What They Said

As usual 'Focus' in Issues & Concerns (May Issue) is both entertaining and informative. Your assessment of the likely Presidential candidates is balanced, detailed and dispassionate. And, I for one, wholeheartedly endorse your choice of a Technocrat in the person of Azim Premjee, someone who is eminently qualified and capable of providing the Government balanced and farsighted advice whenever compulsions of populist politics overtake long term interest of our nation.     
-Norbert Shenoy, Mangalooru, Via Email



I have been reading your English monthly “ISSUES&CONCERNS” regularly since more than about a decade. Since then it is my observation that the magazine has been maintaining the same standard quality with its issue based articles and other news bits. For a enthusiast reader it is like a tasty meal with many mouth watering dishes for a hungry man. ‘Long Live ISSUES&CONCENS’-   
K Sharada Bhat, Udupi

I am an avid reader of “Issues & Concerns” published from Mangalore under the able editorship of Mr. J. Shriyan.  Mr. Shriyan who is from a banking background having been the Chairman of Mahalakshmi Co-op. Bank Ltd., has varied interests and concern about the social problems  apart from editing  “Issues & Concerns” for the last 17 years.  He has shown keen interest in  publishing Health & Education issues which are fundamental to Good Governance.  Wherever Governance has failed, he has successfully solved the problems of the victims of mal-administration like failure of proper facilities to school children. He has generously contributed for the distribution of nutritious food  and supply of purified water and other needs of the poor students which is a noble deed indeed.
I whole-heartedly appreciate the work of Mr. Shriyan as also publication of “Issues & Concerns” and the values Mr. Shriyan stand for.
I wish Mr. Shriyan and “Issues & Concerns” all the very best.
Retd. Justice N Santosh Hegde, Former Lokayukta, Karnataka

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We deeply appreciate the time taken to write the letter of appreciation. So also your participation as a permanent member. The receipt of `10,000/- is hereby acknowledged. 
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In the May, 2017, I&C, I feel “Thou Art That” in the ‘MUSING’ column is simply wonderful. It is a wip of fresh air, though various other contents in Focus, Month-in-Perspective and serial etc. are also interesting as usual. –Dr. Rohit, Chennai

Your focus "Khairlanji: shame of a nation”. (I&C April) made a very disturbed reading. Sir the world is very cruel. It is not as real as visible. It has got so much cruelty that nobody can imagine. Rarely we read such kind of ill treatment towards untouchables.
It was difficult to see those images. My senses became blank. How tragic is the fate of Dalits in India. When will this change, if ever?
‘Happiness is to make others happy’ by Prof B.M Hegde is a wonderful article. I was very happy to read the article, since it taught me lot of things. Rarely we find people who think, living for others is a way of life. It’s a great job to bring smile on others face and see them being happy.                                     – Chaithra Padukone, Nitte

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