tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8561209253464577539.post1955835215632361816..comments2024-03-29T16:41:43.241+05:30Comments on View from [Greater] Kailash: KHUSHWANT SINGH LITERARY FESTIVAL- A FEW TAKEAWAYS.Avay Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02928879917197239026noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8561209253464577539.post-63413608688504794052016-10-24T17:49:05.242+05:302016-10-24T17:49:05.242+05:30Read with interest this write-up. However, would l...Read with interest this write-up. However, would like to disagree with the putative belief that most people are buying the kind of nationalism being sold by a particular section of the society. Let devil be given his due – at least it made the nationalism being talked about and not taken for granted. And nationalism or to be precise patriotism is not the responsibility of defense forces alone. Isn’t it surprising that in a nation of over one billion souls it requires a Kanahiya Kumar to tell us what nationalism and patriotism is all about! Somewhere our education seems to be failing us. <br />Environmental issues do deserve greater attention and discussions to find solutions that are practical and sustainable. May be the forum is not expected to deliberate on such matters and so it did not.<br />I agree with you that Kasauli is a disaster in waiting. This despite the town being largely managed by Cantonment Board; the surrounding areas are under civil administration – a reason that it retained its original tranquility for so long in the face of various pressures. It may be too late to expand the jurisdiction of the Cantonment Board to include more of the surrounding areas. The suggested bypass of Garhkhal will again take its toll on trees and environment – then that is the price we pay for adopting a model of development which is barely sustainable. <br />Keep writing. It tickles the fast dying brain cells.Maha Moorkh Atmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832460457043012648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8561209253464577539.post-44186776295879156732016-10-22T21:56:50.191+05:302016-10-22T21:56:50.191+05:30Being from W.B , I too have some pangs of so calle...Being from W.B , I too have some pangs of so called intellectualism which got mixed with 23 yrs of defence indoctrination. From forced discipline, I graduated to self discipline , a hallmark of defence service only.<br /> I enjoy every open thought process including that of Mr Kanhaiya Kumar and believe even god is not above criticism. In an apple to apple comparison, if there were 100 wrongs in fauj, which I witnessed and undergone too but then seen 1000 insults , abject filth and corruption in outside world with no remedy.<br />However your one comment of an army General from medical core (non fighting / support) pissed with non implementation of NPA and retirement age, seems either motivated or with serious lack of defence service understanding. Looks like bureaucracy is quick to give credence to a General ready to speak venom but other 1000 truth spoken fall on deaf years. So convenient.<br />Just read the piece by Maj Navdeep at http://www.indianmilitary.info/2016/10/disabled-generals-and-truth.html , which will demolish your perception of truth.Sahana Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058081551014375580noreply@blogger.com