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Date sent: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:54:35 -0500 These RJD, SP, UF, UFO, CPI, CPI-M, NDF (non democratic front) leaders don't have any backbones. In this interview Amar Singh is apologetic over his 'no control' in the choice of parents -- on being called a manuvadi by Kanshi Ram. A person, who cannot feel proud about his parents, lineage, has to compromise and be apologetic -- what can we expect of him when it comes to the cause of country? Jo apne baap ka nahin -- woh kisi aur ka kya hoga (One who doesn't belong to his father, who else shall he belong to?) No one actually cares about any cause except that of the coveted chair -- raj gaddi. Just naming a few more towns Ambedkarnagar, putting more statues of Ambedkar, Indira Gandhi or whoever is not going to help dalits. Right near my house in Varanasi, there is a small harijan colony. I have never seen any representatives from the BSP, SP, JD or RJD come to that place and urge those people to send their children to school, so that they may benefit from education. The same is the plight in all villages. And then the ones in power lower the qualifying marks in professional school exams to 20% as a solution -- a great example of prioritising. Same goes for whatever they do, a knee jerk approach to all problems -- populist measures to the core. And the tragedy is that people don't realise that they are being conned either. So much for our democracy.
Rakesh Dubey
A story I had heard from my brother-in-law, and it goes: Four men on their horses were riding at a speed and passed someone on his mule. He got anxious and decided to go after the four horsemen. On the way, someone asked the mule rider "why on a great rush." The mule rider answered: "We five horsemen are going to Delhi." Mr Buta Singh is our fifth "horseman" here! So Mr Buta Singh finally decided to join the so-called gang of Laloo Parsad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav. Buta Singh is no hero to sing about, nor are the Laloos and the Mulayams. What have we here? One eyed Jacks in the kingdom of the blind. Wake up India, and rid yourselves of all these politicians who will be the future "maharajahs and maharanis" as is evident from the Nehru Dynasty, and it will become extremely difficult to get rid of them. As for India itself, I fear it will be Balkanised into a few kingdoms. Na rahe ga Kashmir ka jagda, na rahe ga Hinduon ka raaj, jab saab matlabi karen ge Bharat ka batwara or pehne ge loota waha taj. By the way, did you know that Pakistanis are claiming that the Kohinoor should be returned to Pakistan as it was taken from the Mughals by the British. No chance here for the Laloos, the Mulayams and Buta Singhs. Ramesh
Date sent: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 18:01:58 EDT Keep an eye on Pakistan. It will be a good thing for every country especially for India. Pakistan has got away with too much terrorism and someone should put an end to it. India won't do it because they're too gullible and will just keep taking the criticism from Pakistan, but the day Pakistan really gets on India's nerves, Pakistan will disappear from the global map.
Date sent: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 21:54:03 -0400 At least someone is talking sense in this crazy world. Such well-written words are as beautiful as she is.
Date sent: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 07:52:03 -0700 It is sad to read that in the BJP, there is not one person who sees the relationship between hardware and software. Where are the intellectuals hiding? Does no one know that a car has to be built before the road can be built? Hardware is the bones and flesh of the IT industry and software gives it this beautiful life. Men are considered to be "hardware" and women as "software," the actions are considered as "user friendly." In a big country and conservative country like India we do not believe in "multi-tasking," of course you could always catch a "virus."
