हैरी पॉटर Article: Difference between American and British Versions of Harry Potter Series

60

Difference between American and British Versions of Harry Potter Series

posted by tivier

Throughout the Harry Potter books, there are some variations between the Bloomsbury (British) and Scholastic (American) editions. Below the first section on "Philosopher's vs. Sorcerer's" is a section on other different terminologies used.

Philosopher's vs. Sorcerer's

When Scholastic was publishing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in America, they decided to rename the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. They claimed that the American and British uses of the word philosopher were a bit different, so therefore sorcerer was a और appropriate word. Any true Harry Potter fan, American या British, Australian या Hungarian, I'm sure will agree with MuggleMix when we say that decision should not have been made the reasons are:
1) J.K. Rowling कहा so, therefore it must be true. She says that if she was in a better position, she would have disagreed at the time.
2) It belittles Americans, making it seem as if they do not understand what the word "philosopher" means. Americans are smarter than that.
3) Sorcerer is unspecific. The stone could have belonged to anybody with magical powers in the book. But the British name defines who the stone belongs to and gives the name an entirely different meaning. Sorcerer is a very different word to philosopher.
4) The stone is referred to as the "Philosopher's Stone" throughout J.K. Rowling's original version, never the "Sorcerer's Stone", so why should the most central object of the book be labelled something completely different in the book title, even if its just being published in a different place?
5) How is the word "philosopher" in Britain different from the word "sorcerer" in America?
6) Philosopher's Stone is actually a historical object that people used to खोजिए for, while the Sorcerer's Stone has no factual background in real life

Ah well...

Other Terminology

There are some other minor changes that occurred in case Americans got confused. Some ones, such as turning "mum" into "mom" and "trainers" into "sneakers", J.K. Rowling refused to let happen. However, she allowed some changes to be made that, if they were not made, would befuddle the reader:

UK: Skip
US: Dumpster
UK: Minister for Magic
US: Minister of Magic
UK: Sybill Trelawney
US: Sibyll Trelawney
UK: Car park
US: Parking lot
UK: shan't
US: won't
UK: sherbet नींबू
US: नींबू drop
UK: dustbin
US: trashcan
UK: roundabout
US: carousel
UK: jumper
US: sweater
UK: comprehensive
US: public school
UK: holidaying
US: vacationing
UK: crisps
US: chips
UK: football
US: soccer
UK: lavatory सीट
US: toilet seat
UK: barking
US: off his rocker
UK: tinned सूप
US: canned soup
UK: wellington bookts
US: rubber boots
UK: tank चोटी, शीर्ष
US: sweater vest
UK: nutter
US: maniac
UK: cupboard
US: closet
UK: torch
US: flashlight
UK: letter boxes
US: mailboxes
UK: sack
US: fire
UK: matron
US: nurse
UK: biscuits
US: cookies
UK: while
US: whilst
UK: leaned
US: leant
UK: schedules
US: timetables
UK: अखरोट
US: satsuma
UK: Augustus
US: Algernon
UK: review
US: revise
UK: shagpile carpet
US: shag carpet
UK: humph
US: hmpf
UK: pants
US: briefs
UK: silver
US: silvery
UK: pinny
US: apron
UK: Pekinese
US: Pekingese
UK: afterwards
US: afterward

(this लेख was पोस्टेड द्वारा the original writers and can also be found on link, link

Genevievebarbie, LucasRibe and 58 others like this

96 more comments

loading additional comments...

Conor1028 Wow i made an account just to comment and lied, a lot for info, okay adults' underestimate american children you think I'm an idiot? I know the difference between american and british idioms/idiocy's and sayings and for gods sakes im 11 and have read all 7 harry potters and fully understand them, and i started reading harry potter in 3rd grade and could have finished by 4th if not for other books and favorites coming out and harry potter still being a bit expensive and the 7th one not coming out for a while

Hermione12353 It Will always be Philosopher's Stone to me so I dont care what anyone else calls it

zar_far11 I was looking at where it showed the US/UK differences, but I live in America, but my copy has all the British words in there!

