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

[Tapas Ray [Gmail]]

Did Kak-ji really mean "light up"?

By the way, there was a mistake in my post - Bauls probably wear
tulasi necklaces, not rudraksha.


On 14 July 2010 11:24, shuddha at sarai.net <shuddha at sarai.net> wrote:
> 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
>> > _________________________________________
>> > reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city.
>> > Critiques & Collaborations
>> > To subscribe: send an email to reader-list-request at sarai.net with
>> > subscribe in the subject header.
>> > To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list
>> > List archive: <https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/>
>> >
>> _________________________________________
>> reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city.
>> Critiques & Collaborations
>> To subscribe: send an email to reader-list-request at sarai.net with subscribe
>> in the subject header.
>> To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list
>> List archive: <https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/>
>
>
> _________________________________________
> reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city.
> Critiques & Collaborations
> To subscribe: send an email to reader-list-request at sarai.net with subscribe in the subject header.
> To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list
> List archive: <https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/>