[Reader-list] ARUNDHATI - PUBLICITY HUNGER

[Rajkamal Goswami]

Dear Trivediji,

While I respect your right to having a free opinion, I, at the same
time wish to exercise my right: i.e. to disagree vehemently to your
opinion.

1. Ms. Roy is not publicity hungry. Its the other way round. Its the
popular print and electronic media people after sensational stories
that are, and they find Ms. Roy as the perfect sacrificial doll each
time Ms Roy writes/speaks something radically different (though not
necessarily fantastic or untrue).

2. With regards the recent Kashmir-azadi cintroversy, all that Ms Roy
did was give a talk at an obscure seminar in Delhi. The seminar
(including what Ms Roy and other speakers said) would have remained
obscure, but for the sensation-starved media! Ms Roy didn't shout at
the top of her lungs from the rooftops demanding attention to what she
spoke at the seminar. The media did.

3. Does Ms Roy happen to be so unfortunate that she won the booker
prize before she started her politics/opinion came to be noticed? Was
it her fault or the media's which jumped at the opportunity of
publishing a booker winner!

there are many more but for now i guess these will suffice.

thanks and regards
Rajkamal

On 10/31/10, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:
> Dear Rajkamal,
>
> Of course word chip I mean for cheap only as said by Aalok. Arundhati is
> just publicity hunger nothing else. If she is really worrying for Kashmir
> than where was she for 2 decades when bloodbath was created by few Kashmiri
> separatists and terrorists. Not a single word from her against these. Such
> violent situation all these years effected heavily to common people of
> Kashmir only. She never expressed any feeling for this proves that her
> recent statement was just publicity stunt of her own. Perhaps you will hear
> some new booker like award for her!
>
> Thanks
> Bipin Trivedi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rajkamal Goswami [mailto:rajkamalgoswami at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 1:29 PM
> To: Bipin Trivedi
> Cc: sarai-list
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] ARUNDHATI - PUBLICITY HUNGER
>
> Dear Trivediji,
>
> "she is just after negative and chip publicity"
>
> I wish to strongly contradict this view of yours. But before I do that
> can you explain what do you mean by 'chip; here?
>
> Rajkamal
>
> On 10/31/10, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:
>> Guha says, "She's crazy. Arundhati Roy has become a joke, a publicity
>> fiend," Guha told Bangalore Mirror. "She hops from cause to cause, and
> just
>> look at the company she's keeping ... the likes of Syed Ali Shah Geelani,
> an
>> ultimate bigot who wants to keep women in purdah and bring in an Islamic
>> theocracy."
>>
>> While posting maoist topic discussion read my view on Arundhati as under:
>> (1) When asked the question to Arundhati that most of people hate your
> views
>> and writing and believe your thought impractical. She replies, if whole of
>> India hate me I have to believe I am wrong. Then why you waiting for,
>> understand this and come back from your wrong belief now. This proves that
>> she is just after negative and chip publicity. (2) Even government wants
>> Arundhati to be mediator between the government and maoist, but she
> denies.
>> This is also creates doubt on her sincerity. What I think, she wants just
>> mere publicity out of this and wants to create a show that she worried of
>> tribal! By that way, she wants to increase sale of her books and reader
>> audience.
>>
>> Same thing applicable now also. Kashmir problem is there since almost
> after
>> independence and its intensity increased since 2 decades, but I have not
>> heard any comment earlier for this issue. So, why now? She always remain
> of
>> search of current hot topics and sensitized it to catch attention of media
>> just for mere chip publicity. Dear Tara, you are right, after her shared
>> stage with crook Geelani, many like you became her critics.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Bipin Trivedi
>>
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> Rajkamal
>
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Rajkamal