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The right stroke

Padma V., e-mail.

`Different strokes for diffident folks' (January 29) offered very genuine, clear and practical guidelines. I am a mother of two and also work for a HR firm. The article helped me look at things in a different perspective. It has also helped me a great de al as a parent and otherwise.

Abhilasha Das , e-mail.

The article `Different strokes for diffident folks' made me realise that we are all afraid of failure which takes us away from success. That was a really thought-provoking article.

Minefield of dissent

Ravi Rebbapragada, Hyderabad.

As a member of Samata and Mines, Minerals and PEOPLE (mm&P), which is a national alliance of mining-affected communities, I was thrilled to read `Let museum pieces speak for themselves' (February 12). The article gave a balanced picture of the issue.

R. Sreedhar, Dehra Dun

I want to congratulate the writer of `Let museum pieces speak for themselves'. The piece was excellent. Tribals have remained `museum pieces' thanks to the policies of successive governments which have divided tribal communities even as they say things t o the contrary.

The present Government seems to think that it is now its turn to sell off the country's resources. The people affected over the years have still found no voice. And when the country's President voices his dissent, he appears rather alone.

Leisure as art

P. Sreenivasan , e-mail

`Relax, it's an art' (February 12) on `strokes' and `relaxation' made interesting reading. My friends and I discussed the article among ourselves and found that it made a lot of sense.

Recently, I attended a religious convention that was meant to help people transcend selfishness. Ironically, the place was crowded and there was very little spirit of accommodation among the participants. This set me thinking that humans are selfish by n ature and training can have little impact on one's basic attitude. What we can aim for are minor shifts in these attitudes.