Truth can't be buried

Sir, - Your Editorial `The CBSE's edict' (Nov. 24): The reassuring fact is that truth has the bad habit of repeatedly coming to the surface. No one has been able to keep truth buried for a long time. The biggest disadvantage of religious bigots is that they deny evolution in any form. It would have been comfortable for their psyche had they accepted that religious practices also evolve through time. Hindus might have feasted on beef or burnt their widows in the distant past, but they came out of those habits later. Surely, they have been vigorously pursuing the `varna' system, but efforts are on within society to come out of this evil. Through honest acceptance of the inglorious practices of the past, we can engage ourselves in attaining glory in the future.

Hinduism has survived through times of invasion and threat because of its relevance to society. Modifying books to aid its survival smacks of megalomania in its worst form.

A. Chaudhuri,

Chennai

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