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17 February. Our awareness campaign
was taken in the right spirit by
aspirant corporators and the common
Mumbaikar. The result was that
no election-related posters, or illegal
hoardings were reported in Mumbai.
We undertook similar activities for
the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
(MCD) elections with the help of the
State Election Commissioner Rakesh
Mehta and MCD Commissioner K
S Mehra. Lokayukta Delhi has made
us an intervener in the cases under
DPDP Act, 2007. We contributed
significantly towards the judgement
pronounced by the Delhi Lokayukta
on 15 May 2013, wherein show-cause
notices have been sent to 22 politicians,
including Delhi Chief Minister
Sheila Dikshit. Each state has some
kind of Prevention of Defacement
of Property Act, which is not being
implemented. We want state
governments to implement them.
As the task is enormous, they need
the help of citizens to achieve the
desired results.
Col (retd) Shivraj Kumar
New Delhi
read the article, “Memory Loss: Is it
I ageing or dementia?” (‘Silver Lining’,
July 2013). It is extremely useful not
just for silvers but for people with the
elderly around them.
Jyoti Goyal
Via email
Many thanks for your health article
“Urinary Incontinence: Treat
and Cure It” (Silver Lining, June 2013).
It's an excellent piece of information
for silvers like me.
Ravi Patankar
Mumbai
CONTRIBUTOR
Dr Sudha Murty is chairperson of Infosys Foundation and a
well-known writer. Healthcare, education, empowerment of
women, public hygiene, art and culture, and poverty alleviation
at the grassroots level are issues close to her heart.
Murty is also a bestselling author in English and Kannada.
Her published works include eight novels, five collections
of short stories, four technical books, three travelogues,
three children’s books and a book on self-experiences.
Some of her most popular works include How I Taught My Grandmother to Read,
Dollar Bahu, Mahashweta, Wise & Otherwise, Old Man and His God, Grandma’s Bag
of Stories and Magic Drum & Other Favourite Stories. Her latest book, The Day
I Stopped Drinking Milk, is a collation of extraordinary stories about ordinary
people. Her books have been translated into 16 Indian languages.
Murty’s philanthropy and literary achievements have won her recognition at
the state, national and international levels. She was conferred the Padmashri in
2006, the Rajyaprashasti award by the Karnataka government in 2000, and honorary
doctorates by the SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, and the universities
of Karnataka, Gulbarga, Chennai, Tirupati, Tumkur and Kolhapur. The University
of California, Berkeley, honoured her with the International and Area Studies
Global Leaders Award, while the Book Sellers & Publishers Association of South
India, Chennai, recognised her contribution to literature with the R K Narayan
Award. The Karnataka government awarded her its highest literary award, the
Attimabbe Award, for the year 2011-12. She was awarded a doctorate of
literature by Tumkur University in 2012 for her thesis on Functional Strategies
and Best Practices of Infosys Foundation.
Insure, Assure” (‘Money Matters’,
July 2013) was a really well-timed
and appropriate article for silvers, particularly
with its wide range of health
insurance policies on the market. The
comparatives were a real eye-opener.
Keep up the good work. I request you
to bring to the fore similar moneyrelated
issues concerning silvers.
T S Ashoka
Goa
ERRATUM
In the feature “Best Friends
Forever” in August 2013, we
inadvertently printed the name
of Nandita Raja as Nandita
Raje. We regret the error.
—Editors
AN INVITATION FROM
HARMONY
We are looking for
contributions from our
readers. Write to us if...
• You had an experience
related to money
• You faced a serious
health problem and
conquered it
• You know of someone
who has done something
exceptional after the age
of 55
• You have a hobby or
an interesting travel
experience to share
• You have a funny or
insightful anecdote about
your grandchildren
...and we’ll print it in the
column ‘Your Space’
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