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Accuse me of 'Yellow' Journalism (of 2, 4-biphenyl aceto carbonyl kind!!) Ganga Prasad G. Rao http://myprofile.cos.com/gangar Wow! or Yuck! That's the response, depending on whom you are with. I am talking food colors. You know, those difficult-to-pronounce chemicals that lend color to the topping or substrate they are added to? Sure you do! Whether juices, cola, tutti-fruity toppings on cake, brightly-colored candy, or colored Easter eggs, colours are a must. Just the other day, I had the shivers (actually, numbness in my fingers) after hurrying home in 100+ temperatures and eating some 'pista ice-cream' (Of course, that might be weakness from walking too fast). Pista ice-creams must still be doped a livid green (lest consumers mistake it for strawberry ice-creams doped a bright pink or rose depending on manufacturer! Color blindness must be more common than I presumed!). As inexcusable as they are, food colors purport to enhance the visual image of the product. Y...

WE DON'T NEED NO EDUCATION! (Hey Teacher, Let Those Kids Away; they are enrolled in an expensive tutorial!) Ganga Prasad G. Rao http://myprofile.cos.com/gangar India is a strange land. Despite all the hue and cry about equal opportunity and equal-access, schooling remains distinctly and unabashedly inequitable. The vast majority of government schools and schools funded by the local Corporation/Municipality serve the masses and generally represent the lowest rung in terms of resource availability and quality of teaching. Then, in order of increasing quality, there are government-aided schools, convent schools, private schools and international schools. While schools are required to, and indeed, favor students from within their locality, the fact that school quality and property prices are correlated, implies that good schools are located in pricey residential localities. Unstated is the fact that good schools are for the children of the rich (or exceptionally intelligent poor who ha...

BE WARNED! HILL TOPS, LAKES AND WATER-FALLS BELONG TO HINDUS! Ganga Prasad G. Rao http://myprofile.cos.com/gangar I was appalled by the news about the Andhra Government granting TTD exclusive rights to seven hills on religious grounds. The decision smacks of religious impropriety committed by the majority religion on minorities and various other users of the region. The seven hills region is an evergreen forest area that finds the favor of several classes of users – students, trekkers and wilderness-enthusiasts, geologists, wild-life enthusiasts, botanists, and vacationers apart from local residents. The fact that the majority Hindu community usurped every hill top, water fall and lake in the country, constructed a temple and appointed a 'God' to it does not mean that other users or members of other religions should be excluded from enjoying them. In fact, and to the contrary, the government should recognize the multiple classes of uses and users of the region and explicitly en...