Column | Valid and invalid causes
Dear readers, it will come as no surprise to regular consumers of this column that I routinely receive several hundreds of emails every day from people just like you.Okay, fine. When I say several hundred, I mean three, and when I say every day, I mean since February. Please control your jealousy.Earlier this week, I received an email from a young reader of this column.
- ▪Dear readers, it will come as no surprise to regular consumers of this column that I routinely receive several hundreds of emails every day from people just like you.Okay, fine.
- ▪When I say several hundred, I mean three, and when I say every day, I mean since February.
- ▪Please control your jealousy.Earlier this week, I received an email from a young reader of this column.
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| Original publisher | The Hindu |
| Canonical URL | https://www.thehindu.com/society/column-valid-and-invalidcauses/article71248239.ece |
| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:33:03 +0530 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-24T07:15:55.524Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-24T07:15:55.524Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Dear readers, it will come as no surprise to regular consumers of this column that I routinely receive several hundreds of emails every day from people just like you.Okay, fine. When I say several hundred, I mean three, and when I say every day, I mean since February. But still, this is nothing to scoff at. Please control your jealousy.Earlier this week, I received an email from a young reader of this column. “Dear Mr. Vadukut,” she wrote. “I need your urgent, and wise, help with something. There are a few things happening these days in India that I am unhappy about. I have been discussing this with my friends. We are thinking of organising a protest of some kind. But I am not sure if this is a good idea. Can you please help?” Vikrant Bhise’s In the Shade of Mangroves, We Rise – 5.
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