Mathew Joseph
Re: An
Island Getaway(in Karnataka) by Manuel Fernandes
Hello,
Read your beautiful article. The articles are a source of
joy and inspiration, as it makes one come out of mundane routine living
and feel fresh with enthusiasm. Keep writing.
Mathew Joseph
Subject: Forests in India
Respected Mr. Sahgal,
I am very pained at the state of the environment in India and want to
do all I can to help committed people like yourself and Mr.Valmik Thapar
in protecting our heriitage. I am a doctor in medicine currently
applying for further education in USA. I think that there are many
Indians who would like to help but lack a channel for it. I want to know
what I can do to further your mission. Kindly do not hesitate.
Thanks.
Sincerely,
V.Hemalatha
California, USA
Pushpa Tandon
USA
Hello, This is great site- I was very happy to find it specially
since I had been looking for something like this for a while. My parents
and I lived in Saharanpur while I was growing up and I went on a number
of hikes around Dehra Dun, Mussorie and the sourrounding area- it was
very beautiful- and I have very fond memories of it- although on my last
visit to that region, a few years ago, I was unhappy to see how much
forest had been cut down and the reforestation that has happened is not
quiet the same.
Thank you for the article, This
Paradise Must Never Die by Vaijayanthi Sujanani! Excellent.
Extremely realistic and touching. I am sure it will contribute to making
a few more people aware of the grim situation regarding nature and
ecology.
Sunil Bhagwat
Piyush
It is very nice to read the Article
on Environment in IndiaTravelogue. The tragedy of our people is that we are
unable to locate and understand the roots of our survival thus
neglecting our very own eco-system and in turn unconsciously 'striving'
to ruin the same, when we are a part of it.
What we need today is deep understanding of our eco-balance and its
consequences. We must be made aware that the non-existence of lions is
like a lizard-free house with lots of cockroaches, or a snake-free farm
with uncontrolled rats.
Venky Narayanaswamy
Thanks for bringing out the plight of Lions in The
Article. From this we cannot make out who is the king of the jungle,
the majestic lions or the decision making bureaucrats. Unfortunately, we
have very few bureaucrats who can think and take right action. Most of
their decisions are based on appeasing a section of the population for
the prime reason of getting their vote, make money while they last as
ministers, and go on from there. They have no conscience, no morals, no
vision, no concern for anything. All they are interested in is making
money, "make hay while the sun shines". It is like having an Education
Minister who has failed in Class 5, and dropped out. What decisions can
he make or how can he understand the importance of education?
The unfortunate thing is that no amount of lobbying or creating
public awareness is going to help the issue when in Lok Sabha all they
do is stage walkouts or bang on the desks to protest. They cannot even
have a meaningful dialogue between parties. The state of politics is
despicable, and I hope the next fifty years are better than the first
fifty. Hope is all we have and we have to fight !
Creating Public awareness by publishing articles in all the major
newspapers, and having TV programs on the issue is the only way to
mobilize people. The next step is to perhaps create international
attention, or write to the Prime Ministers Office.
Sundaram Bala
Very good article about Gir forest and the Asiatic
Lion. Hope something good is done to preserve the forest and the
animals.
I hope this mail would count as a negative vote for
colonization and industrialization of the Gir National Forest and other
such sanctuaries.
Valay Gada
Re: About
cruelty to animals by Somit Doshi
Dear Somit,
Your article was good. I am an animal welfare activist
from the organisation: Ahimsa. People should cut down on animal products
and more awareness is needed to show people what dumb animals have to go
through before we get the finished product....
Keep up the good work
For Animal Liberation
Luv, peace, Life
Valay Gada
Syed Shaheer Jamal
New Delhi
I live in Delhi. I am 23 years old. Many people think that this age
means nothing when it comes to taking responsibilities. But I think it
is the best age to do so. At this age you can decide the path you want
to follow , which can change your coming years. I also believe that how
you think determines your maturity, and your actions today will change
the way you will be living tommorrow.
I promise you that I will not just sit here and just keep mailing you
or other people and think that my duty is over so that someday someone
will do my job.
Right now I am in France . I will be reaching Delhi on the 29th of
this month. But this doesn't stop me from doing what I have to do. The
world is a very small place so what you give here will come back to you.
I will keep in touch and keep you informed.
