The Week India – June 30, 2019

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The right method

Your best colleges issue was very informative. De-

veloping entrepreneurship skills among students is

the right way to do it, and will help students in the

job arena (‘Getting real’, June 16). It is good to know

that many arts and science colleges in the country

are helping students through trips that sensitise them

to real life problems. People from rural areas should

join important colleges in the country. They need the

exposure that will take them to greater heights. As

they say, the real India lives in its villages. So, let us

introduce them to the world with full force.

Tapesh Nagpal,

On email.

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out of place. Today, young

people and parents make

their own choices, taking

into consideration different

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publication.

The pages you have de-

voted for your best colleges

cover story could have been

used for important articles

on societal issues.

I request THE WEEK

to avoid publishing best

colleges, best hospitals... in

the larger interest of readers

who are looking for some

good stuff in the magazine.

T.N. Swamy,

On email.

Thanks a lot for pub-

lishing the elaborate,

category-wise system-

atic survey of colleges of

various disciplines. But, I

was wondering how you

missed the prestigious and

oldest Indian Institute of

Technology Kharagpur. In

fact, it does not appear in

any of the categories you

have published. Being an

alumnus of IIT Kharagpur,

this has hurt me.

Mohan Rao,

Bengaluru.

IIT Kharagpur did not

participate in the survey.

Editor

Over to Modi

Narendra Modi knows well

that he has to rise up to the

expectations of the coun-

trymen who gave him a

mammoth mandate to rule

the nation for the next five

years (‘The brass-knuckle

band’, June 16). The likes

of S. Jaishankar, Nirmala

Sitharaman and Amit Shah

are expected to bring a lot

to the table. With crucial

ministries like home,

finance, defence and exter-

nal taken care of by these

stalwarts, Modi will now get

the required impetus to not

only bring positive trans-

formation in the lives of

the people, but also further

improve India’s standing in

the world.

Vijai Pant,

On email.

Modi has given one of the

most important seats of

power on Raisina Hill, the

home ministry, to Shah,

shifting senior leader Ra-

jnath Singh to the relatively

undemanding defence

ministry. Shah, with ‘home’,

will be at home.

Shah knows exactly what

the BJP and RSS want from

him: Ram Mandir, Article

370 and 35A to be thrown

out of the window, and a

national citizenship register

for every state in the Union,

not just Assam.

K.S. Jayatheertha,

On email.

Roping in former foreign

secretary S. Jaishankar in

the cabinet and giving him

the portfolio of external

affairs was a praiseworthy

effort.

Jaishankar is known for

his diplomatic skills which

helped India in improving

ties with China and the US.

His appointment as cabinet