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Journalism of Courage
8226; Ashutosh Gowarikar has definitely done a good job by making Swades 8216;We need our Mohan Bhargavas8217;, IE, January 6. It is making NRIs think what they can do for India. The thing about Swades, however, is that it is very slow and becomes dragging.
8212; Srinath Mumbai
8212; Sunil Ponani
8226; There are many NRIs who are willing to come back to India. The real question is whether Indians are open minded enough to accept NRIs. Indian society is the most discriminatory society in the world.
8212; Tushar Wani Michigan
Act, don8217;t speak
8226; The people of the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been struck mercilessly by nature8217;s fury. Instead of analysing at this stage what the government or the authorities 8220;should have done to avoid such a grave tragedy8221;, the Central and state governments should give topmost priority to rushing relief and succour to the victims and to reconstruction and rehabilitation of all affected villages and districts.
8212; S. Krishna Kumar Mumbai
In solidarity
8226; Your editorial 8216;R-Day in tragic times8217; January 4 rightly notes that Republic Day gives all states an opportunity to publicly express their grief and pledge support to the affected. Surely any action aimed at cancelling the parade would be construed negatively by the people.
8212; Ankur Chaudhry New Delhi
Stop stalling
8226; I completely support and agree with Bunker Roy when he says that a good RTI right to information law can give EGA teeth and lethal powers 8216;100 days that will change India8217;, IE, January 5. In recent times, there have been apprehensions regarding the actual monetary worth as well as determining the purview of the legislation. There are fears that in the absence of proper fixation of the target groups and the consequent identification of the needy individuals within the family, etc, costs may actually go up substantially. Questions are also being raised whether the legislation should be extended to the urban poor as well. A strong RTI law which puts power in the hands of the needy would serve as an impeccable solution to all such concerns which, no matter how earnestly and justifiably raised by the experts, ultimately become weapons in the hands of lobbies to stall the legislation.
8212; Gaurav Dua Delhi
