Opinion Reading the future
Apropos Parchment to pixels (IE,August 15),the writers prediction of the future of books and libraries may well turn out to be true
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Reading the future
* APROPOS Parchment to pixels (IE,August 15),the writers prediction of the future of books and libraries may well turn out to be true. Digital libraries are cropping up all over the world and in time these will be pervasive. It is practically impossible to travel with all your books but once they are digitised,you can carry them the way you carry music on an MP3 player. The advantages of e-books are many: they save paper,and therefore trees,They also lend portability to books. However,there are some limitations to digitisation at the moment,such as copyright issues,uneven connectivity and high costs.
Viral P. Parekh
Vadodara
Pecking order
* THIS refers to On a wing and a hope (IE,August 16). The Delhi government must be congratulated for its decision to make the house sparrow its state bird. This signals Delhis concern about the disappearance of this little bird. Ever since the first World Sparrow Day was celebrated,there has been spreading awareness about the importance of the house sparrow to our ecosystem. But this new status will help the bird survive only if more concrete steps are taken to ensure its survival.
Manoj Parashar
Ghaziabad
Working hard
* THERE have been a number of articles on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi recently. Whatever ones individual opinion of him,it cannot be denied that he has done a lot of development work for Gujarat. His latest endeavour is the Sabarmati riverfront project. I do not wish to glorify Modi. But I wish other CMs would work as hard for their states. The Delhi government,for one,could take a cue from the Sabarmati project and develop the banks of the Yamuna.
Asheesh Shah
New Delhi
Family matters
* SHAHID SIDDIQUI,in the article In the name of the family (IE,August 17),made an interesting observation about political parties in India. In parties dominated by a single family,such as the Congress,SP and DMK,as well as in others headed by autocratic leaders,such as the TMC,AIADMK,democratic processes are sacrificed. So are we a true democracy?
Bal Govind
Noida
Her way
* APROPOS Mamata vs institutions (IE,August 16),West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seems to have gone off the rails. Now she considers herself above the law,even though the primacy of the judiciary figured high in her election manifesto. It is a pity that when arraigned for their dictatorial ways,our leaders lose no time in imputing motives to verdicts,even though the judiciary may help them stay in power by upholding the law of the land. Whoever crosses Banerjees path or points out her failure to deliver on her electoral promises is branded a Maoist.
Hema
Langeri
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