Ajaxranstone Alright everyone, its we've heard sound reasoning and daft babble here, but its time to face the facts. Editors LOVE to change wording on books. its their bloody JOBS for crying out loud. lol if they don't find something to change, they go bankrupt. Seriously. Not kidding. Look at JRR tolkien's works, EG elves to elfs; dwarves to dwarfs. not to mention C.S. Lewis, Christpher paolili, (however you spell it). Against popular belief, it was NOT changed because certain clart headed people believe Americans are stupid, but merely it triedto fit into USA culture in order to raise popularity. As for this being a book for children, "we do not grow if we have our world shaped to us, but by shaping ourselves to the challenges of the universe"

chocoshrimp I am in English, and growing up I remember reading American books with American English slang and alternative words in them. I'm not going to lie, as a child I was often slightly nonplussed by the meanings. Just as, I'm sure, younger American kids would be about UK English words. However, you know what I did when that happened? I asked someone, my mother or a relative. And if they didn't know? I got on with it, and would find out some other way over time. A lot of my favourite books growing up were American books. If American kids don't read the UK versions of books they will never learn this alternative region of language. And often, I speak to adult Americans now who struggle to understand me when I say simple UK English phrases. Such as intelligent, educated, adult Americans failing to understand what I meant by "Half past two." ....Really???? Yes. Get kids to read unusual words/phrases when they are young and they will learn them. Reading is how you should learn to widen your vocabulary anyway. All kids get confused by certain words growing up, it is how you learn them.

cjanerun One would think American readers requested these changes according to some of the comments. We didn't! Blame the publishers for making this silly decision for us. I ordered the British version when my children were old enough to read the books as I wanted them to learn what they didn't know from BBC America programs. Children could and would simply ask if they didn't understand a term. It's called learning and is fun to know cultural differences. The darn publishers should realize the British terms are part of it's charm to us. Wish JKR would have insisted on her original version once her popularity/power was established. It is very disappointing to see so many assume Americans are ignorant simply because of these changes or for other reasons. Use some common sense people. Yes, I'm American and feel fortunate for having been able to tour the Britain and experience the culture. That said, I'm quite proud of my own country as well. We each have different segments/levels of society that could be seen as 'ignorant'. Hope this comment makes people realize the average American did not request these changes. Also hope they rethink on judging us so negatively based on a HP book version.

camib6 Um... This article... Just plain WRONG. I've lived directly in the middle of the US my entire life, and I've never heard pants being called briefs, heard walnuts being called satsumas, or heard a tank top being called a sweater vest. And half of these terms weren't even changed in my copies of the books. Out of the top of my head, I can name trainers, jumpers, sacking, timetables, nutters, off his rocker, and torches. SERIOUSLY. (Or Siriusly, if you will. :D ) But, anyway, read the comment above. My favorite paragraphs are the first and last.

ss11263 I am a duel citizen of the US and UK. I am 24 and have spent about half my time each place as I have close family both places. For everyone saying americans are all ignorant, there are ignorant people on every continent and in every country in the world. Do we like the US?/ For the most part no but it isn't because the people are collectively ignorant. I see just as many ignorant people throughout the UK and Europe in general as in the US. Now for changing it I think 99% of stuff could have stayed the same. The wellington bookts and satsumas I have no issue with being changed as they could be confusing and most adults wouldn't even know them. The only reason I knew what wellington bookts were was because I heard that term in London visiting cousins. Me and my friends called them plodders so ya americans, canadians, australians (not sure if you use them or not don't shoot me I'm just making my point through examples) may not know that. And as far as satsumas in america those are oranges. when I moved to the states for the first time I asked for some satsumas and was handed a mandarin orange as tat is a very common fruit in the states and ya I could see how if a word has two different meaning completely who cares about changing it. Could they have stayed the same...sure but as someone who works as an EA now in a 3rd grade classroom in Seattle, trying to explain meaning changes like that, while a good lesson in itself, most often leads to a complete diversion of the intended topic (in this case literature and harry potter) and leads to 100 why questions and a tangent. Kids ask questions and get side tracked easily. So for scholastic to change it doesn't make me mad as it is a publisher sold to most elementary and middle schools. Sorry if this seemed long or ranting but this conversation seems to be people bashing individual people (americans) I love both my countries and think both have pluses and minuses but no need to generalize. Why take an intelligent debate and make it nasty and low.

