Special issue

AS a regular reader of Frontline, I was thrilled with the 75th Independence specia edition (August 26). It was a treasure trove of information and an issue I will cherish for a long time. However, certain epochal events were left out, prominent among them in the political field was the installation in Kerala in 1957 of the firsteve democratically elected communist government.

Similarly, the 1965 war under the leadership of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and the 1971 war under the leadership of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which led to the creation of Bangladesh, were left out as were the second nuclear tests. On the sports front, one feels that the remarkable progress made by Indian sportspeople in successive Olympic games in arenas other than the national sport should have been included.

However, through its special issue, Frontline has again lived up to its reputation of being a publication whose hallmark has been its commitment to upholding/highlighting social causes and public values.