[Reader-list] The debate was....dear Mahmood

[ARNAB CHATTERJEE]

Mahmoodji ( my priyo interloper),
         The debate was whether the first review could
be comparatively defended against Kak's review in
terms of historiography ( and public historian etc
etc,)and because I've essential regard for the persons
I named in my letter below, I thought to pursue that
with all of us participating to arrive at a better
view; the debate it seems, still goes on but without
some rigorous intervention from you all ( for instance
I may ask you is an attempted  popular history a
public history? I posted a few lines on that. 
      Yet your freedom not to do so is a matter which
stands already sanctioned ( and thus the poverty
rendered to the conversation)--also given your
absentee instance of the previous debate on archive
which had had your words as edifice; now don't tell me
--where was the debate..then and what was that, my
dear interloper ?
love
arnab
--- mahmood farooqui <mahmood.farooqui at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Where is the debate? Which debate?
> 
> On 05/03/2008, ARNAB CHATTERJEE
> <apnawritings at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> > Dear Pawan,
> >            It is me Arnab in support of
> Namrata--and
> >  what she is saying and Kak's review. The sentence
> got
> >  suddenly cut off and it looks like that. I
> apologise
> >  and now I want to get into  the debate with
> everybody.
> >  Please come in Shuddha, Sadan, Mahmood and all
> >
> >  yours in discourse
> >  arnab
> >
> > --- Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  > Are you Arnab or Namrata . Or do you have some
> other
> >  > identity . Kindly let
> >  > me know and then I may reply to your mail .
> >  >
> >  > God Bless You With an Identity.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > On 3/5/08, ARNAB CHATTERJEE
> >  > <apnawritings at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> >  > >
> >  > > Dear Pawan,
> >  > >            Again you've started your
> illiterate
> >  > > gymnastics. Why don't you organize a
> conference of
> >  > > sound historians and check if Guha can be
> defended
> >  > in
> >  > > any form ( Kak is not needed therefore) in
> terms
> >  > of
> >  > > methods of history writing (and not
> satisfying
> >  > grant
> >  > > givers.)and the product that is history. But
> I can
> >  > > tell you sophisticated historians will use
> its
> >  > pages
> >  > > as toilet paper and will not respond. It is
> an.
> >  > NGO
> >  > > version of fundraising history--backed as if
> by
> >  > the
> >  > > Rajiv Gandhi foundation this time. Wicked
> >  > illiteracy
> >  > > sells and sells well. He is another Pupul
> Jayakar,
> >  > or
> >  > > MJ Akbar or Prabhu Chaola ( Rajya Sabha post
> next
> >  > > time).And tell me and all -- what books on
> methods
> >  > of
> >  > > history writing  you've read and how you
> defend
> >  > him;
> >  > > that will settle the debate well.
> >  > > Namrata
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > --- Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >  > >
> >  > > > Joke of the day : Kak's review comes like a
> >  > breath
> >  > > > of honest,fresh air.
> >  > > >
> >  > > > Sanjay Kak and being Honest ........I saw
> snow
> >  > on
> >  > > > Mumbai streets
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > On 3/5/08, Namrata Kakkar
> >  > > > <namratakakkar1 at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > > Dear everybody,
> >  > > > >                  Having read Sanjay Sub's
> >  > wrong
> >  > > > but
> >  > > > > back patting, ridiculous review on the
> SARAI
> >  > list,
> >  > > > I
> >  > > > > was just wondering how could readers at
> Sarai
> >  > list
> >  > > > > tolerate such nonsensical bribery, blind
> eye
> >  > > > > stupidity. Kak's review comes like a
> breath of
> >  > > > honest,
> >  > > > > fresh air. But couldn't Sanjay Sub.
> himself
> >  > raise
> >  > > > > these questions? Infact anybody a bit
> literate
> >  > > > enough
> >  > > > > would tear this book into shreds; but
> Sanajy
> >  > could
> >  > > > not
> >  > > > > do so since Ram Guha is now a new
> promoter in
> >  > the
> >  > > > > Indian circles--mustering and
> manipulating
> >  > crores
> >  > > > of
> >  > > > > rupees through  his (i.e, Indian) Arts
> >  > Foundation.
> >  > > > Ram
> >  > > > > guha is a man with book length muscles
> now.
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >          So even if he continues writing
> this
> >  > bull
> >  > > > > shit, he will be a Sanjay's public
> historian (
> >  > > > like
> >  > > > > men love public woman ( sorry). One
> wonders if
> >  > he
> >  > > > too
> >  > > > > is aspiring a 50,000 rupees felllowship
> from
> >  > Ram
> >  > > > Guha.
> >  > > > > He may...
> >  > > > > But anyway, thank you SARAI.
> >  > > > > Namrata
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >
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> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >      Chat on a cool, new interface. No
> >  > download
> >  > > > required. Go to
> >  > > > >
> >  > > >
> >  >
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