New possibilities

“Blogging comes alive” (January 13) by Usha M. Rodrigues was an interesting read. Surely the traditional media needs to sit up and take note of this trend. The new media has opened the floodgates of information and has empowered the individual to become an editor, politician and an opinion maker in his own right.
Benedict Gnaniah,
Chennai

On Blogging – Australian Polls

Blogging comes alive by Usha M Rodrigues
was an interesting read. Those who write
well definitely have the ability
to discern. Surely the traditional
media needs to sit up and take note
of this trend. It was Alan Rusbridger
of the Guardian who said that the
readers are communicating with
one another and have disregarded
the media and its opinion.
New media has opened the floodgates
of information and has empowered
the individual to become a editor,
polititician and a opinion maker
in his own right.

Letter to editor on reading

The article “Harry Potter magic and reading habits” (July 12) was timely. Surely, Harry Potter has helped infuse oxygen in the dying art of reading. Technological advance, particularly television, has impacted reading to such an extent that viewing has become a central activity in most homes. The trend is very disturbing.

It is important for every parent to make television viewing secondary and reading a central activity at home. It is necessary to impress upon the young that reading is an activity that will have a positive impact on them in all aspects, including their academic performance.

letter to editor in The Hindu

Modern parents do their best to insulate their children from poverty and the realities of life. They provide their children with money but do not teach them values. They choose the best schools for their children to score some brownie points in a kitty party or cocktail circuits. Aggression is eulogised, and encouraged. A nation such as ours cannot afford to wish away poverty. We need to realise that we are moving from deprivation to sufficiency not to prosperity. Imbalance needs to be addressed, if not our children will probably live in a socially volatile setting which will affect the coming generations.

Benedict Gnaniah

Letter to Editor – The Hindu

On reading

The article “Harry Potter magic and reading habits” (July 12) was timely. Surely, Harry Potter has helped infuse oxygen in the dying art of reading. Technological advance, particularly television, has impacted reading to such an extent that viewing has become a central activity in most homes. The trend is very disturbing.

It is important for every parent to make television viewing secondary and reading a central activity at home. It is necessary to impress upon the young that reading is an activity that will have a positive impact on them in all aspects, including their academic performance.

Benedict Gnaniah,
Chennai