[Reader-list] "non-Indian"

[Aarti Sethi]

Dear Dhatri,

If you had scrolled down a little further on this link you have
helpfully provided us with, you would have read the following
statement.

"They [Raqs Media Collective] are, however, resistant to the label
"Indian" since, they argue, it represents an abstraction so enormous
that it can explain nothing about them, and prefer to talk about
themselves simply as "from Delhi."


Be that as it may, early last month there was a timely and, for me,
chastening discussion on how easily discussions often slip into an
unreflexive and insensitive indocentricism on the list. For many of us
our citizenship is not the primary, or even one, of the identities we
come with to the space of the reader-list. I would urge you to respect
the fact that we all come from different locations, both in space and
of the imagination, and the things we want to talk about and discuss
are similarly unfettered by territorial boundaries.

Warmly
Aarti


On Nov 11, 2007 3:22 PM, we wi <dhatr1i at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear Naeem,
>
>   Though you took in other way, hope it will become possible in future.
>
>   Now let me clarify
>
>   SARAI grown global and every body feel proud about it, but nobody should forget the fact that SARAI Headquartered in DELHI, the capital of INDIA and the founders are INDIAN students.(as per their WIKI publishing).
>
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqs_Media_Collective
>
>
>   Regards,
>   Dhatri.
>
>
> Naeem Mohaiemen <naeem.mohaiemen at gmail.com> wrote:
>   > 3. Conclusion (we wi)
> > SARAI is encouraging non-democratic,non-Indian,non-Hindu Ideology for whatever reasons.
>
> Dear Dhatri/we wi
>
> Not everyone on SARAI is "Indian" (citizenship, living space, history,
> experiences). There are multiplicities represented here. It's part
> of being a global citizen. You may like to try it sometime.
>
> -Naeem
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