
RSS: lifting the ban
8226; I don8217;t see anything wrong in the MP government8217;s decision to let a
nation and its ethos.
8212; Harish Awasthi, Rohini
8226; The lifting of the ban on government employees for attending RSS shakhas by the MP government is a step in the right direction. Tens of thousands of government employees all over the country continue to attend RSS shakhas, ban or no ban, and enrich their lives by yoga and pranayam exercises every morning, besides a small dose of deshbhakti. People attending the shakhas come from highly educated, responsible and respectable families and one wonders why the English media Express included is always trying to cause a scare by projecting anything concerning the RSS as a dangerous move. Had the RSS been all that dangerous, it would not have survived for 80 years and people from the RSS would not have risen to the highest posts in the country.
8212; G.S. Kulkarni, Delhi
Ranchi lurch
8226; With Madhu Koda becoming the CM of Jharkhand we have entered deeper into a phase of horse-trading and conspiracy in government formation. The RJD, JMM, and Congress could not reach a consensus on a candidate from one of their parties, hence a provisional consensus on an independent MLA. Such a government sets yet another unhealthy precedent in our multi-party system. Governor Syed Sibtey Razi should have discouraged its formation in the first place.
8212; Ved Guliani, Hisar
Another brain drain
8226; I Agree with Arun Shourie 8216;Learning to shield our academic excellence,8217; IE, September 14 when he says that we have been suffering from brain drain, as we are unable to attract foreign students even though students from Indian educational institutions are highly placed in the international job market. We are justified in spending money on students, especially in our engineering colleges or IITs, who study engineering but end up being software professionals. In a recent interview, Mohandas Pai, HR head, Infosys, even pointed out that the manufacturing and other industries are in big trouble since they have not enough good people. I haven8217;t come across many engineers from the IITs who actually contribute in terms of their engineering skills, although I personally know three IITians mechanical and electronics engineers who are marketing financial, pharmaceutical or software products.
8212; Abhijaat, Mumbai