Letter in BM on 4Dec 19

Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE ON 4dec 19It is a very bad idea to open an aircraft’s cabin door during flight

I write to you in reference to Jack Dutton’s piece Man tries to open cabin door during British Airways flight to Saudi Arabia (December 3).

This piece told the shocking story of an aircraft passenger who attempted to open the cabin door while the plane was still in the air.

Luckily the man was stopped before he managed to open the door and his own life – along with those of the other passengers – were saved.

Such incidents are thankfully rare. But there are so many things that we don’t know about what appears to be an irrational act. I hope the authorities look into the matter.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru

Tribute to SudhaMurthy 586.

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Letter in BM on 3Dec 19

Letter in BM on 2Dec 19

Letter Published in The National UAE onEfforts being made to tackle female infanticide in India are laudable

I write in reference to Taniya Dutta’s article As India grapples with gender selection, this village is planting trees in honour of baby girls (November 26): it is laudable that the village of Piplantri has taken up the fight against female infanticide in India, a country where many people still discourage the birth of girls.

The odds are genuinely stacked against Indian women and challenges begin right from birth as many parents believe boys are superior. In my view, they are both equal but that should be every Indian’s conviction as well. Women are as much a part of the story of India’s progress as men are.

Rajasthan in particular has a gender parity issue. So it is important to acknowledge efforts being made by a village in the state to tackle it – symbolic as they might seem.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru

Letter in BM on 1Dec 19