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LETTERS
Paradigm Shift
It is time we woke up from our traditional apathy
which goes by the name of tolerance and dumped the pseudo intellectuals
where they rightly belong-the dustbin of history, a point rightly reflected
in your editorial ("Look Who is Wailing", October 8). These
people have done us much harm and have been sabotaging almost every positive
state action, thus rendering the nation directionless and our policies
diffused. A nation must have the courage, character and conviction to
be able to stand up and be counted instead of wallowing forever in the
quagmire of loony sentimentalism.
— Milton Queah, Silchar
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An Independent Struggle
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The slave blood running in our veins is
amply reflected in our writing to the master of the day-the US-to
solve our problem for us ("Returns from the Long Run",
October 1). We are still a conglomerate of riyasats and have not
been able to function as a nation.
— Jasbir, Chandigarh
It is wishful thinking
on the part of India that the US will fight its battle in Kashmir.
America will do whatever it takes to safeguard its hegemony, even
if this entails sleeping with former enemies and pariah states or
bending the rules. The Indian Army can be pre-emptive, proactive
and punishing if our leaders have the spine to allow it to weed
out the enemy from the nests where they breed. No country in the
world puts up with the kind of deadly abuse that India does. Why
is it that while the Indian soldier has to constantly watch his
back against a shadowy enemy, Pakistani soldiers and their mujahideen
offsprings go about their evil tasks with confidence?
—Peter D'Brass, Texas
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On September 11, freedom came under attack-not
only in the US, but with its ripple effect, all over the world. It is
time for us to reclaim our right to work, travel and live without having
to constantly look over our shoulders. As a country that has suffered
many acts of terrorism, we must support America overtly and forcefully.
— Sheila Kumar, on e-mail
Horns Of A Dilemma
Jairam Ramesh BLOWS HOT AND cold in his column
("September 11 and After", October 1). On the one hand, he harps
on maintaining harmonious relations with the US, while on the other he
says that we can't afford to sever bonds with our Muslim brethren in and
outside the country. Then how do we wriggle out of the dilemma? The three
Ds-democracy, diversity and development-as suggested by Jairam are hardly
a solution.
— P.M. Gopalan, Mumbai
Wrong Appeal
Despite being a die-hard fan of the irrepressible
Sunil Gavasker, I beg to differ with him ("Pitching in for Ex-Players",
October 1). How can the Little Master demand that ex-players be treated
better in terms of the travel benefits accruing to them? Granted that
the BCCI's coffers are overflowing. But only with the money of the millions
of cricket-crazed Indians who walk, cycle and use public transport to
go to see matches. Instead of asking for first-class travel, cricketers
should voluntarily opt for economy-class travel. The money saved can be
ploughed back into the game.
Ritesh Misra, on e-mail
Not Right About Left
Your story on astrology made it seem that the
UGC was bribing universities, including the Rabindra Bharati University
(RBU), to accept and introduce the proposed course ("Science or Sham?",
September 17). The UGC unilaterally allocated money to the university
but the RBU refused to accept the proposal of teaching astrology. It,
however, agreed to run a course on spoken Sanskrit. Moreover, the remark
that the RBU is a Marxist bastion is objectionable. It was established
to propagate the teachings and philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore and has
nothing to do with Marxism.
—Nanda Dulal Roy Chowdhury, Kharagpur
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