TheBox They shouldn't have changed it, I read American books and understand the words. They're not that hard to guess. And walnut and satsuma?... I thought a satsuma was like a giant orange?

bri-marie A satsuma is like a giant orange.

natsume-pyon Why are you telling us this?

reddkey I'm not a fan of Harry Potter, nor am I a collector. I don't even read contemporary fiction, but I was sitting around watching the movies again, and thought I'd give the series a whirl. First thing I did was look for a boxed set, so I could have all the books at my disposal. What a surprise it was to learn that a title had been completely changed by an American editor. I found that out in a single Google search. Again, not a fan, I knew nothing about this beforehand. Next I went to various sites (including this article) to research any further changes made, including a side by side textual comparison. The changes seemed (to me at least) significant enough to warrant buying the UK version, even at extra cost. I guess for people that have read it, and it's behind you or whatever, it doesn't matter, but for someone like me; I want as close to what the original author intended as possible. If you read any 19th century lit it is chalked full of language you will have to look up the meaning of later on. Here's another example, read King David's Psalms in the King James version, then read them in a modern version. The difference is striking. The meaning is the same,...sure, but the King James is certainly more majestic, and elevates the language (appropriately so, I might add). I didn't always apply this test to books I read, for instance, I never looked for the best translation of Tolstoy or Dostoevsky, looking back, maybe I should have, but I was younger then and these things didn't matter as much. Honestly, knowing there is a difference, while reading the text would have just bothered me. Even glancing over the one chapter comparison I was cringing. I'm glad fans are out there getting this out, so people like me can make a choice.

always_draco i dont care LOVE ALL VERSIONS OF HARRY POTTER aaand the best est fan of harry potter goes tooo *ME* HEHHE

4real00 Right I think it was just stupid that the title was changed. Flash Light sounds like a word a toddler would use, probably because I first heard the word in an American cartoon Rugrats. The American version of a jumper doesn't exist in Britain. I have read Twilight & A Series of Unfortunate Events and both are written in American English plus the titles wasn't changed either.

Toiletbomber Good God, it's English. Can you read it? Can you understand it, interpreting the nuances, authorial style, themes, characterizations, and other crap that comes with reading decent literature? Then. Get. A. Life.

Snowgirl529 My American books say most of the UK words

Robbie001 I agree that every country has their stupid people and I don't see the point to arguing like this over a BOOK. I'm English and I know some American guys and they r not dumb... I also say sneakers, sweater, won't, public school, vacationing, soccer, toilet seat, canned soup, sweater vest, maniac, flashlight, closet, mailbox, fire, nurse, cookies, whilst, schedules, revise, apron and Pekingese (that's coz I speak italian and it's similar). Does that mean I'm dumb too??? As many people before me have said, this book was written for children and not all children know some of these words. When I was 9 I didn't even know what a pinny was and even now I don't know what a shagpile/shag carpet is. Some changes were stupid but it doesn't really matter... it's like I think it's really stupid that French people can't invent decent numbers and they have to say 80= 4x20 but that doesn't mean that French people r ignorant and dumb (on the contrary I know some really nice French people)... They just don't use the same logic that we do (NOT STUPID) and it wasn't up to them how to say it... they didn't gather and vote: shall we say 8x20 or be like the other countries and say 80? The language just changed like that and we all have to accept these differences and not argue bout it and anyway what do u wan't to do about it...??? Start a World War all countries against all??? It's stupid. Take Italy... Italian is stupid as a language... I have a great advantage coz I speak English as well... anyway there r about ten different ways to say "THE" and it doesn't ake sense but I still love it as a language and certainly Italians aren't all stupid. It's the same everywhere. English has some words I can't explain... Recorder... why would u call that kinda flute thingy a Recorder...???? It doesn't record anything... but still who decided to call it that??? The Prime Minister??? The public??? No... someone called it that and since then that it's been... U can't expect everyone to speak the same... It's like expecting a French person to read in Chinese... if they don't know that language they can't... And American English is SIMILAR to Brit English but slightly different... some things just don't make sense to them as some don't make sense to us. Everyone in my opinion has the right to read in whatever language they want if they want to read a great book in their "language" so they r most relaxed and can enjoy it better. I repeat some of the changes were unnecessary but so was this huge argument

LunaNotLoony JK said so, therefore it must be true. While I agree pretty much with this article (though I though they did change mum/mam to mom), that statement just made me laugh. The best example I can think of is her doing Ron/Hermione ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE BOOKS THEN RANDOMLY IN AN INTERVIEW DECIDING TO SAY THEY WOULD END UP IN COUPLE COUNSELLING! Sorry, I am quite angry about this, though the interview wasn't as bad as I thought when I read the transcript, but still... Anyway, JK isn't a goddess. She makes mistakes, changes her mind, like a normal person. Just because she said it does not mean it's the best possible thing (though it is most of the time LOL).

