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What’s wrong if a boy goes out with a girl: Murthy

Bangalore: Strongly denouncing the attack on the daughter of a CPM MLA in Mangalore recently, Infosys Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy on Tuesday said he found nothing wrong if a boy goes out with a girl from a different community. "What is wrong if a boy goes out with a girl from a different community?" ....Read more

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Wil Narayan Murthy Support?By: Nagendra | Saturday , 21 Feb '09 14:16:25 PM Reply | Forward There is nothing wrong if a boy going with girl with different community.But kindly ask your muslim brothers whether they are ready to accept their community girl going with Hindu boy.Please talk to them and advice others. Advicing Hindus is very easy because they are not going to protest or revolt. But for other religions it is not so easy.Even marrying with other religions also acceptable to Hindus, But I ask Narayan murthy whether muslim community accept their girls marrying with Hindu boys. Will you support in the same spirit.

silenceBy: Ganesh | Saturday , 21 Feb '09 15:59:47 PM Reply | Forward This is the question that no pseudo sickular will answer.It will be silence all the way.

Hyperbole needs a Spell CheckBy: Shiv | Sunday , 22 Feb '09 5:36:03 AM Reply | Forward An absence of grammatical knowledge seems to be a prerequisite to promoting moral policing. Use the time you spend on philosophical hyperbole to get an education.

It's all in our destinyBy: P Paul | Thursday , 19 Feb '09 17:07:14 PM Reply | Forward I agree. There is nothing wrong if a boy goes out with a girl when most Indians believe in destiny because they know each one of us has to follow its course in our lives like disease, divorce, death by hanging or burning, beheading of family, killing of parent at age 45, and when destiny is not cruel enough, becoming Chand and Fiza. Our media has been teaching us what happens in their destiny when a boy goes out with a girl. It is silent, though, on millions of Indian boys and girls meeting at their weddings to take vows to rejoice marriage and raise families and hope for happiness ever after. Some do it early on and often with life-long guilt and many wait for opportune time reinforcing values of Sita and Savitri. It's is all in our destiny.

Actually it's better. By: shyam | Thursday , 19 Feb '09 9:24:39 AM Reply | Forward Actually it's better.

commentBy: balan | Wednesday , 18 Feb '09 22:01:35 PM Reply | Forward mr.narayanamoorthy has a big heart so to say. but will he allow this to his daughter/son, or will any parent accept it.

Murthy's commentBy: Ne Co | Wednesday , 18 Feb '09 19:59:05 PM Reply | Forward Anyone can marry, cohabit, go to pubs with anyone - as long as they are adults, willing and not breaking any laws. That's the end of that. What a family accepts traditionally acceptable is their own business - so you can't protest if a family makes their daughters wear saris if that is what they want to do - or jeans.

Friendship[By: Vijay Chari | Wednesday , 18 Feb '09 19:17:48 PM Reply | Forward Appreciate Mr. Murthy,s views, and I find no harm in children of todays world to mingle and have respectable friendship. I am in my 50 plus and I find that todays youth are more matured in taking decisions and they study the pro and cons, and are more responsible. expect a few which i feel cannot be even accounted. When two persons meet and talk and are transparent in their views and thoughts i feel nothing against the culture and society will happen. Now we are in a world where we say One world, One God,One community,hence no harm in meeting, having friendship without bad intentions , rtespecting each others freedom. My only advise is that always choose people in such a way that culture and family responsiblities are always considered on top agenda and not hurting the feelings of elders as they elders always bless youngsters and wish them all the happiness and comforts.

religion IndiaBy: Dr B Sundara | Wednesday , 18 Feb '09 16:59:53 PM Reply | Forward There is no wrong if a girl and a boy belonging to different religions talk to each other and are friends in the true sense of friendship. But if their intension is only to have pleasure of immoral kind, then it may not be desirable to the well being of the society. Such interactions whether between persons of different religions or of same religion, may have to be curbed. Then if India has to remain a secular state, then all reference religions may have to be avoided. And most importantly, the state should treat persons of different religions equally. There cannot be different yardsticks to different religions. The people of the country may have to decide to remain either Indians or Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and so on and have trouble perpetually.

What is moralityBy: karthik madhava | Wednesday , 18 Feb '09 20:31:51 PM Reply | Forward Dear Dr. SundaraThe subject of morality is highly subjective and varies from person to person. If you are refering to two unmarried individuals having sex out, then I find that as personal choice. Dont impose your personal choice on to the society.RegardsKarthik

MoralityBy: Dr B Sundara | Thursday , 19 Feb '09 18:59:27 PM Reply | Forward Dear friend, I agree with you. Morality is subjective. But don’t you think we are bound by the values of the society to which we belong? Because our power, position, status etc all are derived from the society. In the view of a robber, perhaps robbery is justified for he commits robbery to feed himself and his family. But the society says robbery is wrong because robbery is harmful to the society. So considering the overall well-being of the society we may have to follow what the society considers appropriate. Well think it over. RegardsDr BS

Pseudo MoralityBy: K.Ram | Friday , 20 Feb '09 2:43:38 AM Reply | Forward Robbery is a crime , there are victims. Sex with consent, among adults, is NOT a crime , unless its adultery ( even then, there are extenuating circumstances) . It is a HORRENDOUS commentary on our society, that sex is regarded as a crime

MoralityBy: Dr B Sundara | Saturday , 21 Feb '09 11:08:54 AM Reply | Forward Well, don't you think there is considerable exploitation of unsuspecting women in our society?Don't you think women silently suffer after being exploited? There is considerable domestic violence, social problems, crime, murders etc due to undesirable relations between men and women.Relations in tune with the accepted social values are sustainable and desirable.

ok he just gavehiscommensBy: bjk | Wednesday , 18 Feb '09 16:47:59 PM Reply | Forward he just gave his commen ..and actualy most of the people in this room are so pissed that the girls go out ..bad for girls ..anyway..murthy ws riht what he said is right..he doenst have to worry since most of the people in this room discussing things have no job ...so they dont comment..but seeing some important persons speaking like this it is ok..even i got and found time towrite some comments.

MurthyBy: sheela Arora | Wednesday , 18 Feb '09 16:37:48 PM Reply | Forward Mr. Murty is right, its nothing wrong in giving his views. wheather it is muslim boy with hindu girl or Hindu boy wiht Muslim girl. They are freinds. one should be tolerant. we are democratic society so every one has their own way of life. please do not interfere in personal matters. Do not pose ur self ur the saviour.

Mr.Murthy has a right!By: King | Wednesday , 18 Feb '09 16:01:23 PM Reply | Forward C'mon folks...Mr. Murthy, just as anybody has a right to give his opinion on any issue concerning society......Whatever is happening in the name of culture is much worse than Taliban..'coz they don't have schools and colleges where they can know whats right and whats wrong...but we have a well placed "Educational" system in place and still can't figure out whats right and wrong...Whats worse..we let some morons and goons let have their say...Ahhhh...C'mon guys..for the sake of sanity....wake up...take charge of yourselves....

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