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'We should align ourselves with the USA'
E-mail from readers the world over
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Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:11:21 -0400 No matter what the explanation is and whatever the skills of the writer or the actors, the fact cannot be glossed over or its perception changed. The fact is that Nathuram Godse committed a murder. He killed another human being who was not armed, who had nothing against Godse or his associates. I fully believe that censorship or any other action against such a production is not needed. The evil act cannot be justified. And no one in India had given a mandate to Godse or his associates to "try, convict and kill" a person whose political philosophy was different. Unfortunately, there are some who even worship Godse like other "freedom fighters" who had followed a path of aggressive violence against the British and the supporters of the British Raj. In many such instances the violent act of these individuals (eg Bhagat Singh) were quite justified. There are many who consider Nathuram Godse as a person who defended the idea of Akhand Bharat by murdering Mahatma Gandhi. This type of explanation is as distorted as the mind of Nathuram Godse was when he stood in front of Mahatma Gandhi and fired, in cold blood, four shots that ended the life of one of the most saintly human beings of this century.
Balwant N Dixit
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Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:17:17 EDT Thank you for the excellent article. I only wish it were longer. The coverage over here in the US is occupied with making an icon out of Mr Kennedy, and this one dispels the notions of his political aspirations, which none do here. Also, this is the only place I have found the truth about the famous 'salute' at his father's funeral. Thanks again.
Steve Rusk
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Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:42:59 -0400 Well, this article appears(!) to be well researched and the author seems knowledgeable. Why I say APPEARS TO BE, and not IS, is because I did not read it to the end. The writing style is too difficult to sustain interest and attention. An average sentence in the article is 25 words. Smallest being 12 words and longest goes up to 65 words!!! There is abundant use of multi-syllable words where more common, easier words could have been used effectively. No offence, Mr Nair. And no, I am not an authority on the English language and don't claim to be an expert on writing style. My comments are solely as an average reader of Rediff.
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Tue, 27 Jul 1999 18:09:47 -0700 An excellent article by Anil Nair. I'll forward it to all my friends. Mahesh
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Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:07:41 -0700 Very thought provoking article. Thank you.
Sanjay K
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Tue, 27 Jul 1999 19:50:02 -0700 This article is very superfluous. Social relations and interactions in Tamil Nadu, much as in the rest of India, are the result of thousands of years of events. It would take a very large book to delve into the details of why things are as they are in Tamil Nadu. Mr Nair's statement: "Not so the Tamil Brahmins. Exceptionally confident -- or exceptionally defensive depending on how you see it -- as a community, they have extracted their historical pound of flesh in far more refined ways -- the most effective of which is their insularity. It's a continuation of the traditional untouchability towards the Shudra, but unilateral and without social sanction, and therefore all the more dangerous for what it implies. " This is irresponsible, unresearched and irrelevant. For one thing, there is no one group as the "Tamil Brahmins" since the 12th century and the actions of Ramanujam. This guy created a series of social problems for which society did not find solutions. The result today is that people live in a practical manner carrying on their day-to-day work. There is neither hate nor love but merely the realisation of the practicality of everyday life. With a single stroke of the pen, Mr Nair aims to resurface centuries-old problems which are mostly dormant. All that is happening now is that people maintain their cultural customs and do not sacrifice their religious beliefs. There is no "untouchability" or other such irregularity.
