News today is sensational, fast and often fake — attributes Suresh has been taught and trained to avoid. But there is a fourth attribute to news that journalists don’t wear on their sleeves. It defies all stereotypical notions associated with the profession. Emotion, it is. Newsmen are reckoned to be detached and untouched. Almost Zen-like. They are the ones who can cover a gruesome tragedy and then head straight out to have a hearty meal. On many levels, the intrepid journalist is not much different from a beat cop: Both encounter the worst of mankind. Both are exposed to the scum of the world. Both put on a brave face, admirably reticent to tragedies and comedies. But beneath the façade, there is a beating heart — one that pines for that little girl who was raped and murdered; one that sobs for that beautiful woman whose husband was murdered by her own father; and one that prays for the safety of those twelve hapless boys trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. Write Feelings is all about this. It brings out the emotion that Suresh had bottled up during four decades of his journalistic existence. These are words that the heart refuses to say out loud but gush out in the comfort of solitude. A cathartic release.
Suresh Pattali is a veteran journalist who has worked with several Indian and international newspapers. Based in Dubai, he presently works as the Senior Editor of a UAE national daily. His career spanning 40 years has produced a few world exclusives, including the first comprehensive interview with Aung San Suu Kyi after the Myanmar leader was released from 15 years of incarceration. His exclusive reportage about the sad predicament of dozens of Indian nurses taken hostage in Iraq by militants in 2014 spurred New Delhi to launch a daring rescue mission. Suresh has been awarded twice in Dubai for best feature writing. He also has a sharp eye for visuals which has earned him several international awards in photography.
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