Date sent: Fri, 22 May 1998 12:28:06 -0700 This is about the your article "The Binary Brigade." Why is the government building the software industry into such a large giant while completely neglecting the hardware industry? How many chips are designed and fabbed (fabricated) in India? We will continue to rely on the West for our hardware needs until we can bring state-of-the-art hardware technology to India. I wonder what will happen if the West decides to cut of supply of all electronic hardware to India? What will we do with all the software when we won't have a computer to run it on? Having good fab facilities is almost as important to India as nuclear technology. No one seems to realise this though. Sujeeth
Date sent: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 15:05:37 -0400 Warm wishes for the day. It is good to know sensitive information was not preyed by terrorists. Also nice to hear BARC software persons have the confidence to develop robust security systems indigenously. If these intelligent people develop class products, they can market it globally and leverage the image and growth of India. Tirumalesh Kowdlay
Date sent: Mon, 25 May 1998 22:29:48 PDT I strongly feel the article is biased and foolish. Though I agree that crying out aloud that China and Pakistan are our worst enemies is bad, I don't see a great threat in that. Vajpayee is meek, his predecessors have given enough courage to China and Pakistan to say nasty things about India's domestic issues. China has the courage to comment on what the portfolio of an Indian minister should be, and Pakistan has the tongue and throat to criticise India's steps to secure Kashmir. And they sure are getting away with it very coolly. Unless we rise up and ask them to shut their mouth tightly, nothing is going to happen. Pakistan even has a web page on the Internet which gives a misleading history of Kashmir, and seeks supports for the terrorists who are destroying the state. And here is Mr Sameer asking us to just fold our hands and nod our heads to all these Western people who remain blind to our problems. When China sells missiles and nuclear devices to Pak, where was this US, who talks against India testing its own nuclear devices? When the US can't stop producing nuclear bombs, what moral right do they have in asking us to stop producing or testing? When they can produce, sell nukes without thinking anything about global security which the writer is so bothered about, in what way will our producing nukes for our own security disturb anything? The US is in need of our help as badly as we need theirs. If we do continue to give in to their meaningless and biased demands, we only will be at the losing end. I don't think the BJP has done some great harm to the country that they should be replaced by the corrupt Congress or the useless UF. We should actually feel happy that at last India has a ruler who is patriotic and courageous enough to take enough steps to protect our country and make it clear to the world.
Date sent: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 15:57:53 +0200 Mr Ashok Mitra's article -- "Can the PM keep his word?" was excellent! I sincerely hope Jayalalitha would read it and keep quiet from now onwards in bargaining to remove the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, by using the so-called Constitution's provisions. I sincerely request the PM not to use the controversial Article 356 just to satisfy Jayalalitha and restore his chair. Dr Jai
Date sent: Wed, 20 May 1998 14:52:41 PDT Mr Prem... Keep writing, someday you'll write something intelligent! I like your political columns. People say I've no taste, but I like them....
Kiran Pillarisetty
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 10:58:55 -0700 (PDT) It is hard to tell which is more depressing -- India's testing of a thermonuclear device, or the backslapping and the celebrations that followed the tests, provoked no doubt by a feeling that India has "arrived" in the international arena. In this noxious atmosphere, Prem Panicker's special, "Mr Vajpayee, did it finally...," was a whiff of fresh air. Mr Panicker might add that the bomb in addition to not serving any logical defence purpose, also serves no purpose in altering the perception of India internationally, at least in any positive way. The BJP government wants a country of India's size and strength to be taken seriously by other countries and that seems to have been an overarching reason for the test. But, frankly, how will people who perceived India as a "a country of mass poverty" perceive India now? "A country of mass poverty, that has a bomb." Big deal! The non-hypocritical among the US commentators note that doing something as outrageous as testing a nuclear device was an inevitable option for India to get the attention of the US. They note that diplomatic and peaceful moves by India have gone nowhere. But why bother about getting the attention of the US government and adopt childish tactics to get it? American business has long realised India's strengths and has been paying enough attention. If anything, India has spurned this sort of attention which is more likely to improve the economic standard of living of its people, and has instead been miffed that the US government does not pay any attention to it! Ironically, the easiest way to the American heart is through commerce. If India eradicates mass poverty and gets its economic house in order, it will no longer be ignorable, not by the US government, not by anyone. And this seems the only responsible way to go about getting respect, not by blasting America and the rest of the developed world awake to assert India's existence. Krishna Kumar
Date: Friday, April 17, 1998 10:00 AM I'm so glad to finally read an interview with a film personality that isn't done by a film magazine or a reporter from a filmi magazine. Pritish Nandy is extremely credible and hard hitting as an interviewer, and is usually a pleasure to watch or read. I enjoyed the interview for it's frankness and apparent credibility. Good work
Varoon P Anand (Mikita)
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 14:14:45 -0600 That was a good presentation. Why is this not that popular?? Raj
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 18:01:51 -0500 A fine little ditty of a travelogue!
Date: Sat, 09 May 1998 11:43:40 -0400 This was one of the most beautiful articles I have ever seen amongst the different India related sites -- accurate and charming. Keep up the good work! Kunal Ghosh
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