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Corrections and clarifications

* The report that Irom Sharmila, the human rights activist from Manipur, has been on fast for the past six years ("Delhi police arrest Irom Sharmila", October 7, 2006), has many readers wondering whether it is a typographical error. The article "Does anybody care about Manipur" (Op-Ed, October 10, 2006) gives the details: "Ms. Sharmila has been on hunger strike for the past six years demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act [in force in Manipur]. Unlike other hunger strikers, she has not allowed even a drop of water to cross her lips all this while. She cleans her teeth with cotton and not water and has been kept alive through force-feeding via a nasal drip five times a day ...."

* In the UNI report "Delhi is like Canberra to me, says Brett Lee" ("Sport", October 11, 2006), it was implied that Brett Lee didn't play in the 2002 Australian tour of India. A reader says that Australia toured India in 2001 and 2004. The Sports Desk clarifies that Lee toured India in 2004.

* In "Tharanga, Sangakkara make merry" ("Sport", October 11, 2006), the sentence was "Tharanga came down the pitch to the off breaks of Utseya and was bowled for 110 ... ." A reader points out that he was bowled by Matsikenyeri.

* With reference to The Hindu Crossword 8728 ("Variety" page, October 10, 2006), a reader says: "Clue 12 Across is `Our National Language (5)'. The answer is `Hindi' (The Hindu Crossword 8729, October 11, 2006). In the Constitution, there is no language that is termed as `national language'. Article 343 states that `The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script'. The clue should have been `Official Language', which is the correct term, and not `National Language'."

* Referring to "Corrections and Clarifications" (October 7, 2006), a reader points out that it is enough to say "3,000 degrees kelvin and 2.7 degrees kelvin". The statement is complete. The words "above absolute zero" are redundant. All temperatures in the Kelvin scale are measured from absolute zero and it is implied. Also while expressing units, there is an accepted international convention. For units named after persons, capital letters are not to be used while writing the full name of the unit. The capital letter is used in symbols. For example, the unit for temperature is kelvin and the symbol is `K'.

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