T. Sher Singh's letter ('Tirade Against 3HO Unwarranted', Feb.20) bases his deprecation of Kamalla Rose Kaur's article ('Lapis, Carnelian and Jade', Feb.18) on the premise that she is a journalist, that the article written by her is a piece of journalism, and therefore, it should not have carried any of her own perceptions, opinions or experiences.

I am curious to know if I am the only one who makes a distinction between a columnist and a journalist. To me a journalist is all what Mr. Singh mentions in his letter and a columnist is not. I wonder how many of us read Kamalla Rose Kaur's articles, and for that matter even T. Sher Singh's, as pieces of journalism as distinct from a columnist writing an essay, a short story, or any other type of writing which is not 'reporting'.

In the event that I am correct, then I think Mr. Singh's desire to see a separate forum or a neutral ground to discuss the 3HO or Mr. Yogi might already exist in this letter string.

Arundeep Singh