I am glad that veteran writers like Bhupendrabhai and Rameshbhai are on all fours with me and agree that letters in the “Readers’ Voice” column could be more varied and informative.
It is the rookies who have little to their credit who are opposed to my, what I call is my ‘cause celebre’. But then all new ideas are at first met with contempt and contuemly. Then the very same people who are opposed to the innovation, jump on the band wagon and ask for a bite at the cherry.
Let us therefore stop slagging our fellow contributors and concentrate on wider issues which affect us Indians in this country.
Our letters should focus on issues which concern us here in our country of residence and should be interesting and informative and contained within the 250 words limit imposed by the editorial board. They should focus on issues which concern us here in our country of residence, rather than placing too much emphasis on matters relating to our mother land.
Be original rather than latching on to other contributors’ ideas. Letters should be short, succinct and subtle. Long winded letters become boring and make me skim through them instead of digesting the contents.
There is a tool called “word count” on most computers and I would urge the compulsive long letter writers to make use of that and save us time in going through material which may be of little interest to many.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
