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...Mani, also a student at the Kennedy School, said he did not have a strong reaction to the decision...
...princess Aishwarya Rai was greeted with a bouquet of roses from a city official and audience cries of "We love you, Ash!" Abhishek Bachchan, a rising actor and son of Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan, enters to girlish squeals not heard since Hrithik Roshan last went topless in public. Mani Ratnam, who is internationally the most revered writer-director of Indian films, said a few words. Composer A R Rahman, whose hundred or so film scores have made him arguably the world's all-time top-selling recording artist, appeared but remained silent. The house lights dimmed and Guru began...
...Wonderful Life, except that this small businessman has to cope with success, not failure. And there's no denying the dramatic oomph of the climactic courtroom scene, with Gurukant defending himself and the class he stands for. Still, it doesn't seem like a natural weave for Mani Ratnam. This Guru is more like a fine polyester...
...hanging on to the big voting bloc of the lower castes. Modern India should be built on merit, not caste. There are lots of poor families struggling to make a living. I hope that some forward-looking politicians will be able to change India for the better. Mani Madathil Kaarst, Germany...
...Castes Re "Battle of the castes" [June 5]: The Indian government's decision to reserve 27% of university seats for lower-caste groups that are officially known as Other Backward Classes has raised some protests, giving the impression of a countrywide controversy. But the system is already prevalent in many states and is running successfully. It is like the homeopathic principle of treating similar with similar: substances that can cause symptoms can, as a remedy, also reverse them. The quota system is aimed at eradicating caste differences in due course. A. Jacob Sahayam Kerala, India I was born...