The comments and observations of Kunda Dixit in "Under My Hat" are best left under his hat. I was reading his "Mother of all inventions" (#68) and I was struck by how one person can live with so much negativism. Many other Nepalis agree with me on this. I would like to request the readers of Dixit's column to not get infected by his cynical, masochistic, and self-defeating analysis of Nepal and Nepali society. Thank you, sincerely,

Prachanda Prajapati
Ohio, USA

I heard through the grapevine that a Nepali eight-grader has designed a missile. Is this a fact, or is this another leg-puller from Kunda Dixit? As I am in the UK I am not in a position to know whether it is really true. I would be glad if you could clarify the matter.

Pramod Gautam
UK

Kunda Dixit's humour is becoming a farce. In "Mother of all inventions" (#68) he has made fun of a school kid. It was the presentation of the newspaper that published the original article about his missile that was objectionable, not the young boy. Then in "Bijuli ko tar, tar, tar." he has tried to make fun of popular folk songs of Nepal. It is better for Dixit to use his wealth of English knowledge in other fields than translating folk songs. We don't want non-Nepali English readers making fun of our folk songs.

Sudhangshu KC
Japan