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Comment on Gandhi and Godse by Tushar

Tushar — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:09:40 +0000

One of the best films about the Algerian War for indeendence is Gillo Pontecorvo’s ‘Battle for Algiers’. It became a cult classic among the bay area Black Panthers in the 60s just as Fannon became essential reading for IRA prisoners in the Maze, Iranian Ayatollah’s footsoldiers, Columbian FARC rebels, Indian arm chair intellectuals and Tamil tigers.

Comment on Gandhi and Godse by Tushar

Tushar — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:53:16 +0000

Yeah…it is fascinating to compare the decolonisation struggles in different contexts. I recently met the historian Amaresh Mishra. He wrote a different, and controversial narrative of the 1857 struggle. He claims that in a 10 year period from 1857-67 roughly 10 million indian s were murdered by the British in the first instance of genocide in the modern world.

Another thesis of his is that the communities that fought the British are the communities that remain poor to this day (Biharis, Eastern UPites, gonds, tribals, muslims) while the communities that helped the British have prospered (Bengalis, Punjabis, Parsis, Marwaris, Jains).

Further, 1857 should be looked at as a peasant uprising on a massive all-India basis. After all, the Bengal infantry consisted of uper caste peasants from the belt between Lucknow and Patna.

Fascinating, especially since 1857 marked the biggest uprising against colonialism in the world till that time and came very close to succeeding. If the sipahis had defeated the British what kind of India would we have inherited?

Comment on Gandhi and Godse by Karthikeya

Karthikeya — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:58:32 +0000

One of the best posts I’ve read…fantastic.
Speaking of Fanon, I’ve often been fascinated by the contrasts between the Algerian and Indian struggles for independence. The violent resistance of the FLN contrasted with the passive resistance of the INC. But perhaps, such comparisons are not valid given socio-cultural differences as well as the colonizers, the French (Algeria-is-a-province-of-France) vs the British (we-believe-in- enlightened-rule-in-all-colonies).
Indeed, it is arguable if passive resistance was a unique Indian experiment, which could only succeed in India (and with Indian diaspora, as in South Africa).
When Nehru talked to Andre MAlraux (great French writer and WW II resistance fighter) of the virtues of passive resistance, Malraux reportedly replied, “you haven’t met the Germans”.

Comment on From The Earth To The Moon by Tushar

Tushar — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:22:39 +0000

IMHO, ISRO should aim higher (pun unintended). I agree that the moon mission is important, but we are doing something that’s already been done.

How about doing something really cutting edge. Like a manned mission to mars! That would require ingenuity, will and resources. And the benefits would be immense.

Comment on The Shame of the Indian Male by bb

bb — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:17:34 +0000

Indian males are truly a bunch of repressed, cruel, repulsive schmucks. While I could have prefaced the comment with a lot of nuanced thought and apologies for breaking the bounds of political and civil correctness, my statement rings true plain and simple. There are some days I just refuse to leave the house so I don’t have to deal with them, or drive amidst them. The abuse transcends wardrobes as we all know because I can wear a loose, long sleeved t-shirt and jeans and get harassed, while a fat woman in a sari with her stomach and bra-less breasts hanging out in full view will be totally ignored.

South India is comparatively less painless when it comes to daily sexual harassment, humiliation and completely lack of privacy as a citizen but this doesn’t mean that the scores of leching pricks on the streets of chennai, bangalore or trivandrum are absolved of blame. I don’t know what it is about the upbringing of the indian male, something translates cross-culturally to ensure that whether raised in India or abroad, indian men are vile manifestations of paternalism and sexism. No wonder they’re always de-sexualized in world media.

Comment on The Dilemma of a Chain Smoking Gay by Tushar

Tushar — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:01:13 +0000

Thanks mate

Comment on The Dilemma of a Chain Smoking Gay by mlost

mlost — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:34:32 +0000

Now this is the dilemma of a chain-smoking gay (or lesbian). Should they be pissed or pleased with Ramadoss?

I loved it. keep them coming buddy.
ROFL
LMAO
LOLZZZZZ……..

Comment on Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture by RICHA

RICHA — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:47:15 +0000

NICE WORK DUDE.IT IS REALLY A PERFECT WAY OF SHOWING THE REALITY TO INDIA.7BEST OF LUCK FOR YOUR LIFE.

Comment on De-fencing Procurement Policy by Kaivalya

Kaivalya — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:50:19 +0000

Good article!

Comment on Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture by haroonbatt

haroonbatt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:15:14 +0000

the artical is very informative

Comment on Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture by ashish rawat

ashish rawat — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:54:09 +0000

excellent work best of luck for future

Comment on An Interview With Mani Kaul by Indian Offbeat Cinema « EXCO Cinema

Indian Offbeat Cinema « EXCO Cinema — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:14:55 +0000

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Comment on A Month in an ‘Alternative’ World by sucheta

sucheta — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:29:05 +0000

hi, i am touched by your article. i wrote my first published piece (for a newspaper) on shomenath banerjee, the transsexual from naihati, and met some lgbt people through his acquaintance soon after. never really met any of them afterwards because my quest on the subject was effectively answered by this piece but seemed to get along with their kind of people like a fag hag would eventhough, being rather unsocial, soon returned to the solitary life. back to your article: it is a great piece of writing and a fitting tribute to this mans courage. Salud!

