[Reader-list] ARUNDHATI - PUBLICITY HUNGER

[Rajkamal Goswami]

Hey Aalok

Dont get so freaked man. It just happened that I didn't want to assume
in this case, and its my general principle that I refrain myself from
assuming, more so specially when I wish to rip apart someone. I have
neither any issues with people's mediocre expression skill/knowledge
of human language nor do I judge anyone based on their writing skills.
I myself am far from efficient in English. And if you care, skills,
efficiency, proficiency expertise are all gauged on a relative scale.
So please don't freak out for things which I didn't mean.

rajkamal

On 10/31/10, Aalok Aima <aalok.aima at yahoo.com> wrote:
> rajkamal
>
> he certainly meant "cheap publicity" and it is surprising that you need that
> clarified
>
> maybe you are not aware that there are many many millions from india who are
> not proficient in english grammar and spellings ...... quite often they are
> likely to use the phonetics of the alphabet when they write in english
> ...... spellings might go awry but they manage to express themselves
>
> there is an unfortunate tendency in some to criticise or blatantly make fun
> of or subtly poke fun at those people who's accent, annunciation or
> spellings in the english language do not meet their standards
>
> .......... aalok aima
>
> --- On Sun, 10/31/10, Rajkamal Goswami <rajkamalgoswami at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Rajkamal Goswami <rajkamalgoswami at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] ARUNDHATI - PUBLICITY HUNGER
> To: "Bipin Trivedi" <aliens at dataone.in>
> Cc: "sarai-list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010, 11:58 AM
>
>
> 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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