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...congratulated for taking a courageous stand on fraud in the Afghan elections, knowing he might lose his job as a result [Oct. 19]. I voted for Barack Obama, but I would like to see more support from Washington for officials who try to do the right thing. Sanjay Gowda, Austin, Texas...
...Sanjay Gowda, AUSTIN, TEXAS...
...weeks after moving into an apartment in Mumbai, Veena Gowda found herself summoned to a meeting of the building committee to answer for her "indecent behavior." It turned out that her neighbors had been scandalized by the fact that the twentysomething woman was living not with a husband, but with a roommate. Not only that, she would often come home later - sometimes close to midnight! - and was known to have attended the occasional jazz concert. "Someone or other's always watching," says Gowda, now 35, a women's rights lawyer, and still single. "The neighbors don't really give...
...more efficient supply chain. While middlemen may be feeling the pinch, farmers selling to Reliance say they're happy to be paid in cash as soon as they hand over their goods. "We were dealing with thieves who always used to cheat us," says Karnataka grape farmer Veeranna Gowda. "But we Indians believe in rebirth and because of good things I've done in the past, I am now benefiting." Reliance hopes all Indians will soon share that sentiment...
...times have degenerated into flaming, are seen by some as a means of promoting entrenched views rather than as an opportunity to be truly open to the other side’s position. “We are looking to sharpen our own argument,” said Gowda. “If you are in an open philosophical forum, people would have to arrive without assumptions and, with reasoned debate, would arrive at some truth. Our discussion is not truth-seeking because we come to it with preconceptions about what faith means or doesn’t mean...