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It is heartening that the book has made an astonishing comeback despite the all-pervading satellite television invading homes ("The return of the book", Sep. 3). Such is the power and the fascination of the written word that nothing can be a real substitute for reading. Little wonder that the five names from India's literary scene have chosen to reaffirm their faith in the value of reading.
B.H. Shanmukhappa,
Davanagere, Karnataka
The blurb in the lead story about revival of books raised interesting questions, but the articles left us none any wiser. Ranjit Hoskote's article was neither relevant nor coherent. It was an exercise in name-dropping and tenuous linkages. Jeet Thayil only listed simple conveniences of books without connecting to the main topic. Nilanjana S. Roy described how the Net has revived book discussion, but didn't delve into why that occurred. Sampurna Chattarji proved the premise of the story, then went off on a tangent. Shuddhabrata Sengupta seemed more interested in the public library systems. There were no inputs from publishers or the business circles. A disappointing attempt and an opportunity wasted.
Pramod Biligiri
Bangalore
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