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Date sent: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 11:04:25 -0600 Very good report on the Line of Control. Sandeep Gore
Date sent: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 19:07:08 -0000 Politics is the last resort of Nandy. Nandy's views have been self contradictory in many ways. Can't project all because I know the person has habituated cold shouldering readers' views. I too couldn't care less about him. Yet, I hope at least some have noticed these 'virtues' preached by a rising politico-saint. Nandy says thus while discussing his profession: "Some of them extremely, intensely passionately love letters too. Does it mean that I have committed a crime? I lost my credibility? No, I think I have only added to my skills as a communicator." Well, read between the words and you get your lesson. If you are a nuke-scientist/engineer, give Pakistanis the Nuke- technology when they ask for it, not bothering about your personal inclinations and national obligations!!! Well, that's a good scientist!!! You're a scientist first and then only an Indian!!!! (Profession has no body, no shape, no feelings, no ambitions, nothing...it is just what it is!!!!) Nandy seemingly interrupted the interviewer to correct him from calling Mumbai as Bombay. If we were to believe what's typed out here is verbatim to Nandy's reply, he refers to the same place as Bombay (Bombayite) several times during the interview. Lack of education as a 'master communicator'??!! Stupid me! Saints never make mistakes!!! If you pardon my incompetence to adhere to certain ethics when it comes to talking about this person, I prefer to call him a 'cold blooded professional,' just like a mercenary (you pay him and show the target, your enemy will not see another day's light, irrespective of who the target is....). The Sena asked him and he said: "Okay guys, now my pen and tone are tuned to your frequency, you want a good image? Let me paint it for you." The same person would have noted, otherwise, the attacks on Jansher Khan as an attack against Islam by the Hindu fanatic Sena -- a heinous crime against art by unscrupulous people. Now his differently tuned pen has 'suddenly' realised the supreme patriotic (needless to say secular) motives behind the attack! And hence a pat on Sena's back!! "Well done guys! I assure you, you'll keep doing good (as long as you keep me in good humour)!! Now that I'm with you, there is no chance of you committing a sin! (I'm the adjudicator, and only I can interpret actions to our gullible readers!!!!)" That's okay, but what if the commies 'pocket' him??!! Next moment onwards, the media controlled by this person returns to its lost glory and sees everything wrong with what the Sena says and does! Journalism is just about arranging words in a way that the customer likes. And that's the bread-winner for him! The Sena is Nandy's newly found customer! And the work demanded must be challenging! His understanding of 'Hindutva' is simply fabulous! But why did he take so long to fathom it? And more importantly, how long will he maintain the same definition? (For courtesy sake) good luck to him.
Date sent: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 13:08:27 -0400 Syed Firdaus Ashraf seems to be very hurt that progressive, communist, minorities have lost a friend by Nandy's defection. Isn't it a time for more and more such people to look in the future and change their attitude? I sympathise with Nandy the way he had to defend himself several times in this interview. This shows that if you have followed a one sided logic intentionally, what it makes of you when you change. It is true for Nandy, so is for those very few hard core Hindu fanatics. The more moderate, but heavily India centric BJP/Shiv Sena of today is a way to go for all of us.
Date sent: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 10:37:02 -0500 Cerebrally -- good luck to Nandy. Viscerally -- another good one bites the dust! But not to try to change things is to resign to the present morass, so we shall have to wait and see.... The distinction Nandy tries so hard to make between winning an election and being nominated seems specious!! Congratulations to Syed Firdaus Ashraf on an excellent interview.
J B Day
Date sent: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 18:00:13 +0100 It comes as no surprise, that a minister scuttled a good scheme, since he would not gain any personal benefit from it. This is to be expected, in fact one can say it is a rational behaviour coming from a minister. Look into the past, gun deals, tank deals, chip deals and even rice and sugar deals have always been dictated by the minister's personal concerns. Mr Verma's behaviour is a tiny blip in the entire history of corruption in the country. Bindu Venkatesh
Date sent: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 16:08:41 -0500 That was good reporting on your behalf, and it saddens me to see that our politicians are shameless to the core. By the way -- what are you going to do regarding this? Just leave as it is and drop the matter once the issue cools down (just like other journals) -- or are you going to make it a point to see to it that this B P Verma is exposed and made a nice example to all our (present and potential) politicians. Hope you take the cudgels against such leaders. Anyway -- thank you for the same. Rajesh M P
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 1998 6:27 AM I would like to thank Rediff for publishing the thoughts of the great director Hariharan on film making. I am a person who watched many of his films during my undergraduate days at Pallakkad, and those films still bring back happy memories. Thanks again. Jagadish
Date: Sunday, April 26, 1998 4:26 AM My name is Aarti Kamalahasan, and I enjoy Rediff tremendously. Rediff is where all my interests are explored to their fullest possible expression. I wasn't there when Amitabh did his recitation of his father's poems, but I might as well have been, for all the life Sharmila gave a piece of prose. It was done to a fine nicety, capturing all the subtle nuances of the evening. It gave me a feel of the emotions throbbing in the room, on that evening to remember.
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 14:42:51 -0400 I'm Radhika's friend who and was privileged to hear first-hand of her journey back to India, and her adventures to old familiar places and to new exiting ones! From her vivid narrations and telling pictures, I traveled with her from one remote village to another, to the BHEL Guest House and to Connaught Place in New Delhi. The great temples with their stone carvings of the Gods were awe-inspiring, as were the colourful pictures captured by her camera! By the end of her story telling, which took two or three lunches and meetings after work, India was on my list of places most likely to visit! India should know they have quite an unpaid ambassador in Radhika! It's interesting what being away from one's culture and country does to people. I remember going back to Kenya after many years of absence. I had a thirst and hunger to see, explore and experience things I would otherwise have not done before I left my country many years ago. I guess absence does make the heart fonder; one appreciates more what they have just next door! Well done Radhika. Give us more. Liz
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 19:37:03 -0400 Excellent idea. Could you include some close ups next time? They would have tremendous impact. Over four decades ago, I too took part in a similarly colourful ceremony as a cadet at the National Defence Academy; for the Beating the Retreat and Republic Day Parade.
Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 18:04:35 +0800 Interesting. Look forward to more such articles.
Date sent: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 16:37:06 -0500 These aliens get half-baked with their knowledge on western females and spoil the rest who if untouched would have given a thought on it. Mani
Date sent: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:35:55 +0200 This is a very interesting subject to me. Can you recommend some sources, manufacturers, or people whom I can contact to gather more information about Indian natural cosmetics, or healing methods? Ayman Tolba
Date sent: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 17:52:32 -0700 This was an amazing feature. The pictures were great and the information about each person was very informative. Please continue with this particular feature and if you could add some pictures of India's top models -- both male and female. How readers responded to Rajeev Srinivasan's recent columns
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