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Professor Negroponte's open letter to the Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal was reported by The Times of India, Kolkata edition.<br><br>Unfortunately, Kolkata is as far from Delhi as Seattle from DC, or almost as far.<br><br>And the regional press seldom makes it to the dsk of a Union Minister, save when its their own parliamentary constituency or the issue so large that the Minister can not afford to ignore.<br><br>Had the same tone been carried as an editorial page article, it may have had some impact.<br><br>It should be webcast as wide as OLPC can and may be it will be heard by them.<br><br>Of course it will be much easier if OLPC helps OLPC India duplicate the Rajasthan event in all states. Just half a million bucks can open up a possibility to reach a 100 million children. Please read on: <br><br>http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JS00vMjAxMC8wNy8yOSNBcjAxNTAy&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom<br><br><br><div>Sincerely,<BR>
S Adhikari<BR></div><br><br> </body>
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