Opinion A growth story
Tyagi was later criticised for trying to make light of a serious discussion.
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A growth story
Apropos Turning Lohiaji on his head,(IE,February 28),Shekhar Gupta has made a reference to an incident in Lok Sabha in 1962 when Jawaharlal Nehru described Ladakh as a place where not a blade of grass grew,thereby trying to play down the Chinese occupation of that area. It was not Nath Pai the socialist but the veritable Congressman Mahabir Tyagi,also a friend of Nehru,who tilted his head towards the speaker and quipped nothing grows here,but that does not mean it is useless…. Obviously,he could not complete the sentence because the rest was submerged in the peals of laughter that his remark evoked. Tyagi was later criticised for trying to make light of a serious discussion.
Shashi Bhushan
Ghaziabad
River row
THIS refers to the report SC asks Centre to set up panel to plan interlinking of rivers (IE,February 28). The interlinking of rivers will definitely boost agriculture,power generation and inland water transport. The government must resolve the situation and implement the project fast. Funding the project is not a problem. Its hoped the UPA will rise above party politics and work on this and not see the SC directive as judicial activism.
N. Ramamurthy
Golden boot
FEBRUARY 27 was a very sad day for Indian football as it lost Sailen Manna,the man who typified the resurgence of India as a footballing nation. A winner of the Padma Shri and the Footballer of the Millennium awards,Manna featured in the list of the 10 best captains of the world by the English Football Association in 1953. After the 1948 London Olympics,where a predominantly barefoot Indian team lost 2-1 to France,Princess Margaret,at a Buckingham reception,asked Manna how he could defend so well against the tough Europeans barefoot. He had replied that strength lay in the mind. Its a pity that his club,Mohun Bagan hardly did anything for him,even during his illness.
Bidyut K. Chatterjee
Faridabad
Crisis makers
The fact that our prime minister,frugal commentator,has chosen to accuse some foreign NGOs of acting against Indias interest on Koodankulam,makes it appear genuine. The government should take a closer look at these activists and,if found guilty,should punish them. They have been holding the country,and Tamil Nadu in particular,to ransom for months.
S. Rajagopalan
Chennai
Context,above all
IS calling someone sexy too offensive in todays world where its now commonly used in mass media as a term for so-called admiration (Sexily incorrect,IE,February 28)? What matters is the context in which the word is used. Its time we refrained from getting into petty debates. Let a woman decide what is offensive to her.
Bhushan Kanathe
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