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Date sent: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 12:01:26 -0700 I am indeed pained to see that Mr Rao is being denied a ticket by the Congress party. This political party could swoop down to such levels as to deny a ticket to its former party president and the former prime minister. Personally, I may not like him but one cannot ignore that he is highly educated and was responsible for much of the liberalisation policy that we see today. If Mr Rao chooses to retire, that is one thing, but to deny him a ticket, if he wishes to contest, relegates the Congress party's dependency on the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. It sort of reminds me of the betrayal of the Jaichands that seems to be prominent in the current CWC who seem to prostrate before Mrs Gandhi. It is pretty pathetic! Sachchit Pandey
Date sent: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 20:37:27 EST I don't think this is fair and true. This happened in 1992. What did the Congress do that time and later too. This is just for the vote bank. There are personal differences between these leaders. This is not yet good for the Congress. Mr Rao did a lot for the Congress. It is a shock to everybody.
Date sent: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 07:41:48 -0800 The guilty party for the demolition of the Babri Masjid was Rajiv Gandhi's. He did not live to see the destruction, but, he was just like his mother who taught him to pitch one group against another. Poor Rao, no angel is going to hell for his role as the next prime minister. Anyway Kesri got the idea from his 'White Goddess' to do that, he is just an instrument in the power play. The Congress stands for corruption and they have instituitionalised it. Get some other party in India, we have seen 50 years of inefficiency from the Congress. This time it is no whites please. Go home Sonia, Italians need a leader like you there.
Date sent: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 10:20:09 EST Rao is the one man who can be credited with turning around India's economy and most of all, giving it a semblance of respectability. I don't think he has done more damage to the Muslims than have the Gandhis (Indira and Rajiv).
Date sent: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 22:39:15 -0800 It is very sad to see the suave former PM having to deal with the Sonia Gandhi approved Congress sycophancy, led by an unscrupulous Kesri. A very certain Congress debacle will enhance Mr Rao's prestige in the party, and then the Congress can be on a course to providing a healthy two major party democracy; the other being the BJP. There is one curious practice, I have noticed in the distribution of the tickets by a political party to their prospective candidates in the fray. It seems it matters little whether a selected candidate actually hails from his allotted constituency. Pradip Parekh
Date sent: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 14:17:40 -0800 What is this reasoning? Who was the prime minister of India when Sikhs were brutally killed right in the national capital? Rajiv Gandhi. Then why are Kesri and every other Congressman rallying behing the wife of Rajiv Gandhi? For the demolition of the Masjid can only Rao be held responsible? What about the other ministers who were in charges of significant portfolios? It is stupid to behave like this. When even the Muslims have accepted that the Babri Masjid was made an issue, then why is the Congress going back to its act of appeasement? How many top brasses in the Congress have the capability of winning the election? Rao is still respectable and leave aside the cheap political compulsions of present Indian politics, he had the vision and capability.
Date sent: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 05:15:43 +0500 (GMT+0500) This is an article concerning the opinion of a shameless set of individuals called "Congressmen." It is this 'ma baap' mentality that kept the British here for 200 years. Believe me, they would still be here, had they not been mauled in WW II. Let us ask the narrator the following questions: 1. Why was Sonia Gandhi retaining her Italian passport, even 16 years after marriage? 2. What is her level of understanding of India and Indian people? 3. Why did Sonia Gandhi meet Quattarochi recently? 4. What is the source of funds of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation? 5. The narrator talks of starvation in the US. Let me assure him that starvation and homelessness in the US are the exception, and NOT the norm (as in India). 6. The Congress ruled India for 46 out of the last 50 years of Independence. Does the narrator imply that India is considered a leading light in the world today? Frankly, these people have redefined base cheapness and sycophancy and there is not much one can do about it! Plato once said, people get the type of government they deserve. As for me, I am OUT OF THIS COUNTRY IN A FEW MONTHS FOR GOOD!.
Date sent: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 15:03:53 -0800 (PST) Refer to your article on the IPKF operations in Sri Lanka by John Taylor. It is shocking to know that IPKF commanders were let on the Sri Lankan operation without understanding the history behind Sri Lanka's ethnic troubles. Northern Sri Lanka, as it is known today, was historically always Tamil speaking for as long as history knows it. The Tamil speaking kingdom was one of the last to fall to the British/Portuguese in the subcontinent, and it is only subsequent to Sri Lanka's independence that the Tamils have had to live under Sinhala colonialism. S N
Date sent: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 20:01:54 -0500 Dear Mr Srinivasan, I had also heard that karate originated from kalari payattu! There does seem a very strong connection between kalari payattu and the martial art forms of the Orient. However, considering there are other evidently tangible imports from China in Kerala (cheena chatti, cheena vala,...) it is more likely, although not conclusively, to be an import rather than an export. On the other hand, considering that both 'cheena chatti' and 'cheena vala' are to be found elsewhere in India, but curiously not a martial art form (to my knowledge) it is likely that we did not import it from the Orient! I am also curious about the 'kathakali' make up. May be I am stretching it a little too far, but now that I think of it, might there be influences of the dragon here? There is yet another coincidence(?) Communism thrives in Kerala!
