[Reader-list] If only Arundhati would quit India... - by KanchanGupta

[radhikarajen at vsnl.net]

Ignore that loose cannon, Arundhati is a spent force, got all the material wealth too early in life, lost her metal balance and media hyped her sooo much for their gains of trp, that she is now whore seling her Intellect whoever pays for it. A person who develops her ntellect tempered with spiritual appraoch to life is human, a person who loves to be in spotlight for the wrong reasons, is not good for any society, freedom of speech has with it duty to society as well, which this whore with intellectual wares seems to be selling for a discount.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Baruk S. Jacob" <b_a_r_u_k at yahoo.com>
Date: Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:54 am
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] If only Arundhati would quit India... -	by KanchanGupta
To: reader-list at sarai.net

> Dear all,
> 
> If I understand this article correctly, there are three main points.
> 
> 1) One should be radical when young. Once one reaches middle age 
> (defined by a spreading midriff and a love of whisky?) one should 
> leave the 'being radical' to younger people. Since Arundhati Roy 
> is past her youth, she should therefore shut up, as it is not, as 
> we say in the south, "looking good."
> 
> 2) What Arundhati Roy said is treason and seditious. Treason and 
> sedition are illegal. Therefore, one should not say things that 
> are illegal, and if one does so, one should be punished. One 
> should not criticise India and/or challenge the fact that India is 
> truly democratic-definitely not to an international audience. If 
> one wants to live in this country, one should not speak against it.
> 
> 3) Mr. Rajmohan Gandhi is sly, and his article should be 
> contested. Mr. L.K Advani has understood the situation correctly, 
> as should the rest of us, that the issue is with separatists, and 
> something should be done about them.
> 
> My reaction to Arundhati Roy's piece aside, does anyone else feel 
> the first two arguments are a little silly?
> 
> ~baruk
> 
> --- On Sat, 8/23/08, Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [Reader-list] If only Arundhati would quit India... - 
> by Kanchan Gupta
> > To: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > Date: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 9:52 PM
> > If only Arundhati would quit India
> > 
> > By Kanchan Gupta, The Daily Pioneer
> > 
> > Link -
> > 
> http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnist&file_name=kanchan%2Fkanchan194.txt&writer=kanchan
> 
> 
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