Comment on Third sex gets official status in Tamil Nadu by Tushar

Tushar — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:30:25 +0000

it was India’s first Gay Pride march held simultaneously in Delhi, Bangalore and Calcutta. The Delhi one had 500 LGBT marchers. Not just the courts, even the average public took it well…Hopefully, article 377 will be struck down soon.

Comment on Third sex gets official status in Tamil Nadu by Prabha

Prabha — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:33:29 +0000

wow. unbelievable!

Heard there was a huge rally last month in delhi where activists came together and demanded decriminalization of homosexuality .. and the high court took it well! first step?

Comment on Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture by Manmohan: Inganeyum oru PM.... - Page 42 - Malayalam Cinema Forum

Manmohan: Inganeyum oru PM.... - Page 42 - Malayalam Cinema Forum — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:01:23 +0000

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Comment on Gay Rights and Section 377 by manu j.krishnan

manu j.krishnan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:51:25 +0000

its not good for descriminating a person for not being hetrosexual.Sex is a gift of nature.It is neither hetrosexual,homosexual or bisexual.It is rich and pleasant like a rainbow.Nature loves diversity of genders;but society is not ready to accept this.The space of expresion is to be made from the hearts of humans.nature of our society towards alternative sexuality is too poor that non-hetrosexuals are afraid to express their self.They enter into a hetrosexual life with the pressure from society and family.Its too bad that Indian families has’nt yet taken a maturesd step in dealing with sexual issues.life in earth is only for one time….right!but non-hetrosexuals aepecially gaymen or MSMs {Men Having Sex With Men}have adouble life on earthat asame time.They have it with pain in their heart.But no one sees their brning hearts.Society sees only their smiling faces;which is ofcourse not smiles,but ‘NUCLEAR REACTIONS” from their hearts.
let you provide space for us too in the world.V also would like to see and enjoy the life on earth…

Comment on Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture by himansh

himansh — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:19:14 +0000

the author doesnt know wat he is talking about……….

Comment on Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture by lakshmi

lakshmi — Sat, 17 May 2008 06:53:16 +0000

Very nice article

i got lot information for my project work

excellent job..

Comment on Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture by Ummed Singh

Ummed Singh — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:32:32 +0000

Good work,

Comment on Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture by Anjan

Anjan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:31:09 +0000

Very nice article. I think it opens up the fact that Liberalization is not a panacea in Indian context. Specially, in agriculture we cannot compete.

Comment on Now, a Ban on Orkut? by khushi

khushi — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:30:39 +0000

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Comment on The Scarlette Saga by Tushar

Tushar — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:34:53 +0000

True, Goa has lost its innocence in the blaze of commercialisation. The russian mafia has taken over and Israeli punks run riot.

Comment on A Month in an ‘Alternative’ World by Tushar

Tushar — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:33:13 +0000

oops…mistake. I forgot to change the name. Yes, the same person.

Comment on A Month in an ‘Alternative’ World by Anil

Anil — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:24:11 +0000

Whatever words I can think of they seem inadequate for this. All I can hope is that it will be peaceful in the end.

(Is Kaushik the same as Krish in this post or is he a different person?)

Comment on Check out PADMA online… by Tushar

Tushar — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:29:40 +0000

yeah. I suppose its not as comprehensive as the internet archive. But, its a beginning. I loved the concept though.

Comment on Check out PADMA online… by Prabha

Prabha — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:58:28 +0000

how exciting. i always wondered why we don’t have something like the internet archive in india. Looks like we are finally there.

Comment on Sharmila’s courage by Tushar

Tushar — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:44:45 +0000

Looks lime you are getting provoked, though I see no reason for you to, least of all from my replies. No, I am not furious either. What I said was just matter of fact and if you want to hold your opinion that’s your right and I respect that. Its just that I find your attitude puzzling. Are you implying that since nothing will change as the result of a particular action therefore nothing should be done and the status-quo allowed to continue.
Even I know the Indian state will not loosen its hold over the North east because of Sharmila’s fast, but would yo deride the courage of this girl who’s given up everything to highlight the plight of her people?
And can you please clarify on your sweeping statement ‘the futility of Gandhian politics’.

Comment on Sharmila’s courage by Arasu Balraj

Arasu Balraj — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:17:59 +0000

don’t know what makes you so furious after 2 months of my comment… wait, who are you to say that? can YOU do this, if not…doesn’t that count as value judgement? with all my respect to sharmila, i have conveyed my opinions and ofcourse it’s a criticism. do you put the challenge to Arundhathi Roy too for having the same criticism?(http://arasubalraj.blogspot.com/2007/03/some-fing-superpower-this.html)
i don’t find any reason for such an arrogant rebuttal as my opinion itself is clear and i am not for your silly provocations.

let readers decide who is missing the point.

Comment on Sharmila’s courage by Tushar

Tushar — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:23:28 +0000

@ Arasu

I think you are missing the point. Sharmila is registering a protest against the Indian nation-state’s practices in the Northeast. She had the courage to carry out a hunger strike for seven years. I wish you would take time out and reflect on her determination and selflesness to highlight atrocities in Manipur rather than sit back and pass value judgement. In all honesty, would YOU be able to do something similar. If yes then go ahead, if not then please refrain from commenting on other people’s struggles if you cannot even empathise with it.
futility of Gandhian politics!!! Do you think 1947 was the result of someone else’s politics?