Comments on: Information Overkill

By: Fraz A. Nayyar

Fraz A. Nayyar — Thu, 31 May 2007 12:37:25 +0000

Well I must say it was a treat looking up your articles and reading them. I for one miss the romance that was found in books like Persuasion, and life stories of people like Ghalib.

By the way, Ghalib’s first deewan (considered half his work) was burnt in a fire, so all we have is the one deewan that starts with “naqsh faryaadi hai…”. So system crashes I guess have a long history!

By: Aman

Aman — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:35:19 +0000

Some years ago, I stopped writing emails, then stopped writing much of anything at all.

You express the cause so succinctly:

“How do you brace your own self from a self directed punch?

In a world of information overkill where mediocrity is a non-selling commodity, are we forcing people to blow their emotions out of proportion to gain attention? Of course, if I am the director of my own Prime Time show and the whole world comes to watch, it better be worth their while.”

By: Noor-ul-Ain

Noor-ul-Ain — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:48:35 +0000

Great writing. You have observed something that may just be the best portrayal of how our lives are becoming compact and self-centered. You have a phenomenal grasp of your ideas and a fascinating way to narrate them. The fact that you are actually voicing your opinion about something that many people feel, but are hesitant to discuss is truly impressive.

By: Abidoon Nadeem

Abidoon Nadeem — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:56:42 +0000

Well said. A very interesting take on the recent social networking phenomenon that has hit the Internet in the past few years. I suppose this phenomenon creates more problems for girls than guys, I can recall at least a dozen scrapbooks of girls on orkut that have people writing scraps of the following nature:

“hi abc, my name is xyz, Do you want Friendship with me !”

By: Tamania Jaffri

Tamania Jaffri — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:30:58 +0000

Thanks for your feedback usman, really appreciate it!

there is a reason this article is short. These were thoughts in my head that i wanted to share, and leave them as questions with the readers,

im glad to see it worked

By: Usman Tanveer

Usman Tanveer — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:12:19 +0000

This is tremendous writing. My only problem with this is it’s too short. Leaves me wanting more.

You’re echoing my thoughts so precisely it’s not even funny anymore. I’ve come to hate the fact that I don’t have any letter preserved from my past…except a few that I put away and forgot. The fact that you quoted Ghalib makes me pleased and satisfied. Thank goodness, there are still some ppl out there who can read Urdu.

Please continue writing on these contemporary issues. You’re doing a great job.

9.5/10