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Date sent: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:08:03 -0500 The Jharkhand leaders should realise (hopefully they already do) that resorting to violence always ends in failure. It just prolongs the issue, beyond a point when the initial issue gets lost and violence becomes the only issue. We have seen too many instances of that happen in India to ignore that fact. It maybe true that a threat to violence could push the people in power into action. But, there is no guarantee as to which way they would move. And, by now people in Bihar (and elsewhere too) have seen enough violence that they too might support parties that provide a peaceful solution, however unpalatable the solution was before the threat of violence. Karthick
Date sent: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:57:36 -0500 Isn't it high time we give Bihar its independence! We should put a precondition to settle the Kashmir issue and that is anybody desiring Kashmir should take Bihar too. That should be intimidating enough. Gautam
Date sent: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 13:34:52 -0400 About time I say! Way to go..... girls!
Date sent: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 23:23:41 +0530 It was good that you had some space for this great hearted actor who should have been more successful. In the current star struck (which is fortunately becoming a little bit unstuck!) world of cinema, actors like Mazhar seemed to have no place. Pity that his marriage to Zeenat Aman was a fiasco, but we from the outside world would never be able to take sides on that one! Rest in Peace dear Mazhar! Srini
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 17:07:55 -0700 The shelving of the airline project is a reflection of the frustration and helplessness that the common man feels in the regime of such an inefficient government. The government does not realise that an airline project, that too from none other than the Tatas, is bound to be beneficial for the Indian economy. I feel the Tatas have done the right thing by calling off the project but unfortunately, I don't think that's going to make an impact on the government in any way. Politicians have too thick a skin or head to understand that.
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 12:48:06 +0500 The whole article is foolish. A wastage of Internet space. Ved
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 14:33:05 -0400 Wonderful. Hope they succeed. I am a professor of molecular biology/biotech and I believe that to be truly successful, they have to go into a lot of sophisticated technology. It is true that some aspects such as plant tissue culturing does not need much knowledge but other aspects do require a good background in molecular biology. Professor V Hari
Date sent: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 13:33:35 -0400 This is indeed a great move. I know a lot of people in the US from India who are fit for nothing and claim to be software experts. They somehow manage to get degrees and get a H1. Getting an experience letter from India is no big deal and everyone of these people know that. Recently, a survey conducted by a group among American managers revealed that the opinion of these managers about Indians is receding due to the fact that they are low in technical knowledge, undependable and waste their time a lot. This is true if any Tom, Dick or Harry come to the US. There are a lot of consulting companies based in India which 'supply' such incompetent people to the US after modifying their resumes. I think that the Hyderabad STP is doing a good job by getting out such a list. At least the general opinion among American managers over Indians will not become bad. Ajay
Date sent: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 11:57:26 -0500 The author's views on tackling the IT issue in India are commendable. However, he suffers from one malady that affects an overwhelming number of us Indians -- that of correlating IT with BSc courses only. It is true that to study pure Computer Science, one needs to understand a subset of some mid-level Maths, but otherwise there is no constraint on people from any background who wish to study IT. Also, everybody who wishes to study IT doesn't necessarily want to become a Computer Scientist. What I am attempting to put across is that the opportunity to study IT should be open to all students who are able to demonstrate that they possess the requisite powers of logic and common sense. One cannot generalise that a person who chose to study Arts or Social Sciences lacks the ability to make a career in IT. In case you are wondering, I am a software engineer whose first degree was in History. I managed to go abroad to obtain advanced degrees in Computer Science, and am employed as a consultant in the US. Had I stayed in India, I would never have been able to go for a recognised qualification like the MCA, since one of the requirements is a degree in the Sciences. Jayant Chaudhary
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 09:37:47 +0800 It is great. I love it. Hope you could show some more pictures of Lord Ganesh.
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 16:39:50 +0900 For your information, I was born and brought up here. I spent about 25 years in Cochin. These are my reflections on the same. Many things written are 100 per cent right. And a lot of things are 100 per cent wrong. The writer missed TD Road (this place is the nerve centre for all the Konkanis), and is right in the centre of Cochin. By the way, English (or at least Munglish) is know to all in Cochin. That too, much better than many other cities and states of India. Cochin is a heaven if you compare it to the crowds in Bombay, the filth in Kalashipalayam, Bangalore, Hyderabad.....etc etc. I strongly guess the writer is a "poor, confused, NRI Mallu without roots in India." The only thing this character likes seems to be food, that's why a lot about hotels is covered. Also tell me one city in India which has no garbage, no filthy canals, no mosquitos...
Udaya Chandra Kamath N
Date sent: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 16:08:54 +0500 Hello! My name is Baneen. This feature on MADHURI is great. It's just superb. I really enjoyed it.
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 15:23:29 +0530 Very nice review. Thanks for the details but not a good movie. Mehul How Readers reacted to Dilip D'Souza's recent columns
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