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• With reference to Sudheendra Kulkarni’s column, ‘‘Swadheenata...’’, it is my conviction that we have lost ou...

• With reference to Sudheendra Kulkarni’s column, ‘‘Swadheenata…’’, it is my conviction that we have lost out on a lot due to deliberate neglect of our heritage. This is largely due to so-called intellectuals and secularists, who are actually casteists.
Dr Nagraj G Huilgol, Mumbai

• As Tavleen Singh pointed out in her column, ‘‘Laloo Raj’’, as the self-proclaimed messiah of the downtrodden, Laloo Prasad Yadav seems to have vowed to keep Bihar’s population poor and backward, barring his own family of course. Laloo-Rabri don’t even make a pretence of working towards development. And after the years of neglect, the people of Bihar don’t seem to have any expectations either, choosing instead to migrate to other States for a better life.
Alok Srivastava, Delhi

• While agreeing with Tavleen Singh, I feel that the Congress party which has ruled the country for almost half-a-decade also has to take the blame for the mess in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The political parties are interested in keeping the people poor and backward people for narrow electoral gains.
Ashok Hatekar, Pune

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• I hope our ruling elite will heed the sane advice given by Narayana Murthy in his ‘‘India Empowered’’ column. They should not hesitate to displease the wrong thinkers and wrong doers. Only then can our poor and downtrodden find a place in our society.
R Singh, Delhi

• I fully agree with Coomi Kapoor on her report on President A P J Abdul Kalam in her column, ‘‘Inside Track’’. I frequently send e-mails on topics of public interest topics to President Kalam. At times, he personally acknowledges such e-mails, especially when they concern the evils of our governance system. Only a simple President like Kalam can be in direct touch with commoners.
Subhash C Agrawal, Delhi

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