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Wed, 28 Jul 1999 22:58:21 PDT Knowing very well that your minority staff have blacklisted my letters to Rediff, I still write this for their weary censoring eyes. How is it none of the bleeding heart secularists columnists like Sivaswamy; minority writers like D'Souza or minority LOE writers do not seem to protest? Considering the Kargil relief fund as a sampler specifically the list published in The Indian Express it is quite clear the Muslims are here in India only to exploit its wealth as their ancestors and not to contribute to the welfare of this country. Why don't they rise to the clarion call of Jinnah, even if it is 50 years late? Dilip Kumar and Shabana Azmi shall lead thee to light. By the way did they contribute to the Kargil Relief Fund? Krishnan
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Thu, 29 Jul 1999 09:50:59 +0200 Please allow me to introduce myself. I am an enterprise resource planning consultant training Italian consultants here in Milan. Thank you so very much for your article. I was truly amazed at the frank manner in which you admitted your naivety of an entire generation in sleeping with the enemy. I bow my head to that. It's high time that the 'World's Largest Democracy' joined hands with the 'World's Strongest Democracy'...for the sake of our future as well as the stability of the world... In spite of China and Pakistan continuously acting with malice towards us, we want to pacify and suck up to them, but we ignore countries that are our natural allies like the US and Israel. The global standoff will take place, sir, and it will start from Central Asia. It is imperative that India becomes strong. Very very strong economically. The military strength will follow automatically and we need it badly because the next two decades will determine whether Indian civilisation will exist as we know it. We are training the Italians here who are 10, 15 years older and twice our age as well. We came to Italy with humility that we will be training Europeans. We will be leaving this place on the 2nd of August full of arrogance about the superiority of us Indians in things where the brain is concerned. It now feels like 'STRONZO' (Italian for 'Shit' & pronounced Strontso) that an inferior Italian stands the chance of ruling over us Indians in India. In an age where 'Intellectual Assets' have replaced 'Tangible Assets' such as money and materials as the prime generator of wealth, we are potentially the richest nations on earth. Our brethren are at the cutting edge in multiple sphere of knowledge in the world. This is the shape of things to come for India and Indians. If we play our cards well, or shall I say cast our votes well and align ourselves with the USA...
Santosh Miskin
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Thu, 8 Jul 1999 01:18:51 +0530 (IST) It was a great experience reading M T Vasudevan Nair's interview at your site. Even though I am not fortunate as Mr Nair to live and grow near a river, I could share his feelings of Nila whenever I used to go home in train. When travelling from Mumbai to my home town Trivandrum, Nila welcomes you in the morning as the train comes out of the Palghat gap. I used to wish that let the train be delayed for some time that I can have a great look at the river as the day breaks. Thanks to the Indian Railways for the running delays... As in his works, the interview also sheds light on the schisms taking place in society. I would like to pose a question in this regard. Is it not that these ills are caused by the growing alienation of human from nature? I feel that (s)he gets wrapped within the undercurrents of divisional forces in the mind because of it. I feel it is the responsibility of every educated individual to spread this message through his/her domain of activity in the society. In this context, I feel that writers like Mr Nair, who had the opportunity to interact with nature closely, understand its moods and pulses and has the innate potential to express it, have a major role to play.
Sundar K
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Thu, 01 Jul 1999 00:44:44 +0530 Indeed it was with intense nostalgia that I read the feature on the one and only Manna Dey. I just started humming the evergreen hits of Mannada, from half a century back. Songs in Boot Polish, Shree 420, Chori Chori and scores of others. Those were the days of melodies. I just want to write a line of his beautiful song from Jhoola: "Ek samay par do barsatein, Baadal ke sang Aankh bhi barsin.." Please do such features on Mukesh, Talat Mahmood etc in the future.
T Philip Mathai
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999 13:37:41 -0400 It is surprising that Anu Malik wants to take credit for the hits in Viraasat! The good songs in the movie are all lifts from the Tamil original Thevar magan, whose music had been composed by Ilayaraja. More than 50 per cent of Malik's hit songs are copied from somewhere. So what is he gloating about?
Sriram Gopalan
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Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:08:02 PDT Hey Rediff and Shobha Warrier! Thanks for the great interview with Chitra. It was just too good. Please carry interviews with a lot of South Indian musicians as well as North Indians and include lots of pictures! Thanks again for the great interview. This was very informative and great to read.
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Tue, 29 Jun 1999 18:27:19 +0530 Well, I am short of words to describe the kind of feelings that are there in your words. I really enjoyed it.
Shantanu
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Mon, 28 Jun 1999 16:21:49 -0700 While I do agree with Ashok Banker's larger point on the invasion of Indian culture and decline of our culture, it would have been nice to read the book review of Bhisham Sahni's book The Mansion.
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