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Don’t take economist’s is actually a fact. The existence a proxy of the saffron party. Indian actor Sridevi who ruled leeway to the Sikh-Canadians,
pnb fraud a former senior manager explains the modus operandi of the scam 36 ` words on ‘biology’ issues of a large number of ‘unwanted’ Rajinikanth’s frequent millions of hearts has left many who in the past have funded
issue
5 With reference to the cover story “Being woman = daughters has been pointed out invocation of Paramatma was heartbroken. A ravishing beauty the separatist movement in
Volume 15 Being unequal” by Ridhima Malhotra (March 15)
15 march 2018 as a social problem in the latest a dead giveaway of the mould and a brilliant actor but very Punjab. Even now, when there
The author’s position in this Economic Survey report. Even in which he intended to cast much down to earth and rooted is normalcy in the State, it
New Delhi
article seems quite ambiguous though few parents are killing himself. By not repudiating the to her values makes her demise incites trouble. Worse, Trudeau
‘How does it and contradictory. While the their daughters — born or unborn, Hindutva ideology as inimical all the more shocking. has given plum posts to these
author is worried about female
to India’s cultural pluralism
thanks to strict laws — it doesn’t
self-avowedly pro-Khalistani
Sridevi lit the silver screen
feel to be infanticide, which is the most imply that girls are now desired and not extolling Periyar as a on countless occasions with elements.
dreadful practice for sure and
The Canadian Prime Minister
a woman in perpetrators of such heinous by them. The trend of daughters gem of a social revolutionary, many successful films to her needs to acknowledge India’s
facing more deliberate neglect
Rajinikanth has made which
creditwhich includes Sadma,
st
21 century crimes ought to be prosecuted to for the benefit of sons is certainly side he is on in the ongoing Chandni,Himmatwala, ChaalBaaz, concerns in order to take
the maximum extent of law.
Mr India, Tohfa and Gumrah.
bilateral relations forward
worrying. Thus, I must clarify to
battle over whether Tamil
IndIa?’ number of unwanted daughters you that the worry is both female Nadu is the ‘land of Alwars and She will be remembered as an and build on the tremendous
She is also worried about the
An analysis of why women and is explicitly quoting that infanticide as well as daughters Nayanmaars’ or the ‘land of affable person. potential that exists in so many
are unable to get their being treated as unwanted Periyar’ unambiguously clear. fields, ranging from nuclear
dues in various cultures devendra khurana
across the cities, towns number. The parents are free
and villages of our country despite being given the chance This is not to in any way link energy to people-to-people
despite the progress made on
economic, educational and to produce as many female to live. bhakti movement popularized Canadian PM must allay contacts.
technological fronts 18
children or male children as There is nothing irrational by the Vaishnavaite and Saivaite fears to boost relations
they want as long as they are about taking the word of Nobel saints with hardcore Hindutva
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not breaking any law or killing Prize winning economist Dr ideology propagated by Hindu vibes get warm in the end” by Bharat Hiteshi India needs to strengthen
3rd Cover 2018.indd 1 27/02/18 2:32 PM With reference to the report “Trudeau trip: Cold
Spending leSS children. Amartya Sen on biology because revivalists. (March 15) its electoral process soon
Canadian Prime Minister Justin
The author should clearly
Recently, while delivering a
Rajinikanth pays obeisance
he himself has quoted credible
on education state their worry here, is it the biological research in his essay on to the legendary MGR, swears Trudeau is in India to enhance judgement on a public interest
business and strategic ties
female infanticide or is it the
unwanted daughters? the missing numbers of women to follow in his footsteps and between the two countries. But litigation, which sought effective
measures to prevent politicians
in our country. I have quoted the
promises MGR rule, but it will
With reference to the report “Education: The primary means of Although the author has essay not to “rejoice” at it because be hard for him to fill his shoes. what was missing was the red from amassing disproportionate
empowering women” by Komal Amit Gera (March 15) centered her article’s theme of being female, as assumed by MGR made it in politics as he carpet and the Indian dignitaries assets, the Supreme Court bench
A major reason why the around inequality and they are you, but to substantiate that the was an actor in pro-poor roles offering the customary welcome remarkably said that sudden
to the visiting head of the
government of the day in India happily elaborating hardships population of men is larger despite and a product of the Dravidian Government. accretion of wealth and assets
faced by female, the author
spends less on education is conveniently forgets the biology supporting the existence of movement rolled into one. It is highly unusual for an of a legislator and his associates
higher numbers of women and this
Given his disinclination to
is a matter of concern for the
that the gains from it take a central theme while quoting clarifies that females face neglect embrace Dravidian ideals and Indian Prime Minister to give citizens and voters of any truly
a virtual cold shoulder to his
long time to fructify and are Mr Amartya Sen about how because of their gender. upholding them, Rajinikanth visiting Canadian counterpart. democratic society.
