V-P HAILS GOENKA'S POWER OF SILENCE

RADHAKRISHNAN said the power of writing and stirring speeches is widely acknowledged and took the names of DMK leaders C N Annadurai and M Karunanidhi as great speakers.

- 

"Ramnath Goenka demonstrated the power of silence - that was his greatness - by printing a blank editorial during the Emergency," he said.

He said literary events such as RNGSS reaffirm the central role of literature and journalism in shaping a reflective and responsible nation. Stating that respect for plurality, debate and free expression is deeply embodied in India's civilisational DNA,