Month: January 2023

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An open letter to Sri Madhav Gadgil in the context of the interview with Federal News published on 20 January 2023 recommending limited hunting of wild animals

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January 31, 2023914 Views0

Dear Sir  What prompted me to write this letter to you was your interview with the Federal News last week. I was shocked to read your comment: “India, however, is the only country which has this irrational system of putting a blanket ban on hunting forever” You advocated for the hunting of wild animals by saying that they should be harvested in a controlled manner. Hunting the marauders may be a defensible act to protect the right to private defence of body and property under Sections 100 and 103 of the Indian Penal Code as you pointed out. But what makes the wild animals encroach into farmers' property may not be because of their over-population within the wildlife sanctuaries or national parks, but human encroachment into their territories.   I had immense respect f...

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Concrete highways

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January 18, 2023843 Views0

Contradictions within I fear, one day, the globe will have a concrete cover leaving no space for anything else. I have been a highway traveller, by hobby, for some time now.  Yet, I haven't travelled by road to such places as Mumbai to Ahmedabad, Pune to Satara, Bangalore, etc. I have not seen heavy traffic rush in many north Indian stretches. I have been wondering why we need so many highways everywhere. The government says it is for future requirements, travellers' comfort and for fuelling employment generation through increased industrial activities. On the other hand, many small but highly travelled roads look shabby with too many potholes making commuting a chaotic experience. But no government is giving much importance to those things; instead, they are busy making mor...