LunaNotLoony A satsuma is a giant orange? Are you talking American or English, because in England, it's a small orange.

lupin369 I completely agree. we americans are not stupid. It seems like we don't understand the words, so they were changed. I completely understand why they were changed- we just speak in different ways! so why do people think they changed it because we can't understand? I will never know.

hermionicole You’re all too hot… what’s done is done…and can’t be undone… the book was altered a little bit, yeah it’s a big deal…and they shouldn’t have done that because Rowling wrote the book and not them… If they wanted a book with The Sorcerer’s Stone title on it then they should have written a book all to themselves… but certain changes were quite unnecessary… no one really has the right to edit the book except J.K. Rowling… I’m not going against the Americans or the British, what I’m saying is that they should have had at least respected the author… that’s all…

Flickerflame Changing some of the terminology makes sense, when some words have different meanings in UK English and American English. But changing the title because they thought Philosopher's Stone would sound boring to Americans? Insane.

MurkS3ason People seem to forget that these books were written for children. American children would have had trouble with many of the British terms in the original books. Although, as an adult now, I am sad that the versions are not identical because it takes away from the original tone of the books and alters its genius. On a positive note, it gives us reason to buy many editions from different countries to compare and contrast verbiage. Ultimately I believe it to have been the right move. Without the American readership/popularity. The books would have never received the world wide recognition that it now enjoys. Britain produced the classic, but America made it internationally famous. Plus, the American artwork is undoubtedly better, which made it more visually appealing to families/kids.

Sickle_Claw The US versions are superior, if nothing else because they contain Mary GrandPré's fantastic illustrations. Also, American English is more practical and to the point, instead of trying to be all fancy dandy like British English. Why would 'mum' be the shorthand for Mother? That doesn't even make any sense. A lot of British terminology is just plain goofy and not grammatically correct. It sounds like gibberish. You have to be steeped into the culture in order to understand it. Some Brits like to look down their nose at us and condescend Americans by claiming we can't understand them because of our lack of intelligence. No, it's because of cultural differences and because you've made the language so unnecessarily convoluted and nonsensical that even a native English speaker needs a key in order to be able to decipher it.

Livi_macaroni55 Awesome article

3

HARRT POTTER DEATH या ALLOWS..................................

posted by kamalkhan

HELLO FRIENDS,
I AM KAMAL KHAN FROM INDIA.
I KNOW आप ALL LIKE HARRY POTTER.I AM ALSO LIKE THIS MOVIE.IN DEATH OF ALLOWS HARRY POTTER WAS FOUGT WITH LORD VOLDEMOT ANEMY OF HARREY POTTER WHO's KILLED THE PARENTS OF HARRY.ITS A WOUNDEFUL FIGHT IN PART 1. WE KNOW THAT THE सेकंड PART IS RELEASED ON 15 JULY 2011.SO फ्रेंड्स WE CAN SEE FINALE AND SHINE THE NAME OF HARRY AND MOVIE.SO ENJOY IT.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................BYE BYE

3

He's not my boyfriend! (A Harry Potter Fanfic) Chapter 6

posted by dpaisita97

HEY! SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT, BUT I'M BACK AND I GOT AN IDEA AND I DREW WHAT HAYLEY LOOKS LIKE ON PAINT, I'M POSTING ON HERE AT THE BOTTOM. I HOPE आप LIKE IT.

Chapter 6: Roomie Bonding

"Gryffindor!" it yelled
Yes!! I ran over to my फ्रेंड्स and sat with them.Ron and his brothers gave me high fives for getting Gryffindor.
We all enjoyed our feast laughing with Ron's twin bros फ्रेड and George which I had officially christened as 'RedHeadFred' and 'GingerGeorge' which when I told them made them laugh so hard that कद्दू रस came out there nose,which made us laugh even harder.
After we were full...

