Expand coverage of energy sector

Dear Sir,

I fully agree with the observations made by Ibrahim Kassem in his letter, “Observations as I leave Qatar” (Gulf Times, September 23).
I am also leaving Qatar shortly after serving one of the major oil companies for nearly 15 years.
I have been reading Gulf Times from the first day I landed in Doha. The paper is excellent in all respects. I have a suggestion, however.  It would be great if Gulf Times allots one page for news about the energy sector. The coverage could extend to  all scientific and technological developments related to the sector.  
As Qatar is rich in oil and gas, comprehensive media coverage of the energy sector is crucial.  This will be highly useful for young Qataris seeking a career in the oil and gas field.
I also share Kassem’s opinions about Qatar and its hospitable people. I wish all the best and good luck for the citizens of this great country.

Satyanarayana Bhamidipati, satya.b54@gmail.com

Don’t transmit wrong message

Dear Sir,

Further to the letter, “ICC programmes should be relevant” by Sheela Venugopal (Gulf Times, September 22), one agrees that  the recent show in Doha  has been a monotonous medley of items quite similar to the ones that  are staged at several Indian schools’ annual-day functions.
The Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) programme committee should entrust the job of selecting the items for its functions  to artistes so that the shows will be relevant to the occasion while taking into account India’s diversity and secular status.
India’s great leaders had worked hard to build a nation that holds the tenets of secularism and democracy in high esteem. Their efforts  enable us to be the proud citizens of the largest secular democracy in the world. We should not do anything, knowingly or unknowingly, to jeopardise that character of India.
I’m especially referring, in this context, to a folk dance presented by Maharashtra Mandal at the recent show. While appreciating the spirit of the item, the depiction of  India’s tri-colour national flag, with its white and green sections eventually fading away and the saffron colour dominating it, I feel,  has a malicious connotation.  This is a disrespect to the national flag. And it transmits a wrong message to the audience.
As expatriate workers in a foreign country, we should not make use of such national programmes to promote somebody’s political agenda, either openly or subtly; instead we should uphold the doctrines on which our great nation is built and stands.

Abu Nidal, PO Box 30375, Doha

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