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From: naren@ut-sally.UUCP (Narendran Nachiappan)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: starting a new net net.india
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Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 20:48:45 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 18 20:48:45 1985
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> Why just India?  There are also many other fascinating nations
> and cultures to explore (Chinese, Middle Eastern, African, 
> Eastern European, South American, not to mention individual
> countries).  Wouldn't something like net.international be
> more appropriate for what you wish to discuss?
> 
> Dina Street
> 
>   ..ucbvax!unisoft!dina
> 
> ------
>          "Seni seviyorum"
>               --Kemal Attaturk


 	I don't think you understood the original idea behind the proposal for 
net.india , Dina . The intention was not the 'exploration of fascinating 
cultures ' . It was to provide a forum for the discussion of topics which
might be of interest to people with an Indian background or some interest
in the Indian political/sports/educational/etc.. scene . This alone would , 
I am sure , be enough discussion material to warrant a news group . I certainly
do not think that the group could support the peoples of South America , China
Africa and the Middle East too . Please keep in mind that you are referring to 
more that 2/3 of mankind's nations and cultures .
        Moreover , I fail to see how some detail of Indian sports like the 
induction of a new player into the Indian cricket team would be of any interest
 to you or any other people interested in the exploration of 'fascinating 
cultures and nations ' . Information of this sort would , on the other hand
be of great interest to a person with an Indian background .
	Probably , we need a seperate net.explore.nation ( or continent 
if we want to be really general ) 

						Narendran Nachiappan
						[ naren@ut-sally.ARPA ]