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Terror has no religion

Arindam's edit on anti-Hindu nexus (TSI, Dec 1-7) was a superb read, an eye-opener. Post Malegaon blasts, the word Hindu terrorism has erupted like a fireball and media is propagating such things. Didn't we always hear that terrorism has no boundaries, no religion, no face…Whenever there were bomb blasts, the media, the government and the politicians were shouting this only, though the Muslim groups kept claiming the responsibility (in the name of Jehad) for the attacks. Sadly, these so called Hindu terrorists, who never claimed they have done the act under Hindu religion or as a religious duty, are coined with the desecrated term. This latest addition to the media glossary is highly emotive. The murder of a single man (be it any religion), not guilty of any heinous crime, is keen to murder the whole humanity. Till date, when we haven't associated terrorism to a religion, why now?

Nikhil Das Gupta

Mumbai No to dishonesty!

If nine men can create an impact across the world in a negative way, how about a billion people impacting the world in a positive way. My hats off to your magazine, Mumbai people and all Indian citizens who have come up to make it clear that we won't tolerate dishonesty and lack of responsibility. Although we had seen enough on television, TSI pointed at the culprits. It's not difficult if the will is right. The blasts gripped everyone in terror, fearing for the safety of family. I recently moved to the capital and till the time I had not spoken to my family, I wasn't relieved. And most of the Mumbaikars and their known ones would have faced similar pain. At this point, I recalled "A Wednesday." Naseeruddin Shah's words, a common man's words were so true and hitting. And very much reflected our typical Indian mindset. Government has been inefficient in providing the security. And now it should not be so in conducting the investigation. We don't need scapegoats, and neither would we appreciate if we are shown only the infantry involved.

Sushma Ghorawat

Bikaner Love across all species

While going through Billy Arjan Singh's foreword in your wildlife special issue (TSI, Nov 24-30), I realised the sensitivity of the issue. Each and every story kept on bombarding the urgent need to tackle this critical issue. Yes, tackling terrorism is equally important and so as well many other agendas. But, we have to accept that we are the dominant creatures on this planet and we can choose to wipe out most of the species just by continuing on our present course of accelerating population growth and accelerating resource use for the so-called development activities. To save wildlife requires positive action; it requires changes in lifestyle and changes in our general way of thinking (or not thinking). We must heed the maxim "Think Globally, Act Locally" and realise that we are bound with all other forms of life in one gigantic ecosystem.

Shunty Talwar

Patiala