WE CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE

Apropos ‘It’s our tradition to agree to disagree’ by Ashok Vajpeyi (HT, April 25). It is a continuous celebration of ‘human plurality’ in the context of Indian civilisation. Recognition of right to dissent is the very foundation of Indian culture. In the beginning of our civilisation, the Upnishads were critical of some Vedic rituals. This openness has sustained the oldest civilisation of the world. Dr S Kumar, Panchkula