Letters to The Editor — February 13, 2025

AI, the job market

With a large and growing population, India faces significant employment challenges. The advent of AI could exacerbate these issues. Once hailed as a major job creator, the IT sector has seen a decline. This serves as a cautionary tale about the impact of technological advancements. While AI has advantages, it is also essential to acknowledge its limitations and boundaries. The Prime Minister’s speech at the AI Action Summit in Paris seems to be overly optimistic (February 12).

C. Raghavan,

Chennai

Pages of history

I happened to read the Editorial in this daily, “India with Indonesia” (January 27), which prompted me to rummage through some old papers that my father had. My father, (the late) T. Govindarajulu, joined the editorial department in 1944, and was posted to Singapore as The Hindu’s Staff Correspondent in 1946. He was the only Indian correspondent to have covered the Renville talks between the Dutch and the Indonesians under the auspices of the United Nations in 1947.

Lakshmi Raghavan,

Chennai

Domestic cricket

The interview with Saurashtra cricketer Sheldon Jackson, who announced his retirement after a successful career in domestic cricket, underlines the greatness and value of the well-structured Indian domestic cricket system, especially the Ranji Trophy, which gave cricket a pan-India impetus. If the longest format of the game has to survive, then the cradle of Indian cricket cannot be overlooked.

R. Sivakumar,

Chennai