not by 'raagi mudde' alone

text of the letter sent to Indian Express on 12th April:

Mr U R Ananthamurthy is apparently very concerned with "the mushrooming of call-centres, which lure the youth with high salaries thereby destroying their capacity to think and also draining out their energy before they reach their early forties", as reported in your City Express columns on the 9th April, under the caption 'Ananthamurthy's Rujuvathu released'.

But then, what is Mr Ananthamurthy's prescription for employment of so many of the educated youth of the country? Will pursuits like Yakshagaana, Dollu Kunitha, writing poetry, or whatever, that he may like to classify as intellectual activity, be able to privide even for one square 'raagi mudde' meal a day for the people? And, he should know by now that the youth, with their exposure to the outside world, do not want to live any longer by 'raagi mudde' alone.