Letters To The Editor

8212; B.K. Chatterjee, Faridabad

But unaware

8226; On June 15, 2005, by an act of Parliament the Right to Information Act 2005 received the assent of the president. It empowered the citizen to seek information on any government work, examine it critically and pose questions, so as to contain corruption and hold governments and their agencies accountable to the governed. It is one year since this act was notified. But few people are aware about its utility and benefits to society. We need a public awareness campaign on this law.

8212; Lokesh K. Batra, Noida

Grim valley

8226; This refers to Pamela Philipose8217;s 8216;Kashmir8217;s iron maidens8217; IE, June 28. The reason why even very senior public officers and ministers feel emboldened to participate in sexual escapades that involve the blackmailing and trafficking of young women is that their positions and clout in the hierarchy have always protected them from scrutiny. The situation has become grim in a state like Kashmir, where

Islamic fundamentalists are always on the look-out for opportunity to force their morality code on women.

8212; V. Guliani, Hisar

Homework ho!

8226; Although India managed to draw the first three test matches against the West Indies, fact remains that our performance in this tournament has not been up to expectations. We lost the one day series despite a good showing in the opening encounter. Barring the first match, our much-hyped batting order failed to hold its ground and our fielding was poor. In the test matches, although the draw in the second test could be blamed on the weather, the same results in the other two games were a let-down, especially when victory appeared to be within reach. Our boys need to do a lot of homework if they really want to be in the reckoning in next year8217;s World Cup.

8212; V. Rajesh, Delhi

Missing Sania

8226; Wimbledon, now under way in England, began quietly without much of the pre-tournament publicity it is associated with. As the FIFA World Cup quarter finals stage is under way, everybody from the public to the media seems to be focussed on football. In the process the country has missed out on our own Sania Mirza playing against Russia8217;s Dementieva. In the match with the 7th seed Dementieva,

Sania ranked 38 played outstandingly, unmindful of the ratings, before going down 6/7, 5/7. Had she not played loosely when leading 5/2 in the first set 8212; when she lost four matches in a row 8212; the results could have been different.

8212; K.R. Patel, Narsinghpur, MP