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Date sent: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 10:44:51 -0500 I was very much pained to read that the Pataudis have been killing birds for pleasure. I never imagined that this couple could be savage and barbaric enough to kill for fun. What's worse is that our government officials have been escorting and helping them!! How can the government do this? This can happen only in India, where the government officials can misuse the power they have. So what if the Pataudis were the chief minister's guests? Does the CM think that the wetlands are his property and that he can do whatever he wants with it? The CM has to explain this. Rajesh Varma Virginia, USA.
Date sent: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 12:09:18 -0500 Please send my admiration and respect to Dr Ramani for the excellent work being done in the villages of Orissa. I am in public health here in the US, and would not be able to live and work in such conditions even though I come from Bhubaneswar. Pankaja Panda Baltimore, Maryland
Date: Monday, December 08, 1997 2:56 AM I am very happy to see such a good report on the famous Dr Shivaram Karanth. The report is very profound. From: Dilip D'Souza Subject: Alex Hopkins I'm glad to see that the man who calls himself "Alex Hopkins, Ph D", has finally learned to fake his e-mail address competently. The last time he wrote to Rediff, criticising something I wrote and wondering why mediocrity survived in India, he called himself this: "Alex Hopkins, Ph D" <alex@genius.reserach.com> Note the unique spelling of "research". But in his latest communique to Rediff commending our "British-educated" President for having a spine, he calls himself: "Alex Hopkins, Ph D" <alex@genius.research.com> Good for you, Alex Hopkins! Now that you're getting your spellings right, perhaps you can explain why you need to hide behind a fake e-mail address. Cheers, Dilip D'Souza
Date sent: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 18:16:18 -0600 To have such an intellectual like K R as our President, and then watch the Kesris and Advanis of this world mess up, reflects the tragedy of our nation. Kuruvilla
Date sent: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 23:31:51 -0500 The column clearly shows that T V R Shenoy finally came out from his "secular in disguise" oufit and is supporting communal forces openly.
Date sent: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 15:22:36 -0800 Every time I have a discussion with my friends, I end up saying the same. The answer to the whole mess is/are -- the people. As long as the people are illiterate and stupid, the politicians can get away with most of this nonsense. Our movies have failed to unshackle the ignorant public, and it seems like the news media is serving to a minuscule class such as myself. Truly we need more than great leaders to educate our masses. Venkat
Date sent: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 08:58:44 -0800 Hello Rajeev: It is a good start. Now what next? My suggestions:- 1. Form a core group who are committed to this line of thinking. 2. Send this article to major Hindu authorities and get their blessings. I am sure Swami Tejomayananda will have some good ideas. 3. Take necessary steps to insure that the ideas have a mass appeal, and is not limited to us NRIs. 4. Create a "intel inside" kind of recognition -- and let all Hindu organisations adopt the CPU (Core Principles of Hinduism) 5. Remove the word Hindu -- Like you said, these basic attributes need to be taught early in schools -- with a non-religious bias. Anil
Date sent: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 16:03:14 -0600 I read the article "Promises to keep" on Rediff. I was very happy after reading it. This article gives food for thought for us (Indians). I strongly agree with views expressed in the article. Rajeev Srinivasan's articles are very interesting, and I have read most of his articles. For Indian students in the US, this article should provide food for thought. I wish to congratulate Rajeev Srinivasan for article. Kiran Kartha Louisiana
Date sent: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 23:36:29 EST The biggest two threats to India's integrity today and the near future are: 1. Pakistan's aggression into India through its covert activities all over India, not just Kashmir, and Punjab. 2. The economic invasion from the West, which may soon arrive due to the fact that India has a big market (population), democracy and the fact that should the growth of the Asian tigers continue to slow down in the next some years or show periodic collapses in the economies as was shown last month, India will automatically become the next sitting target for greener pastures for the West. Historically speaking, India has already seen what both of these two threats can do to us. I mean military invasions from the Western border during the expansion of Islam in the 15th-16th centuries took place and left India, first plundered and then enslaved by the Muslim invaders. Also, it was a mixed bag of economics and military cunning that made India go through another period of long slavery under the British. Central to both these invasions is that whenever our centre or our collective unified might has been lacking, we have fallen to invasion from others. Given our current divisions in the centre and our utterly confused and malignant quality of political leadership, I fear and wonder whether we will undergo yet another era of being enslaved to a foreign power. Unlike last two times when India was a "Golden bird" so to speak rich in money and spices and many other goodies, now we are a poor nation but still have a large land area and a large population which in itself is a resource. I am positive this time the attempt to invade India will be covert, not overt like the last two times.
Date sent: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 15:24:24 PST I read Ashwin Mehta's article with interest and also the responses it received from your readers. Of particular interest to me was a response of Sushil Verma "sushildocq@webtv.net" In his message Sushil says "Sure, there are some Tamilians who may have sympathy with the cause of the LTTE because of cultural affinity and some may even have helped the LTTE in some way, but to stereotypically give the Tamil label to this kind of activity is designed to provoke Tamil resentment." This is also true for Muslims living in India. They "may have sympathy with" other Muslim countries, but they do NOT help these countries against India in any way, yet their patriotism is always questioned. Those who act aginst Indian interests are traitors (their religion or language or culture does not matter, be they Muslims or Tamilians) and should be punished. However, the Muslims have always suffered being stereotyped because of the actions of a few. Is it the turn of Tamilians now? I hope not. As Sushil correctly said "India is made up of diversity which must not only be recognised by all Indians but appreciated and respected also."
Date sent: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 19:31:19 +0100 Before blaming the BJP for non-development of UP, Dilip D'Souza should see the records that in the history of UP, how many years has the BJP ruled? In the brief period when BJP ruled, how many statues were made or how many cities were renamed? If there is anything wrong in political parties making alliances to gain power, the first to be banned should be the UF, where the parties have nothing in common other than the fear of BJP. And the BJP is indulged in causing defections... I am happy that the BJP is being rebuked for that. If other parties do it, there is no surprise, no news because that's what they are doing for years. The six months period of Mayawati's reign was surely a black period, but it was the only option to save the state from "Mulayam's" hands.The news of renaming of the streets is not a good headline but it's better than the news of killings and kidnappings.
Date sent: Sat, 06 Dec 1997 20:59:22 -0500 There was a time when I was made to believe that bigotry, narrowmindedness and chauvinism were the monopoly of Muslims, and Hindus were nothing but enlightened beings. This belief was reinforced as I saw bigotry being practised in Pakistan where everything remotely out of line with the establishment was termed as sacrilege and blasphemy. Stanley Wolpert's book Jinnah of Pakistan included, in which he portrayed Jinnahsaheb indulging in moderate drinking. But after the disappearance of General Zia, Wolpert's book is openly available in Pakistan. Since I have not been able to change the mentality of the RSS-type mentality of some of our rulers, it somehow makes me feel good to note that newspapers like The Pioneer exist who want a scholar's book to be banned in India. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your column. Baseer Ashraf
Date: Monday, December 08, 1997 2:56 AM This is by far the best feature.. Manish Agarwal
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 09:36:14 -0500 (EST) Writing an article on Kanyakumari doesn't mean you have to eulogise the place. I have been to Kanyakumari, and I know that the author has missed out a lot from his article: the crowds, the dirt, the commercialisation. There's a lot that's very nice in the place, but don't gloss over the not-so-palatable stuff. That's not what a good travelog is supposed to do. I also think the language in the article is rather poor. Meera
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