I/IV. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-infosys-founder-narayan-murthy-backs-protesting-intellectuals-says-communal-harmony-essential-for-development-2140512
Narayan Murthy backs protesting intellectuals, says communal harmony essential for development Saturday, 31 October 2015 - 9:25am IST | Agency: dna webdesk Infosys founder Narayana Murthy has come out in support of writers and intellectuals who have returned their awards to the Modi government, following a perception of 'growing intolerance' against minorities. Snipped II/IV. http://www.tehelka.com/2015/10/rbi-governor-raghuram-rajan-cautions-the-modi-government-on-rising-intolerance/ RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Cautions The Modi Government On Rising Intolerance The RBI Governor said actions that physically harm anyone or show verbal contempt for a particular group, so that they damage the group's participation in the marketplace for ideas, should certainly not be allowed TEHELKA WEB DESK October 31, 2015 Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has joined the intolerance debate . While voicing his concern against the growing intolerance he said tolerance and mutual respect was necessary to improve the environment for ideas and physical harm or verbal contempt for any particular group should not be allowed. Asserting that India’s tradition of debate and an open spirit of enquiry is critical for economic growth, he said encouraging challenge to all authority and tradition would rule out anyone imposing a particular view or ideology because of power. Against the backdrop of growing intolerance in the wake of Dadri lynching and subsequent acts of violence, he also said protection of right to question and challenge was essential for India to grow. Snipped III/IV. https://in.news.yahoo.com//kiran-mazumdar-shaw-disturbed-narayan-023800507.html Kiran Mazumdar Shaw ‘disturbed’, Narayan Murthy says minorities afraid The Indian ExpressBy Johnson T A | The Indian Express – 3 hours ago Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, chairperson of Indian pharma major Biocon Limited, on Saturday joined Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy in expressing concern over fringe elements not being reined in by ruling political forces. “I am very disturbed by fringe elements trying to disturb communal harmony. Communal harmony has to be preserved for economic progress to happen. When fringe elements disturb the peace, it leads to unexpected consequences. If we don’t deal with it, it has the potential of going out of control,’’ Shaw told The Sunday Express. “If we ignore the fringe elements then we will have a situation like in Pakistan or the Islamic State. All countries where national harmony has broken down have huge problems,’’ she said. Earlier in the day, Shaw had indicated her support for Murthy’s views on intolerance by tweeting a link to his interview, titled “considerable fear among minorities in India”, that was aired on NDTV on Friday. “Powerful words for every citizen of India,’’ she had stated. Murthy and Shaw are among the first business leaders to express concern over intolerance, joining dozens of writers, filmmakers, scientists and historians. Snipped IV. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/multiplicity-plural-character-of-india-must-be-preserved-president-mukherjee/ President Pranab Mukherjee again: Preserve pluralism, multiplicity The President, who had on a number of occasions spoken against growing intolerance in the last three weeks, was speaking at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Delhi High Court. For the third time in less than a month, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday spoke out against rising intolerance, asserting that India has thrived despite all its diversities because of “assimilation and tolerance”. Inaugurating the golden jubilee celebration of the Delhi High Court in New Delhi, Mukherjee emphasised the need to preserve the “multiplicity”. “Our country has thrived due to its power of assimilation and tolerance. Our pluralistic character has stood the test of time,” he said. He pointed out that India is a country of 1.3 billion people who belong to different ethnic groups, speak 122 languages and 1,600 dialects, and profess seven faiths. “Multiplicity is our collective strength which must be preserved at all costs. It finds reflection in the various provisions of our Constitution,” he said. Snipped -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
