[Reader-list] Is this a Forum for fake ID's

[shuddha at sarai.net]

Dear All, 

I endorse Sanjay Kak's appeal to lighten up. And find reading a Baul's posts
instructive, as much as I would find the posts of a Kaul. So let's stop
Bawling. Incidentally, I happen to know that there are some worthies (more than
one) on this list who don't post with their real IDs for a very long time. They
have had off list communications with me on this matter. I have never had an
objection to this, because I sincerely believe that a playful attitude to
identity is an asset, not a liability. It matters little whether or not I agree
with everything that 'those who are creative with their identities' assert. In
fact very often, they are on the hypothetical 'adversarial' side to my own
positions. But I enjoy and respect what they have to say.  I hope everyone can
do the same, and while we are making masks, let us at least make them well. 

best

Shuddha

On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:09:47 +0530 Sanjay Kak <kaksanjay at gmail.com> wrote

> Is there an explanation for the sudden drop in the sense of irony on this
> list?
> Why is it beginning to sound like ragging in an undergraduate mens college?
> Or an application for a new passport in India...
> And I really miss Taha Mehmood at a moment like this: he who has taken us
> plumbing the deepest gorges of identity... What must he be thinking of all
> this talk of scanned passports, photo ids and the like?
> And for all those who post frequently: is our being 'real' ever been a
> criteria here? Have we all had to send in our Ration cards, Driving licence
> and Metro cards before we appear on this list? I must have missed that stage
> of the process.
> 
> Lighten up, folks. Read Mr Baul's posts, critique them, respond to them.
> But whether he is Syed Ali Shah Geelani in masquerade, or the head of the
> ISI, it matters not a whit.
> To all we say, in the tradition of a sarai, welcome! Tell us a tale or two!
> Make us wise, save us from dullness and boredom.
> Best
> Sanjay Kak
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Not necessarily Pawan jee. First we have to know whether ARB is indeed an
> > impostor or not. And we can give him the benefit of the doubt.
> >
> > Rakesh
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