Readers’ comments: On ‘Tejas’ review – why not trash Salman Khan movies? – Scroll.in

Why don’t you trash Salman Khan films (“‘Tejas’ overview: Patriotic thriller absolutely and steadily nose-dives”)? Is it dangerous if a lady is flexing her muscle tissues and romancing a man? What do you consider heroes who flex their muscle tissues, don’t know tips on how to act and romance heroines? – Jyotsna Ambasta

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The media is anti-India and at all times favour others over the nation. – M Thrivikraman Unnithan

Stray canine drawback

I’ve been engaged on the issue of rehabilitating stray canine for 30 years in Chennai (“Why is India seeing a lot rage in opposition to avenue canine?”). In the case of articles about stray canine, I at all times have some questions.

First, the place do the statistics on the canine inhabitants within the nation come from? Who has carried out a scientific census earlier than arriving at these numbers?

Second, neutering isn’t an answer as it isn’t potential to maintain the speed of sterilisation at par with the fecundity of canine. Regardless of the animal contraception programme being operational for the previous 20 years, it has did not have had any seen affect.

Third, the issue of stray canine is fuelled by individuals who abandon pets. It will be significant that individuals are educated concerning the risks of abandoning canine.

Fourth, not solely the well being division however even wildlife biologists can not tolerate canine.

The thoughts set has to alter. It should assist if Scroll additionally publishes articles on the brighter facet of canine, their origins, historical past and why folks shouldn’t abuse or abandon them. – RJ Ranjit Daniels.

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The federal government should begin a taxation reduction scheme for adopting canine in each state. Every household should undertake a canine after the federal government sterilises the animal. Then, the federal government can cut back tax by some share. This fashion a canine will get a household, meals and shelter. Principally, canine require meals and nothing extra. In addition they worry human beings. – Suranjana Mandal

Congratulations, Pramila Venkateswaran

Pramila Venkateswaran profitable the Finest Poetry Award at New York Guide Competition is nice information for a number of causes (“Meet Pramila Venkateswaran, winner of the Finest Poetry Award at New York Guide Competition”). First, producing poetry books, whilst achieved as this one, is hard as Venkateswaran recounts on this article. Second, this honour comes at a time when anti-Semitism is rising internationally and being legitimised.

That India is as one of many earliest refuges for the Jewish diaspora and the one nation that holds no prejudice in opposition to them is little heard of, as is the position of Jews within the making of recent India. For example, they helped construct the industrial capitals of Karachi and Mumbai. However sadly, anti-Semitism has been on the rise post-Partition within the subcontinent.

A century-old synagogue in Karachi was demolished a long time in the past by Normal Zia ul Haq whereas the synagogue in Mumbai stands, however behind a police barricade. – Vijay S Jodha

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I’m thrilled for Pramila Venkateswaran and her well-deserved award. I loved studying We Are Not a Muséum, an insightful and lyric poetry e-book of her personal “historical past” and expertise within the Jewish settlement of Kochi mixed along with her creativeness and the researched historical past of the neighborhood. The pages are lively and emotion. Congratulations, Pramila! – Barbara Segal