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C.K. Meena’s column “Just jammin’” (MetroPlus, November 14) was superb. One more instance of traffic jams is in quieter bylanes where the supposedly ubiquitous policeman goes missing at the circle and all the vehicles form another outer circle. Horns blare, people swear, but absolutely no one moves. This happens in the circle near my house every day and our peaceful evenings are shattered by the cacophony of horns. When will we ever learn?

The article “Reality’s children” by Rakesh Mehar (MetroPlus, November 14) had some excellent points to make. Children already have too many stressors in life. We don’t need reality television to add more pressure to their already stressful lives. We as a society have to learn to let children be children for as long as they can.

Ayesha Matthan’s “Texting an escape route” (MetroPlus, November 24) was a nice way to begin the weekend. It made for some rather light and entertaining reading. But it also made me stop and think about the myriad ways in which technology has changed our lives. Each of these is just a small change, almost unnoticeable, but if you look at the larger picture, technology, especially the mobile phone, has just revolutionised our lives. And not all of the changes are for the better.

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