tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post3170148936809570600..comments2023-10-15T18:55:27.822+05:30Comments on Pratham Books: Autorickshaw Rally to Raise Funds for Rural EducationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-90899218482058691472010-07-30T02:00:47.455+05:302010-07-30T02:00:47.455+05:30Thanks.
sarasotaThanks.<br /><a href="www.luxurysarasotarealestate.com" rel="nofollow">sarasota</a>sarasotahttp://www.luxurysarasotarealestate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-551275955543141782009-06-11T16:52:41.713+05:302009-06-11T16:52:41.713+05:30I uphold the cause, but not the means! The grave m...I uphold the cause, but not the means! The grave matter of climate change aside, in most parts of India, auto rickshaws are responsible for a great deal of air pollution (indicated by high SPM & RPM counts), leading to an alarming increase in breathing-related illnesses (gripping over 30% of Bangalore's kids) and even lung cancer [ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090109/jsp/frontpage/story_10365206.jsp ]. Calcutta tops the list; here's their doctors' verdict: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Kolkata_/Act_today_to_curb_pollution_say_docs/articleshow/3995843.cms . As always, the poor are the worst affected in all this. <br /><br />It would have made much more sense to do such a drive on bicycles (like the one from Mumbai to Delhi here - http://theroadtodelhi.wordpress.com ). Why do one good thing by damaging another? <br /><br />PS: I know there are people doing car racing and similar stuff only for fun, and this is undeniably better; but car racing is too low a benchmark, and we have to aim much higher [e.g., the cycle rally in B'lore for AIDS awareness, the walk from Bhopal to Delhi seeking justice for the gas-affected].Pulkithttp://pulzinponderland.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-50504304481052100042009-06-11T16:51:12.426+05:302009-06-11T16:51:12.426+05:30I uphold the cause, but not the means! The grave m...I uphold the cause, but not the means! The grave matter of climate change aside, in most parts of India, auto rickshaws are responsible for a great deal of air pollution (indicated by high SPM & RPM counts), leading to an alarming increase in breathing-related illnesses (gripping over 30% of Bangalore's kids) and even lung cancer [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090109/jsp/frontpage/story_10365206.jsp]. Calcutta tops the list; here's their doctors' verdict: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Kolkata_/Act_today_to_curb_pollution_say_docs/articleshow/3995843.cms. As always, the poor are the worst affected in all this. <br /><br />It would have made much more sense to do such a drive on bicycles (like the one from Mumbai to Delhi here - http://theroadtodelhi.wordpress.com/). Why do one good thing by damaging another? <br /><br />PS: I know there are people doing car racing and similar stuff only for fun, and this is undeniably better; but car racing is too low a benchmark, and we have to aim much higher [e.g., the cycle rally in B'lore for AIDS awareness, the walk from Bhopal to Delhi seeking justice for the gas-affected].Pulkithttp://pulzinponderland.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com