|
|
|
|
|
| HOME | NEWS | DEAR REDIFF | |||
|
ASSEMBLY POLL '98
|
|
|
'Fire has brought out the true reality of life'
E-mail from readers the world over
Date sent: Wed, 02 Dec 1998 13:15:54 -0500 I presume this movie is rated 'R'. In that case its disruption is unjustified because the audience would be mature enough to understand the content. Those who are not are blindly following the culture which is obvious by their actions.
Date sent: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 23:25:19 +0530 I am a 21 years male, software engineer. I think Fire is a good movie. This is a fact which is being practised and this truth can't be hidden for long. This movie has brought out the true reality of life. There is nothing wrong if the movie is screened in any theatre. For people who don't like the movie (especially our respected CM Mr Manohar Joshi and Cultural Minister Mr Pramod Navalkar) or think that it is against their aesthetics then they should not watch this movie rather than encouraging others to throw stones and take the law in their hands.
Date sent: Wed, 02 Dec 1998 23:38:53 -0800 Nice to hear such open minded views regarding the Kanchi seers from even folks who come from non-Hindu backgrounds. You should send this article to Mr Karunanidhi to let him know the people are wise to his political tricks. Good article, Shobha! Kris Chandrasekar
Date sent: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 23:24:22 EST It is precisely these kinds of reports which keeps Rediff on a different class with respect to other "secular" newspapers. Keep up the good work. Jayendra Ganguli
Date sent: Wed, 02 Dec 1998 21:09:02 -0800 The cultural heritage of a Hindu is being exaggerated by stupid claims. What is wrong if Mallya donates to Sabarimala? God doesn't make any judgements. It is us who have resorted to judgement. Rather unfortunate. And we are the ones who error out a lot. In fact, Hindus of all castes have been involved with alcohol since the beginning of the Indian civilisation. The rejection of it was influenced by Buddhism. The reason was medical rather than religion. The ignorance of people is being exploited by certain segments of the society for mean ends. Ramsundar Lakshminarayanan
Date sent: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 12:41:16 +0900 I read Rediff because I feel it is one of the few (perhaps the only) journal (online or otherwise) which publishes opinions honestly (sometimes too honestly) and provides space for those amongst us who care to question. I have noticed off late that there is a silent coup happening in India that Rediff is either not aware of (which in itself is disappointing) or it is a party to it. What I am referring to is made clear by the following two observations: 1. Of late in all news bulletins the Congress is being referred to simply as the Congress. 2. Also, the reports where Sonia Gandhi draws parallel to the Congress lineage by enumerating the Gandhis starting with the only true Gandhi (remember him M K), then Indira, then Rajiv. The articles no longer clarify that Sonia Gandhi is no relation to the Mahatma. Why Rediff? Why are you also towing the line? Why do I raise the two questions above. I live in Japan and so I notice how people's perceptions, especially abroad is being studiedly re-programmed. My colleagues ask me on both counts (above), albeit rarely, for a clarification. Is the Congress party today the same as the one that fought for India's Independence, and, "Isn't the Sonia Gandhi the wife of Mahatma Gandhi's grandson?". Now this points to two things: (a) these questions come from the few educated people who care to inquire, so I am sure there are innumerable many who just take it for granted that Congress (I) and Sonia Gandhi are both related to the Congress and Gandhi of India's Iindependence struggle, and (b) The media is a silent participant in this silent coup by not consistently clarifying the issue ("no relation to Mahatma Gandhi", would suffice). One more question: Has the Congress (I) been replaced with Congress on the ballots in India, and also does the Election Commission recognise the Congress instead of Congress (I)? If the answer is NO, then would it not be in keeping with the spirit of Rediff to use Congress (I) in all its reports and not Congress? A little disturbed by the trend.
Ram Kulkarni
Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 9:30 PM This is the best interview of Azhar I've read so far! Cricket coverage on your site is the best, not in the # of >articles/interviews, but in good content. Keep it up! Prashant
Date sent: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 20:14:33 -0800 It stinks. This guys obviously does not know anything about cricket!! Vinod
Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 11:14 AM I read the above article. Which made me think about certain things. We keep on talking about players not performing to their talents. We render ample abuses on the respectable(?) BCCI committee members. We talk about ifs and buts of nail-bitting finishes. How India could have managed to come out of a situation and all that regular stuff. And to cap them all we always end up discussing the professionalism of the consistant winning teams like Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka these days. It is in vogue to say such things like these and end up on a winning note, denying the previous glories our sportpersons has earned for us. But are we ready to really look at the situation really unbiasedly? We talk about Australians and other teams. I think we basically mess up there. The amount of passion which is burdened onto our players and players from these countries is just incomparable. The typical mentality of an Indian citizen would be to make somebody a god than a human being. It is easy that way so that we can get ourselves rid of the responsibilities of understanding one's difficulties. Because if one is a god, then he is going to perform all the time. He is a god after all. It is not that Australians or South Africans don't fail. But then it is not just their professionalism which help them come out of it. The onus of professionalism is duly accepted by their fans also. Firstly, they are not that fanatic like us or our counterparts in Pakistan. For them, it is just a part of a GAME. They don't associate their national pride too much with it. No doubt our national pride is associated with it, but if somebody fails, it is not due to the fact that they are deshdrohis. It is because of the nature of the game. If somebody has to be a winner, somebody has to be a loser also. Our cricketers are amongst the richest cricketers in the world. Why can't we believe that if we can understand 'their' duties, they also have the brains to understand it. It is not just the money earning part which is going to haunt them all the time. For me therefore, the question time and again haunts is, what part are we supposed to play in this vicious circle? We talk about over-reliance on Sachin Tendulkar. How many of media guys like you (hats off to your sincere efforts to recognise others' efforts also in a few of your articles!) or common fans like me, or money making sponsors like Pepsi and all, do take concious efforts to recognise other's invaluable contribution? Mayuresh Deshpande
Date sent: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 19:28:04 -0500 The reviewer needs to get treatment for his taste in music.
Date sent: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:44:22 +0500 Thanks for Jyotika's beautiful photograph. Kunal Bhattacharya
Date sent: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 12:19:48 -0500 Why are all the reviews towards the negative side... Kuch Kuch Hota Hain was a nice movie, but the review about it was not good at all??? How do we distinguish between good and bad reading your reviews????? Because all you write is bad even if the movie is good How Readers responded to T V R Shenoy's recent columns How Readers responded to Mani Shankar Aiyar's recent columns
|
||
|
HOME |
NEWS |
BUSINESS |
SPORTS |
MOVIES |
CHAT |
INFOTECH |
TRAVEL
SHOPPING HOME | BOOK SHOP | MUSIC SHOP | HOTEL RESERVATIONS PERSONAL HOMEPAGES | FREE EMAIL | FEEDBACK |
||