The high road

• This refers to your editorial, ‘This bus must roll’ (April 7). T...

• This refers to your editorial, ‘This bus must roll’ (April 7). The attack on the TRC complex was always on the cards, considering the continuous threat by militants. But I totally agree with your views. Kudos to all those brave passengers and our prime minister for leading from the front and showing the way. We must keep this bus running at any cost to gain moral victory and edge out militants.

— Bal Govind Bareilly

Radio ga ga

• The government’s plans to hand over radio to communities after the tsunami (IE, April 2) is a step in the right direction. Even FM radio licensing should be made simple and affordable. Of course, we must put rules and regulations in place but the government must realise that radio is an important communication link for dissemination of information, particularly about natural hazards and calamities. The moment the government realises that radio is much more than a revenue earning avenue, things will improve.

— M.M. Gurbaxani Bangalore

General happiness

• The report, ‘To General with love, his birth certificate’ (IE, April 6), was excellent. This is just the type of news we need. India and Pakistan may be two warring countries, yet there is so much compassion. Who needs war when a birth certificate will change the way we interact with our neighbour!

— Anita Taheer Pune

Wisdom from Wisden

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• To lay all the blame on one batsman for not winning or drawing Test matches is unfair (‘It takes Wisden to ask: Sachin Tendulkar?’, IE, April 7). What about the contribution of the other 10? Whenever Tendulkar has got a big century — and there have been several — India’s fortunes have turned for the better.
Throughout the nineties, he was the only batsman shouldering the burden of the whole side. Rahul David and Saurav Ganguly came later to lend some assistance. There is a saying that bowlers win matches. During this period India’s bowling rested solely on Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble. Ventakesh Prasad was a good ally till he broke down and Manoj Prabhakar could not be expected to run through sides. So what chance then had India to win or draw matches? True, Tendulkar has become circumspect in recent times following a series of career threatening injuries. But branding him, insiduously, as a non-performer in the side is ridiculous to say the least!

— Dilip Mahanty Sydney

• Yes, this is absolutely right. Sachin is just a human being and not God personified — as the media has been projecting him to be.

— Kashyap Bangalore

How many Dhonis?

• After watching M.S. Dhoni’s explosive innings at Vizag, one cannot help but imagine how many Dhonis the Gangulys and Laxmans and perhaps even the Tendulkars of the world have prevented from emerging. Every player, however good he is, has a shelf life.

— S. Hariharan Mumbai