Readers’ Mail

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“The special number is superb, excellent in all respects. All the poems and articles are very fine. Those that I particularly liked are – The Inaugural address by Justice K. Jayachandra Reddy, ‘Sri Aurobindo and poetry’ by Dr. S. Rukmini and ‘To the child’ by D. V. Sahani. The issue is entertaining, enlightening and informative. Indeed, it is a great success and you, the Editor, deserve all kudos”.
          -  K. M. Kale, Gondia (Maharashtra)

“The platinum Jubilee special number of Triveni is a wonderful combination prose, poetry, and literary critique. I enjoyed the articles by Dr. D. Samarender Reddy and Prof NG Ranga ….. Poem by D. V. Sahani is superb. I congratulate the poet. I also liked the poems of K. M. Kale, G. Somaseshu and Abdul Rashid Bijapure”.
- R. K. Sundaram, (Indore)

“It was a pleasure for me to go through the Platinum Jubilee number. You have been carrying on the traditions and standards of the journal ably and effectively”.
- N. Visveswara Rao

“Your editorial (Apr-Jun 04) gives a vivid description of the achievements of TRIVENI, the journal of Indian Renaissance, from the early days of our struggle for freedom to the modern age when ‘Science is girdling the globe faster than Shakeshpere’s Ariel, from the days of great selfless patriots who fought for country’s freedom and lived exemplary lives to the present day of rapid erosion of moral and spiritual values, rampant corruption, greed and mindless violence and petty politicians ever indulging n self aggrandisement. I hope TRIVENI will carry on its noble endeavour undaunted in spite of the prevailing difficult and depressing trends”.
                  - M. G. Narasimha Murthy

“The poem “Hafiz says” requires a special mention. It is wonderful and inspiring, when I was at the Govt. Degree College, Peddapalli, I made the College a Life member.  Above all, I myself want to be a life-long wavelet in our TRIVENI STREAM”.
                   - K. Vijaya Babu, (Karimnagar)
(Thanks. We appreciate your poetic sentiment in expressing your love for Triveni. – Ed)

The fact that you are equally brilliant at Games & Sports speaks of your comprehensive knowledge not only in literary journalism but also in other related areas of Journalism. I join you in wishing the game of Football its due place in India. Next to Triple stream, it is the “Application” by Prof. D. Ramakrishna which needs to be given special mention considering its diverse features:  I think it is nothing but a mere waste of time, money and putting the unemployed youth to untold hardships in the world of unemployment. Many congratulations to Prof. Ramakrishna for bringing out a dialogue in simple English. It is said that “ simple English is the evidence of one’s mastery over the language”. “The Application” has exhibited similar mastery of language.  Again, I am moved by D V Sahani’s “ugliness”. It shows that there is no ugliness around than ugliness within the man. When man himself is leading an ugly life, he sees ugliness in everything. He is ugly and so are his thoughts. He fails to realize that there is beauty within ugliness.
             - P. V. Laxmi Prasad (Peddapalli)

“The July – Sep 2004 issue brought to mind Ben Jonson’s lines, - it is not growing like a tree that makes man better be- The slim volume appeases the intellect with choicest dishes. Almost all the articles are delicious”.
- V. Lalitha Kumari (Guntur)

“When my friends ask me about the various journals, I used to stress TRIVENI”.
          - A. S. Gangane (Parbhani)

“I have just returned from the U S and saw the April-June 2004 issue of Triveni only this morning. I am glad to note that you found my article on aeronautics interesting enough to publish. I thank you for it. There is however a small error in my designation. I was the Director of the National Aeronautical Laboratory from November 1963 to June 1984 and the Director General of the Aeronautical Development Agency from July 1984 to November 1985. I resigned from this position as a matter of principle when the then Scientific Advisor asked me to ease out Raj Mahindra (whom I considered indispensable for the program) against my advice, a fact he subsequently denied. The position was never filled up afterwards.  The cost of development of LCA went up from an estimated Rs 1250 crores to currently about Rs 5500 crores as reported recently in OUTLOOK, with its entry into squadron service yet uncertain, as it has yet to complete all the type certification tests to satisfy the Air Staff Requirements (ASR). The Cauveri engine is not likely to be ready at least for the next twenty five to thirty years if they are to be manufactured. Aircraft engine development is much more complicated than aircraft development.

May I request you to print this clarification in your next issue of Triveni”.
             - S R Valluri (Bangalore)