Q. Who prevents the BJP from delivering: the NDA or the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members?
A. Both are responsible. But I would give the Government seven on a scale of 10 for its efforts.

Q. Of the three key RSS members in the Government-A.B. Vajpayee, L.K. Advani and M.M. Joshi-who do you think is the most capable of taking forward the agenda of the RSS?
A. The work of Joshiji, especially in the field of education, has been much talked about. But one should see the overall performance and then evaluate their efforts.

Q. Do you think Joshi should bring about further corrections in the field of education?
A. The definition of correction can't have different meanings to different people. We want education to be based on scientific, historically proven facts. He is working in this direction.

Q. What will be his next corrective step?
A. He is reviewing all the subjects. We want education to be a balanced mix of conventionalism and modernity. Evidence is surfacing to prove that some parts of history were imposed on us and are wrong. For example, the existence of the Saraswati River and the myth of the Aryan invasion.

Q. Do you think Rajnath Singh's Government in Uttar Pradesh will be able to build the temple in Ayodhya?
A. I don't know. It's every Hindu's desire the mandir is built there.

-as told to Aaj Tak

TREMORS So Who'll Open For India
	Shiv Sundar Das: Probably India's only copybook opener since Gavaskar or at least Shastri. Keep going son.
	Deep Dasgupta: Makeshift opener. Needs a few more failures before he can be ruled out.
	Connor Williams: Dasgupta, the sequel. The only difference is he's a full-time Ranji opener, left-hander too. So?
	S. Ramesh: The man without footwork. Did to elegance what Jack the Ripper did to post-dinner walks.