A big shabash is due to Vrinda Gopinath for the gutsy, hard-hitting style of her article on the Padma awards (Padma’s Easy Slim Zone, Feb 11).
Soli Canteenwala, Mumbai
The day is not far away when a reservation quota is demanded for national awards. They have already lost all their charm and prestige thanks to all the lobbying. Such anomalies are inherent in the system.
Padmini Raghavendra, Secunderabad
Valid points, but the next time Vrinda dares to attend award functions or cocktail parties with these ‘Kiss my cellulite-busted a**’ celebs, she might want to guard her own.
Shyamal Barua, Calcutta
When half-naked women who prance around trees can become MPs and CMs, why not a businesswoman Padmashree?
Nasar Ahmed, Karaikkudi
Come to think of it, on what grounds was Rajesh Khanna given a Padma Vibhushan? It would have looked like a fake university degree on him. Who will they think of next? Rakhi Sawant?
Bharti B.K., via FB
"When half naked women prance around the trees and roll with men provoking the libido,can become CMs and Ministers,why not Padma Shri to some business woman."
You are in a wrong time zone, Naser Miyan! Please go back to the 7th century where you came from before your symptoms get worse!!
I think, the technology that Ms. Luthra develops can be significant. Everyone agrees though, that a woman cannot eat a certain portion, and then use the particular cream which is significant to the situation. I meant, that the technology might also be used in other spheres. How did the tech. develop? From the D. R. D. O. initiative perhaps, in the early stages?
Vrinda did raise some valid points behind the selection of such awards list; but the next time she dares to attend any such award function, or the cocktail parties of such celebreties with their ‘Kiss my cellulite-busted a**!’, she must guard her own a**, before she is booted out the party by the aggrieved cellulite-busted celebreties.
@Nasar Ahmed from Karikkudi, i guess your solution for India's problem lies in Islam :-)...
When half naked women prance around the trees and roll with men provoking the libido,can become CMs and Ministers,why not Padma Shri to some business woman.
The most irrational and otrageious act of giving award in Indian history was the one given to Ms Subblakshmi.Not less than Bharat Ratna,the highest civilian award.Can anybody beleive this!
In India everything is a sham and nobody can stop this rot that has set in but a catastrophe.
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