nature favours females by
will find it that much more
There has been a quantum
mostly intangible. This makes giving them longer and more Rajnikanth likely to take difficult to emulate him. For a leader extremely partial jump of assets of some MPs/
to photogenic teleshoots with
investment in education less healthier life. on ‘Dravidian politics’ Without affirming allegiance to visiting dignitaries, Narendra MLAs, their kin and associates,
Perhaps the author herself
appealing in a political scenario being female starts to rejoice While unveiling an MGR’s statue Dravidian identity at the core of Modi has been oddly reticent by more than 500 per cent
in Chennai, Rajinikanth recently
Tamil Nadu politics, Rajinikanth
between two elections.
in which government outlay at Mr Sen’s quote. This is a gave some idea of what he cannot gain acceptability among right from the time Trudeau’s The top court raised questions
unusually long visit kicked off.
rather contradictory and
is directed at quick results irrational position for author would be like as a politician. His the Tamil Diaspora. In ideal circumstances, Canada, on convicted politicians, who
No matter who helms DMK,
reiteration of his commitment to
have been heading political
encashable at the time of five- to take. Contradictory because ‘spiritual politics’ which he took it will remain a strong force as with its reserves of natural parties and deciding electoral
resources and vast empty
year elections. So it is prudent proponents of feminist agenda great pains to explain as ‘clean it stands on the Dravidian base. spaces, should have been royally candidates. The Court decided
tend to believe female and
to announce setting up more males are equal and I am sure and honest politics’ and ‘belief in The deployment of Rajinikanth serenaded. to examine if the Election
by the Sangh Parivar is
God’ clarified for one more time
Commission can be empowered
But the standard welcoming
Indian Institutes of Technology at all the other times the author that he is positioning himself as ill-disguised. Supplanting Prime Ministerial tweet was to derecognise such a political
would agree to this belief. and
and IIMs and new centres of irrational because author takes a foil to ‘Dravidian politics’. Dravidian parties will forever missing and, as if to reinforce the party. The poll panel should
remain a pipe dream.
be empowered to derecognise
It must be said to his
learning of global standards than an economist’s word on the credit that he is incapable of G david milton message, the reception party for political parties and debar
Trudeau was decidedly low-
providing for teacher education topic ‘biology’. PradeeP kumar dissembling. That he is unwilling key. Even the obligatory trip to persons facing criminal cases
or needed infrastructure. to refute his alleged proximity to Sridevi to be remembered the Taj Mahal looked more of a from contesting the election.
as an affable person
The process of lawbreakers
the BJP and presents himself as
Yg choukSeY Author’s response: The “ambiguity an alternative to the Dravidian With reference to the report “Sridevi — The family affair. becoming lawmakers must be
This coldness is because
and contradiction” pointed by you parties inclines us to suspect enigma will stay alive” by Arrchita Kashyap checked.
in the above-mentioned cover story that he might well be a prop and (March 15) Trudeau’s Liberal Party has mc Joshi
offered much room and
The sudden demise of veteran
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