I had subscribed to my Sainik Samachar copy from 1973 to my parents later to my family members to know about Indian Defence activities. I have contributed several news and feature items including Bengali and English editions. Two items were published in several editions.
On 12th April 2018, I got a letter from Editor in Chief of Sainik Samachar, requested to give my comment on switching over of Sainik Samachar in digital mode. At present this is available on digital mode.
My experience the troops are not much aware of Sainik Samachar. It is painful but we have to accept the same. In the past this coy was available at our National Library, now I can find one regional language edition is displayed there.
The bell is ringing the hard copy will not available may be very soon. I think we are using paper in so may activities and stopping our heritage publication are we doing the right thing?
No future generation may not think such an emotional issue, they will be much more pragmatic not fool like us.