3

आप know you're obsessed with Bellatrix Lestrange when.......

posted by KateKicksAss

I suspect I'm not the only one, am I? XD...... Anyways, आप know you're obsessed with Bellatrix when....
Credit: Me Myself and I

1. आप throw away all of your hairbrushes.

2. आप wear at least some black every day.

3. आप rip your clothes on purpose.

4. आप call people आप don't like "filthy mudbloods".

5. आप yell "CRUCIO!" at people when आप get mad.

6. आप carry knives on your person

7. Your desktop background and screensaver are of Bellatrix.

8. Whenever you're typing a word that starts with a "B" या an "L", आप accidentally type out a Bellatrix या a Lestrange instead.

9. आप think her birthday should...

4

He's not my boyfriend! (A Harry Potter Fanfic) Chapter 3

posted by dpaisita97

OKAY I MADE आप WAIT LONG ENOUGH,HERE'S THE अगला CHAPTER, OH AND SADLY I CAN ONLY TAKE TWO और CHARACTERS.ONE OF THEM IS A GIRL AND THE OTHER IS EITHER. THOUGH THE GIRL HAS TO BE A FIRST साल SLYTHERIN WHO'S CLOSE TO DRACO AND HER LAST NAME IS FINNIGAN THE FIRST NAME IS YOUR CHOICE, AND WARNING SHE IS GONNA BE A LITTLE MEAN TO THE MAIN CHARACTER.THE OTHER ALSO HAS TO BE A FIRST YEAR.THE FIRST ONES TO POST THAT THEY WANT ONE OF THE PARTS GETS THEM.OKAY ENOUGH TALKING, HERE IS THE NEW CHAPTER.

Chapter 3:Meeting a Celebrity

"So, if we're going to Diagon Alley, why are we still here?" I कहा as...

1

Rita Skeeter's interview with Voldemort

posted by emilykuru

Rita Skeeter

RITA SKEETER’S INTERVIEW WITH VOLDEMORT

Here I am, in an isolated बिस्तर wing at St. Mungo’s . And for once, interviewing ( not quite the right way ) Rita skeeter who apparently isnt in the best of condition to reveal about the extraordinary interview with the “MAN WHO LET THE BOY LIVE” and the “EATEN द्वारा DEATH” crowd there . द्वारा hearing this we can easily guess why she has turned up at St.Mungo’s.

Anyways skeeter who – for the first time brilliantly found a way to penetrate into the after death world had successfully but unfortunately met them there in an interview.using a pensieve...

Harry Potter and How its Starting to Lose प्रशंसकों

posted by ihartrebahart

Look at how लोकप्रिय Harry Potter used to be millions of प्रशंसकों all over. How many of आप are on the pivoting point from switching like everyone else? Look at all the पुस्तकें now that have such great adventures like Percy Jackson, या 39, maybe Twilight. Its starting to bring Harry Potter down. Sure were getting a few और प्रशंसकों because of the movies. Now we only have about 75,000 प्रशंसकों all over America. Its really time to say Harry Potter is better in every way. Can आप put a jinx on a werewolf in Twilight? Yeah didn't think so.

Now फिल्में आप get the Sorcerers apprentice, Percy Jackson, twilight....

4

Torture of the Longbottom family

posted by ShadowQueen013

Mrs. Longbottom sat in a rocking chair cradling her baby boy in her arms.
"Shh," she कहा as Neville began to cry. She stroked his head and finally fell asleep. Alice Longbottom turned out the light and shut the door of the nursery when she heard a terrifying crash from downstairs.
"Alice!," her husband screamed, "Alice!!!"
She ran downstairs as quickly as she could only to see shattered windows and a group of people dressed in long black cloaks crowding their living room.
"Frank!" she screamed as unknown hands quickly dragged her अगला to her husband.
“Rodolphus,”...

7

Just how obsessed with Harry Potter are you?

posted by vanillaicecream

How many times आप answered yes..

