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of the six-foot tall door-
man. The story goes
that no underaged punk
could ever get past him
to watch an adult movie.
And when African Safari
was playing in the the-
atre, people went to
watch the tall doorman
dressed as a Masai with
a spear, as much as the
movie itself!
—Arunava Sen
Gupta, Kolkata

Soumitra Das’s article
reminded me of the glory
days of the Mayfair Cine-
ma in Lucknow. By the
time I was eight, it was
seeing its last days, but
my father had told me so
many stories that I knew
all about its reputation.
One of the anecdotes I
recall my father sharing
was that catcalling front-
benchers would never
dare besmirch the ambi-
ence of Mayfair with their
presence. The movie-
goers would watch the
choicest of English films
and then savour the best
ice cream at the adjoining
Kwality’s shop, in the
heart of Hazratganj. The
article made me pine for
the good old days when it

was quite an ‘experience’

to go to the movies.

—prithvijeet sinha,

Lucknow

Our House is on Fire

In her heartfelt speech,

Greta Thunberg points

out the negligence of

world leaders towards

climate crisis at the

World Economic Forum.

“Our house is on fire”,

quite literally, with all

the greenhouse gases

being emitted into the

atmosphere. The crisis

is probably much worse

than we can even imag-

ine. It’s high time we set

aside our anthropocen-

tric attitude and ques-

tioned our lifestyle

choices. Living in de-

nial is not an option:

We must do our bit to

save our planet, because

the greatest threat today

is the hope that some-

one else will save it.

—Vaidehi Pandit,

Mumbai

Delhi’s Water Man

Alagarathnam Natarajan

aka matkaman is doing

yeoman service to society

by performing the simple

yet challenging task of

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quenching the thirst of

so many people in the

national capital. He de-

serves accolades from

all quarters for rendering

great service—not only

in satisfying the thirsty,

but also providing nutri-

tious food to schoolchil-

dren who really need it.

May God grant this Good

Samaritan more strength

to carry on his good work,

and also taste the fruits

of his labour.

—Sanjib Kumar Das,

Cuttack

The Genius Section

The new Genius section

is beautiful and meaning-

ful. The article on reading

habits was thought-pro-

voking. A reading habit

is indeed priceless, as it

keeps our mind active

and healthy. It’s neces-

sary to keep reading, not

just for knowledge but

also for one’s personal

growth and development.

—Beena mathur, Pune