Date sent: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 16:39:29 +0530 Very interesting.
Date sent: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 08:39:40 +0800 Such study gives much needed insight to the history of the land and its people. A similar study is requested on the origins of Malayalam, as well as other south Indian languages. Ravi
Date sent: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 11:21:09 -0600 Rajeev Srinivasan's article is confusing, at best! I have no problems with history. It may very well be that the temple has a Buddhist history, but the article itself does a hotch-potch job of proving it. It seems like the author tried to precis write the article. From describing the trek to the Malai, he suddenly jumps to two books that have some references to attributes similar to Sabarimala and then just takes off on a tangent. Some of the points asserted are inaccurate/incomplete. For instance, the two parts of the pack that the pilgrims carry is not the good and bad deeds. The Mun-mudi or the part in the front is for the god and the pin-mudi, or the part in the back is the pilgrim's personal stuff. In the olden days, people walked to the Malai and back. They had to travel light. That's how they did it. Also, Vavar was a magician king that wanted to conquer Pandalam. Ayyappan, as a teenager, humbled him and then they became friends. There is a striking similarity to the Muslim conqueror Babar's name. However, chronologically, Babar's time is more recent. Also, I am not aware of other documentation showing Babar's entry from the south. There have been other references to a mountain warrior, the son of a mountain chieftain, who fought for the masses and who was then worshipped by the name Ayyappa. I found only one place that made this reference. Please note that I am interested (very much) in history. It might be a good idea to do some detailed research before suggesting that there is strong evidence one way or the other.
Date sent: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 07:57:16 PST That is one excellent article about Sabarimala and it's link to Hinduism, Buddhism and our ancient history and places. I have always wondered who that Bodhidharma or Avalokiteshwara that the Buddhists refer to was? It was he who taught them the martial arts and religion. It is sad that it has almost disappeared in India. I hope you would continue to provide such good articles about our religion or ancient culture as I feel not much coverage is being given to that aspect, and that unnecessary coverage is being given to such silly things such as our politicians or their policies. Sunil
Date sent: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 12:06:22 -0800 The column by Dilip D'Souza was fabulous and touching. Metta Nagamohan
Date sent: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 09:39:18 -0600 (CST) Mr Dilip D'Souza seems to be elated about the passing of the Prasar Bharati Act by the UF government. He would like us to believe that it is an accomplishment of the UF government. Not quite. The idea of an autonomous broadcasting services was introduced for the first time by the information and broadcasting minister in the Janata government of Morarji Desai (1977-79), and guess who was the IB minister then? Further, even if an autonomous Prasar Bharati Corp exists, can Mr D'Souza assure us that it will function like a nonpartisan agency? Its CEO is an "unrepentant Marxist." It has Nikhil Chakravartty and Romila Thapar sitting on its board of directors. Can you have a nonpartisan broadcasting agency with Marxists controlling it? I would not be surprised if Prasar Bharati degenerates into "Prasar Muslim League" and/or "Prasar Comintern International," as some of those who grace the chairs of the PBC board started their writing careers by authoring Muslim League pamphlets in the pre-partitioned Bengal (but shamelessly migrated to India after Partition). Rajiv
Date sent: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 19:17:48 EST I really appreciate the way Dr P C Reddy is serving our people. At the same time I feel that India needs a good medical research institute where the specialists and technical people do research together. Since physicians have no time to spare for research, I think Dr Reddy must try and do something to get the physicians involved in the research. That's the only way we can develop in the medical field. Prasad
Date sent: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 16:48:15 -0600 I read the "Rediff Business Interview" with Dr Pratap Reddy and want to congratulate Rediff on the NeT for publishing it. It was a nice breather from everyday election news to read about someone who is taking his work seriously. Himanshu S Deoskar
Date sent: 24 Jan 98 10:30:24 -0500 Mr K N Rao's articles on astrology gives a glimpse into the uncertain future, and more often than not his predictions are right on the mark. It is with a great deal of eagerness that I look forward to his column. Please thank Mr Rao for resuming his column.
Date sent: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 22:08:01 +0530
I am glad you are back writing for Rediff.
You have posted today your prediction of a sensational victory for BJP
while your reading for Sonia Gandhi in the immediate past posting was
also very optimistic for her.
If Sonia succeeds, as she appears to be by attracting tremendous
sympathetic crowds, the BJP will again find itself isolated like in the
11th Lok Sabha.
Which one of your readings is nearer the truth?
Can you say clearly what your science of astrology predicts for Sonia
and BJP?
I saw you on television. Your fellow astrologer (Bhambri?) said the
next Indian prime minister will be a 'new' face. Meaning not
Vajpayee. If so, the BJP is out of the reckoning in the next government. It also
means the BJP's 'sensational win' will not be good enough to grasp
power.
Where do we stand Mr Rao? I look forward to a reply in your next Rediff
posting.
RS
Date sent: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 22:18:09 -0600
Happy to see K N Rao's column back in cyberspace.
Please keep it up, sir, and keep it on Rediff!!!
Ranadhir Mitra
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