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How Maya Memsahib loves Maya THIS refers to the write-up "How Maya Memsahib loves Maya" (March 16) by V.J. Bandopadhaya. Mayawati’s birthday bash has thrown up more than one posers for our polity. One wonders at the incongruity of her comparisons. Does she consider herself as great as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru or Dr S. Radhakrishnan? Does she think her birthday bash, costing the state exchequer a neat Rs 1.14 crore plus free misuse of official facilities in tune with the subdued and sublime celebration of birthday of the aforesaid great personalities when they received flowers from children and guests at their residence? Did these stalwarts ever misuse official funds the way she is doing? The issue was bound to snowball the way it has and now we are face-to-face with another uglier aspect. Time and again, we hear Opposition leaders levelling serious charges of corruption against the ruling party leaders and threatening to open cases when they themselves come to power. It has happened in several states and even at the Centre, opposition parties have been voted to power by the people, but tokenism apart, nothing serious has been done. The result is that no politician of standing has ever been punished for corruption during his tenure in office. The moral indignation exhibited by them while in Opposition, simply dissipates when they come to power. Is it because our democratic polity requires this exhibitionism to ensure votes or is it a case of understanding for mutual interest among top leaders of all parties? Jagdish Batra, Sonepat |
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Love and freedom Apropos of Taru Bahl’s "If you love a thing, set it free" (March 16), possessiveness and dominance over a dear one is not love. Nor is the act of over-protectiveness love. In fact, true love and respect consist in creating such conducive conditions as would allow and encourage a healthy and natural growth of one’s abilities. But how many amongst us parents, friends and life-partners allow such a facility and freedom to others? We, as parents, want our children to attain our own unrealised goals by suppressing their desires and talents. As friends we wish to be appreciated and supported even in our unhealthy and undesirable pursuits. And in the modern rat-race for material progress in life, even one’s life partner is no more than a support to be used, with least concern for his/her feelings and sensitivities. Ved Guliani, Hisar NRI grooms This refers to Neelu Kang’s write-up "Forsaking warmth of home for cold, alien shores", (March 2). Such articles should be an eyeopener for those who want to marry off their daughters abroad. They are so desperate to pack them off, that while arranging these matches; they even forget to check the credentials of the groom. No one cares to think about the emotional trauma and the physical torture she will have to bear. Indians will always be Indians, where ever they may go. Their outward appearance may change, but not their mentality. Inwardly most of them are orthodox, adopting double standards. On one hand we boast of Laxmibais, Kalpana Chawlas and Kiran Bedis and on the other, we want to see women in our vicinity to be emotionally dependent and something to be pitied upon. The menace of multiple marriages by these NRI grooms has now increased to an alarming proportion. I agree with the writer that concrete steps should be taken by all women organisations to check this deportation of daughters of India. PRAMILA JINDAL, Mansa |
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