Sir — The population of couch potatoes is set to explode in the future. The credit must go to ‘smart assistants’ like Amazon’s ‘Alexa’ which have flooded the market seemingly with the intention of doing away with domestic chores. Manabendra Sanyal,CalcuttaDeadly weightSir — The decision to reduce the weight of school bags was long overdue. Rabindranath Sarkar,CalcuttaSir — The Telegraph’s report on school bags is relevant to every school-going child. I have weighed the school bag of my daughter who studies in standard V; it weighed eight kilogrammes.

Source: The Telegraph April 01, 2019 05:15 UTC