Mint Lounge Columnist's reply

Mint Lounge (31 July 2008)

Dear Sir,

While recent special issues on Olympics & Batman are a delight for their respective fans, please make sure that regular columns aren't sacrificed in the process. I think, you can easily accommodate regular columns by adding more pages to your special issues.

Ketan R. Meher

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Mint Lounge Columnist Seema Chowdhry's reply is as follows:-

Dear Mr Meher

Thank you for your feedback and we are happy that you take time out to write to us. I am writing to you on behalf of Lounge with reference to your letter. I am keen to understand which are the regular sections you have been missing in Lounge. In the Batman issue, we carried all the regular columns and also carried The Good Life and Pursuits in both issues. In the Olympics, since it was a special theme issue, we changed the sections around... but it is good know that our regular pages (and special issues) are appreciated.

Thank you for writing in

Seema Chowdhry

Smoking ban is unenforceable

The Asian Age (19 July 2008)

Smoking ban is unenforceable

I doubt if a complete ban on smoking in public places like malls, cinema halls, etc. can be implemented effectively (Take it outside!, The Mumbai Age, July 18). The government’s earlier decision to ban plastic bags & spitting in public places met with hardly any success. Just like those previous initiatives, after some initial euphoria, this ban too, would be forgotten in a matter of few days.

Ketan R. Meher

The big picture

Mint Lounge (12 July 2008)

The big picture

The cover story about cool jobs (I still want your job, Lounge, July 05) was very interesting. It is good to see people making careers in fields they are passionate about. All jobs require a lot of hard work, but a job becomes enjoyable when you are passionate about it. The story devoted precious space to large photographs, which was disappointing. You should have given more information about these people & their jobs.

Ketan R. Meher