• It is very encouraging to read Arun Shourie’s views on the bureaucracy (‘The intricate art of indecision’, IE, March 19). My dealings with bureaucrats and politicians have left me with the conviction that we need a total revolution in our work culture. — Chethan Prabhu On e-mail • Arun Shourie's articles are really inspirational. When will we Indians get our act together and spruce up our basic facilities? Yes, if each one of us would visualise, dream and strive towards improving our nation in own our way, we could definitely achieve this. These articles simply highlight one fact: Don’t ask what the country did to you, instead ask what you have done for this country? — Malar On e-mail No more toxins • Going organic is the right move (‘Little Mizoram shows the way: no fertilisers, says we’ll go organic’, IE, March 20). Artificial fertilizers should be eliminated gradually. — Mathew On e-mail Marital race • The husband-wife feud between Giridhar and Hema Gamang is unbecoming and it must be rather embarrassing for the Congress high command (‘No end to Gamang, wife feud over seat, Sonia steps in’, IE, March 20). Girdhar Gamang was directed to leave the Koraput Lok Sabha seat for his wife Hema, and contest from elsewhere. But he would only be satisfied with a ticket from Koraput. Perhaps Laloo-Rabri Yadav are the best example of a political couple complementing each other. — F. S. K. Barar On e-mail Frontier tales • Ajit Wadekar's anecdote on his Peshawar visit made for interesting reading (‘Good fielding can win matches’, IE, March 19). The ongoing India-Pakistan series has certainly showcased the genuine goodwill that exists amongst cricket enthusiasts in both countries. The hospitality being extended to all Indians crossing over for cricket in general and our cricket team in particular further reaffirms that the game can still be a catalyst for reconciliation. — M.K. Bala On e-mail On Balaji • The India-Pakistan cricket series is turning out to be quite an event. Both teams are giving proof of their ability to win in crunch situations. India especially have shown that they are no more the fragile batting team they once were, with Balaji demonstrating an amazing capacity to hit boundaries in the slog overs. Nurture him carefully, and he could well be the all-rounder we have long been seeking. — Noyon Jyoti Parasara On e-mail Why now? • By making Pakistan a major non-NATO ally, America has caused us bitter disappointment. It seems that the superpower has got so impressed by the “assistance” offered by Pakistan in launching combined operations to net Al-Qaeda kingpins that it has comfortably forgotten the damning evidence that surfaced not so long ago about nuclear proliferation. — V. Rajesh On e-mail
