Tech-based mode of care and treatment is the way forward for hospitals; I am happy that the future of health care is shaping up in front of our eyes (‘Breakthrough innovation’, November 27). A surgeon’s expertise matters, but it is technology that guides him or her, and makes job easier.
It is great to know that the fight against cancer is gaining momentum. I hope there are advanced techniques to predict and detect cancer at an early stage, which is the need of the hour. If so, cancer will not be as scary. Medical technology should constantly shape our responses to ailments and recovery. We should strive for a health care system that comes at a low cost but also one that gives the best possible results.
Suresh Pillai,
On email
A surgery’s success is not guaranteed; it comes with high risks. So, I feel bad when violence is unleashed on doctors and other hospital staff.
Doctors go through a lot of pressure, but they need to be trained to handle difficult situations. I have seen many staff in hospitals being rude to patients and their bystanders. This is seen more in government hospitals and needs to be addressed. It will also help doctors if they deal with preliminary queries of patients over WhatsApp and other mobile applications.
Karisma Kaushal,
On email.
Stand with India
Despite the approval by British courts to extradite Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya and Sanjay Bhandari, they are having a gala time in the UK (‘Delivering the Dodgers’, Nov 27).
Modi and Mehul Choksi have taught the nouveau riche in the country on how to conspire with bank officials to fraudulently obtain letters of undertaking for making payments to overseas suppliers.
Therefore, we can hope that Rishi Sunak would stand with us in declaring that the depraved would be deprived of any kindness!
Krishnan Chettyankandy,
On email.
Yes, Modi and Mallya should be brought back to India at the earliest. But I feel Sunak will not take any radical step. Having said that, it is not in the UK’s interest to give shelter to Indian fugitives. They need to face the music, here in India. Mallya and Modi have got the feeling that they would never have to come back to India, which smacks of arrogance.
Radha Kumar Saxena,
On email.
Wrong decision
Where else would you see people guilty of killing a former prime minister being released from jail after some years (‘Exit wounds’, November 27). Releasing convicts in this manner sends out a wrong message. Nalini Sriharan should have stayed in jail. Thirty-one years in jail is not enough in her case.
I feel sad for Nalini’s plight, but she should not have been involved in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, who was a visionary leader who helped shape modern India. The Congress would not have weakened the way it has today if he were alive.
Tigin Thomas,
On email.
The decision to free the killers of Rajiv Gandhi is unacceptable. The Supreme Court should not have commuted the life sentences of those found guilty of the heinous crime. Nobody should have the courage to eliminate a leader of the nation; it is a sin that can never be forgiven.
Ganesh Khatri,
On email.
What a package
Your cover story on the football World Cup was beautifully written and synonymises with carefully researched work (‘Clowns versus rascals’, November 20). It brought back memories of fiercely fought World Cup finals between Brazil and Argentina, where the adrenaline rush and frenzied atmosphere brought goosebumps and made us sit at the edge of the seat with excitement. The artistic depiction of the vibrant culture of Brazil and Argentina took us to the coloured streets of these countries where football is a way of life and players are treated as gods.
It is a treat to read such articles as it takes us to an altogether different world where passions run high, life is no more monotonous and we are transformed into crazy football fans waiting eagerly for our favourite teams to play even if it is past midnight and the whole world is fast asleep.
P.S. Mehta,
On email.
Khan is right
Your interview (November 27) with Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan was impressive. It was during the tenure of T.N. Seshan that people realised how much power the election commissioner has. The same is true in Khan’s case—people have realised the true powers of the governor.
Khan was hurt by the LDF government’s nepotism and is fighting it tooth and nail, for the sake of common man. He has left the opposition parties in Kerala far behind.
Jayakumar A.V.,
On email.
Unfair
It is shocking to learn that three men accused of abducting, raping and killing a 19-year-old woman in 2012 were acquitted for unfair trial (‘Last word’, November 20).
One wonders as to how far the present order is fair to the family of the victim!
Ashok Nihalani,
On email.
The Chhawla case was as gruesome as the Nirbhaya case. The Supreme Court should not have released these men who were convicted in the case. It has set a very bad example.
Tapesh Nagpal,
On email.
Do not generalise
I went through Swara Bhasker’s column (November 6) and could not stop laughing. She mentioned how Muslims and other minorities in the country are being targeted after 2014. It is not correct. Muslims were treated in the same manner prior to 2014.
I hope Bhasker does not generalise the status of any particular community.
Bhaskar Gangwal,
On email.