The Books

1. Have आप read Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone/Philosopher's Stone?

2. Have आप read Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets?

3. Have आप read Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban?

4. Have आप read Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire?

5. Have आप read Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix?

6. Have आप read Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them?

7. Have आप read Quidditch Through the Ages?

8. Have आप read all the पुस्तकें और than once?

9. Have आप read all the पुस्तकें और than four times?

10. Do आप own और than one copy of the books?...

4

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Harry Potter-ized) Scene three, part two

posted by LilysLittleTwin

I do not own Harry Potter या A Midsummer Night's Dream.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VOLDEMORT
Having once this juice,
I'll watch Bellatrix when she is asleep,
And drop the liquor of it in her eyes.
The अगला thing then she waking looks upon,
Be it on lion, bear, या wolf, या bull,
On meddling monkey, या on busy ape,
She shall pursue it with the soul of love:
And ere I take this charm from off her sight,
As I can take it with another herb,
I'll make her render up her page to me.
But who comes here? I am invisible;
And I will overhear their conference.

Enter DRACO, PANSY, following him

DRACO...

16

10 pointless facts about Harry Potter

posted by simpleplan

1. there are 132 stair cases at hogwards

2. 1.As of 2008, Harry Potter पुस्तकें have sold over 400 million copies and have been translated into 67 languages.i

3. Dementors are deadly, magical, wraith-like creatures. Rowling revealed that they represent depression and that they were based on her own experience with the disease. The remedy to lighten the effects of a Dementor is chocolate

4. Hermione’s cat Crookshanks is no ordinary cat as he is half-kneazle.

5. Dementors don’t breed. They grow where there’s decay, like fungus.

6. The टैटू on Sirius Black’s body are borrowed from Russian...

12

mugglenet.com 120 Ways to Agitate Someone Who Doesn't Like Harry Potter

posted by vanillaicecream

Guaranteed to tick them off!

Started द्वारा Yvette, and continued द्वारा countless fans!

This सूची may contain spoilers!

1. Relate everything they say to the Harry Potter पुस्तकें and/or movies.

2. Say they look like a Harry Potter character of the opposite gender.

3. Quote Dobby.

4. Hog the computer 24/7 while logged onto MuggleNet.

5. Read out loud to them whenever they can't get away from आप (Example: When in a car या an elevator). If आप don't have a book with you, recite from memory.

6. Give them Harry Potter merchandise for their birthday and क्रिस्मस and demand that they keep it and treasure it...

8

50 facts about half blood prince

posted by e2mma2weasle3

– In the film, Harry begins to take private tutoring lessons with Dumbledore, who shows him various memories of young Voldemort.

– Romance is a theme of the movie, with Harry drawn to Ginny Weasley and Ron attraction the attention of Lavender Brown.

– Jessie Cave, who plays Lavender Brown, beat और than 7,000 girls to win the role. It is her first major film role.

– Robert Knox, who plays Marcus Belby, was stabbed to death days after filming wrapped.

-Stars of the film are set to wear white ribbons to the premiere in honour of Knox.

– Hero Fiennes-Tiffin plays the young Voldemort/Tom...

18

Remus Lupin & Salem Snape - Part 3

posted by Brysis

I´m really really sorry for this one beeing so long. I´m sorry!! I just felt that i shouldn´t dived it!! this is one of my fav parts!
Hope आप like it and please leave comments.

I felt scared, i wasn´t sure of what happened, if it was true या not. The Augurey´s scream remained in my head… it never had this effect on me, it was so strong that I really felt like I was falling into the darkness, dying, as if I were sleep forever.
I went to the Owls Tower, my प्रिय place in Hogwarts. My owl, Maugrim, wasn´t there as always, I never understood why he´s different from the other owls, during...

CHILDREN OF MERLIN - HARRY POTTER 1980s RPG

posted by bendaimmortal

In the years following the war the Ministry of Magic struggled to regain the public's trust whilst people struggled to find peace of mind in the uncertainty of Voldemort's disappearance. In 1985 letters start appearing with a very concerning या very hopeful kind of message, depending on your point of view and personal beliefs. They are so anti-establishment, in parts so truthful, and thus potentially dangerous that the Ministry controlled Daily Prophet won't प्रकाशित करे them या any talk about them on the Readers' Column.

The letters lay out a vision of future where the Ministry no longer exists...