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(datedApril3,1965)TheHindu
TODAY'SPAPEROPINION
April3,2015
(datedApril3,1965)
SheikhsvisittoChina
ThePrimeMinister,Mr.LalBahadurShastri,toldtheCongressParliamentaryPartyinNewDelhionApril2thatatelegramhadbeensentto
theIndianEnvoyatAlgiersaskinghimtoinformSheikhAbdullahthattheGovernmentwouldnotapproveofhisdecisiontovisitChina.If
theSheikhdefiedtheGovernmentswarningandwenttoChina,itwouldbeahostileact,Mr.Shastriadded.
TheGovernmentinthatcase,saidthePrimeMinister,wouldconsidercancellationoftheSheikhspassportandaskhimtocomebackto
India.Ifhedoesnotcomeback,wewillnotbesorry.SheikhAbdullahwillbepersonanongratasofarasIndiaisconcerned.
AssuranceonEnglish
ThedetailsastothemannerinwhichtheassurancegivenbyMr.NehrutothepeopleinthenonHindiareasinregardtotheuseofhow
EnglishshouldbeimplementedisreceivingtheattentionoftheGovernmentofIndiaatthehighestlevel.
ThegeneralfeelingamongthemembersoftheCabinetseemstobethatsometypeofacommitteeshouldbesetuptoconsiderhowbestthis
couldbedonesothatitwouldgivesatisfactiontoallthoseconcerned.ItisnotyetclearwhetheranamendmenttotheOfficialLanguagesAct
willbethemostsuitablewayofachievingthedesiredresult.
ThosewhohavebeentakingakeeninterestinthelanguageissuewouldfeelthatamereamendmentoftheOfficialLanguagesActwillnot
suffice.Theywouldurgethatallorderspassedearlierwhichhadledtoconsiderableconfusionshouldberevoked.Acorrectpictureis
expectedtoemergealittlelater.
Drinkingamongwomen
ThoughdrinkingmaysafelybepresumedtobelargelyamalephenomenoninIndia,itwasnoticedthatdrinkingdidprevailamongwomenin
twodistinctsocioeconomicgroups.Womeninhighsocioeconomicgroups,suchaswivesofhighofficialsandwelltodobusinessmenand
careerwomenwerefoundamongtheupperclasswomendrinkers.
ThiswasoneofthemainconclusionsofasamplesurveyofdrinkinghabitsinDelhiduring196465conductedbytheDelhiSchoolofSocial
Work,whichwereplacedonthetableoftheLokSabhabytheMinisterofPlanning,Mr.B.R.Bhagat.
Accordingtothesurveytheothergroupofwomendrinkerscamefromresidentsfromslumneighbourhood.Therewasnointeresting
differencebetweenthesetwogroupsofwomendrinkers.Whereastheupperclasswomencamelargelyfromtheyoungeragegroupof2029,
amongwomeninslumsdrinkingwasmorecommonamongolderwomenof40yearsandabove.
Mostdrinkerswerefirstinitiatedtodrinkingwhentheywerebetween2029years.Therewas,however,afairnumberwhohadhadtheirfirst
drinkbeforetheywere20years.
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