Saint, reacting to the news of the involvement of a serving army officer in the Malegaon blasts case, asks can you imagine a fence eating a crop? He says it’s a very common practice in India:
Can Imagine Police outrightly denying entry to dalits into police station to file a complaint, it is a common occurrence [...]
Archive for November 8th, 2008
‘Today, I am ashamed of all my songs’
Published by November 8th, 2008 in Books, Human Rights and Poetry. 0 CommentsRaza Rumi on how the voice of the liberal and the idiom of resistance in Pakistan is being appropriated by the conservative and the status quoist:
It was the lyrical, direct poetry of Habib Jalib that stirred the street for decades, echoing the vision of the world from below. Jalib’s expression was popular and immediate, and [...]
Why the BJP doesn’t like Aravind Adiga
Published by November 8th, 2008 in Books, Caste, Dalit, Politics and Poverty. 1 CommentDaipayan Halder reads the parivar’s mind:
Between 2004 and now, India hasn’t changed much.
As the BJP prepares for another election, the party and its spokesmen it seems are still unmindful of this other India, the India Whining.
On October 26, in Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta wrote that this year’s Man Booker winner Arvind Adiga’s portrayal of India would [...]
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