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Kudos to you

This refers to the editorial “Five successful years of being passionate about India!” by Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri (TSI, Oct 16). It is a great success story. You need a lot of courage to undertake historic journey and publish a magazine in 14 languages. Also, I am proud to be a regular TSI reader. Congratulations to all the staff who worked hard to bring out such a high-quality magazine week after week. Your magazine is praiseworthy. Being a regular reader, I would love to see the magazine become more popular.

Manas Mukhopadhyay
Hooghly, West Bengal

Follow suit

Arindam Chaudhuri in the editorial (TSI, Oct 23) has rightly highlighted the problems being faced by governments in African countries in imparting education. Many of these countries struggle to teach basic reading, writing and arithmetic to its children. Ironically all these are taking place at a time when the developed nations are busy imparting knowledge with the help of different technology platforms. It is a global concern that the continent is still lagging behind the rest of the world in school enrollment. Half of Africa’s children are enrolled in primary schools, most drop out; and more than 60 per cent of the adults and over 50 per cent of women are rank illiterates! Education participation rates in many African countries are low since their schools often lack even basic facilities. Also, universities suffer from overcrowding and good teaching staff being lured away to Western countries by higher pay and better conditions. African leaders should pull up their socks and address the burning issue. They should pay heed to Prof. Arindam's suggestions. That is how they will be able to solve their problems. Improving the education system of their countries would pay them rich dividends in the long run.

Gaurav Kukal
Uaipur

Keep it up

There is a saying, “Nothing succeeds like success” and Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri’s editorial (TSI, Oct 16) is a reminder of this success story. In this anniversary issue he has introduced us to all men/women who played an important role in making TSI a successful and quality magazine. It would have been great if photos of the heroes could have been carried. All told, Arindam has failed to give due credence to the main architect of this success – the readers, without whose active participation no magazine can succeed. I am a regular reader of TSI, although its supply is rather irregular with the local bookstalls/newspaper vendors. But still I read it regularly as it gives a wide and authentic coverage of current national news, every week. Also, it gives an overview of important international news. And one can lay his/her hand on the magazine at a modest price. I wish Arindam Chaudhuri and his team many more years of success in all their endeavours!

Subroto Sinha
Pune