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Voices of hope
The poem by Keki N. Daruwalla, “Goodbye autumn” (Magazine, January 4) is timely and I hope, as the poet wished, the New Year will bring us joy. It is also a pleasant coincidence to see Dilip Chitre’s article in the Literary Review (January 4) in which he says, “It is my belief that poetry thrives and will continue to flourish as long as people care to listen to a small voice pointing to something they otherwise would not have noticed.” Hope the Magazine will give us more poetry to enable us to hear the small voices!
Venkatavardhan Vanavasi
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The article “Call for peace” (Magazine, January 4) has truly recognised the Internet as an effective means for attaining peace in the world. But what has been forgotten is that the popularity of the Internet is only in the developed countries. In the developing countries like India an alternative to the Net could be television and newspapers.
G.Ranjith Kumar Reddy
Hyderabad
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The article “Call for peace” is very pertinent in the present turbulent times. The author’s suggestion to promote world peace through Internet at gross root level looks novel indeed. Before that, as a first step, let every one of us in this new year take a pledge to be friendly with our neighbours towards whom we might have nurtured indifference or behaved with them like strangers in the past.
S. Radhika Kannan
Karaikudi
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With reference to Tabish Khair’s “Possible tomorrows”, it is a fact that unless terrorism is crushed, the threat to the world will continue in one form or the other. Similarly one cannot overlook the steep price rise of the essentials and the rising inflation caused by the capitalist countries of the West resulting in global financial crises. In our own country, as long as wealth is in the hands of the rich landlords and contractors and capitalists and the working class lacks shelter, clothing and food, the struggle continues. The need of the hour is a strong socialist movement which has the courage to question the policy makers instead of turning to the West every time there is a crisis.
K.R.Srinivasan,
Secunderabad
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Western endorsements
This has reference to the article “Foreign certificates” (Magazine January 4). The article made interesting reading. The fascination for Western approval of ideas and policies is pervasive among almost all sections of Indians. It is strange that both the educated elite as well as the ordinary Indian believe that Western endorsement of home grown ideas is necessary to lend a degree of legitimacy to the same. This points to a dearth of confidence in our own abilities and unnecessarily places a greater premium on the worth of Western intellect. P. Prasand Thampy,
Thiruvalla
Endangered beauty
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Akber Ayub has nicely narrated his experience of cruising along the Chalakudy river. Athirampally falls and Vazhachal areas in the Chalakudy River are two mostly visited getaway destinations of Kerala. It’s a biodiversity hotspot, a paradise for backpackers. But the tragic fact is, this waterfalls and the chirping of birds along with its cool mountain breeze are soon going to disappear into memories. The Kerala State Electicity Board (KSEB) is all set to construct a dam across the river which will drain the waterfall, destroy the natural beauty and the diverse flora and fauna, only to generate a mere 166 MW electricity. An age-old settlement of the “Kadar” tribe, will be submerged in water.
All the local people, environmentalists, nature clubs, are against this proposed dam under the auspices of the Chalakudy River Protection Forum ( www.chalakudyriver.org ).
Ajithan K.R.
Thrissur
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