The Hindu Business Line : An eye-opener

The article No holy terror by Mythili Rajkumar (eWorld dated September 13, 2004) on the use of technology for crowd management at the Mahamaham in Kumbakonam was really good. It should be an eye-opener for many others. It is such a pity that several children perished in a school fire in the same city. Can technology help in averting such incidents? I wish S. George, the police officer in charge of the crowd control operation, and his team the very best in all their efforts to add a human touch to policing.

Kesavan K.,

Coimbatore.

I enjoyed reading the article, `No holy terror'. I intend discussing it with my students at the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, where I teach Behavioural Finance and Business Valuation. I believe in the use of multidisciplinary thinking in solving complex human problems. It was interesting to read how the police officer, S. George, used simple ideas from physics, mathematics, psychology, and statistics to solve a complex human problem of crowd management.

Sanjay Bakshi

`No holy terror' was a nice piece of reporting.

Dr Umashankar R.L.

The article `No holy terror' has been put together well and gives us a good understanding of the technology used. I head an organisation that works closely with governments, nudging them towards efficiency and professionalism.

Karuna Gopal

`No holy terror' gives a wonderful example of applying multidisciplinary thinking to solve a tough problem.

Sreenath Vakkaleri

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