A SALUTE TO PRANAB

A country of 130 crore has bid adieu to its 13th President Pranab Mukherjee. A testimonial to his maturity, patience and tact was that he maintained normal relations, for three years, with a ‘strong’ PM, whose agenda might not have strictly coincided with the spirit of the Constitution.“There is room for argumentative Indian, but no room for intolerant Indian,” his oft-quoted advise will always ring true.

Beant Singh Bedi, Mohali programme is no more. He is responsible for giving a thrust to the Aryabhata satellite project in 1975 and to taking our country to the top three in the world in space research. The country can never forget his mentorship. The ‘space’ he left cannot be fulfilled. Dikshant Chadha,

Jalandhar there is huge pay disparity between the yearly contract of men and women cricketers. By all accounts, the difference is of the order of ₹2 crore for A-grade contract for a male player against ₹15 lakh for a woman. After their stupendous performance at the World Cup, it is time to recognise and pay these lovely cricketers on a par with men.

Aakash Arora These will help students think about our great soldiers who defend our country with the help of tanks. Perhaps, this will also help create a spirit of nationhood among students.

RL Bansal, Kurukshetra and elsewhere in world. This will only create further suspicion in the common man against China.

BN Anand, Mohali