Handy tools
"Mobile miracle"(January 21) was very well written. Nowadays one can talk to a person anywhere in the world in a few seconds. However many people misuse them too. Students in a Delhi college went on strike when a teacher asked a student to switch off her mobile. Moreover many people use it while driving. Cell phones are also handy tools for antisocial elements. It is for us to reap the benefits or use it for creating trouble.
B.R. Gupta,
Tiruchengode
The article brings out the rapid pace of the mobile revolution in India. This tiny piece of equipment has become the inescapable necessity of Indians in all walks of life. This wire free communication in urban and rural belts has achieved unparalleled rate of expansion.
Capt. O.B. Nair,
Poonithura, Kerala
The reply on a genuine grievance made by a former communication minister in Parliament is food for thought. Our ministers and bureaucrats are generally lackadaisical, offering specious reasons for denying legitimate consumer rights. Attitudinal changes and affirmative action can easily work the so-called miracles at least in the essential service sectors also.
Joy Eapen,
Vennikulam, Kerala
The mobile miracle has indeed "empowered" my driver. He changes ringtones every week, the handset every six months. He can be contacted 24/7. He spends Rs. 1000 out of Rs. 4000 I pay him on his mobile. Long live globalisation.
Dr. R.P. Rajan,
Chennai
It is indeed a "Mobile Miracle". It is no longer a luxury. A Tamil TV Channel humorously depicted the popularity of the mobile phone. A beggar was seen standing in front of a house with a mobile in hand. Instead of knocking on the door, he dials the house owner's number and tells, "Beggar speaking... Waiting for alms..." Are we facing the problem of plenty?
P. U. Krishnan,
Chennai
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