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Open Letter to Rahul Gandhi

Dear Rahul, Since you spoke about listening to different shades of opinions and seeing the way you reacted to the students at Bengaluru I felt this was a good time to send this letter to you. Chances are you won’t read this but at least I have made an attempt. The only reason that prompted me to write this is that for whatever reason I see a new Rahul Gandhi, at least in some ways though not in all. So maybe there is hope for you yet. Firstly, you are NOT your father, mother, grandmother, great grandfather – you are what you are – Rahul Gandhi. Accept that, imbibe that and focus on that. Please try to learn from many other children of famous privileged families. A Ranbir Kapoor except for the towel scene has charted a course that was different from his father Rishi Kapoor. We see and hear Ranbir on/off the screen. Karishma and Kareena Kapoor rarely remind us of Randhir or Babita and at best Karishma’s eyes remind me of Babita. Saif Ali Khan thankfully doesn’t remind me ...

The Intolerance debate - Genesis & Reality

The following link provides a good opening batting option to the raging  debate on hand about intolerance. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Intolerance-has-always-existed-Niti-Aayogs-Bibek-Debroy/articleshow/49666174.cms This is not about irresponsible statements of anybody since with freedom of speech assured each is free to shoot their mouth off and that anyway is a emotional issue not rationally possible to debate. Intolerance as per a dictionary  is defined as “unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one’s own”. Going by this definition one can say that the two sides debating this issue today seem to have different opinions on issues but yet one side claims that the other is intolerant. So who is actually intolerant here? In my opinion BOTH. Considering that intolerance has been existing since long and is a common trait with many humans what is it today that is making one section of the society r...