Leave Ashis Nandy alone
I am no fan of Ashis Nandi and disagree strongly with many of his views but I just cannot accept the argument that his writings or thoughts should be banned/censored.
There are other (better) ways of dealing with his arguments and deconstructing them…
Calling for a ban on his writings or calls for his arrest puts us in the same league as fanatics calling for Taslima’s blood.
For those of you who missed it, here is the original article – which started it all. Many of you will find the comments on this site interesting too.
Some of you may have also read this statement signed by the big and the famous amongst our activists protesting against Ashis Nandy’s harassment…
Unfortunately the mask slips halfway through the press release:
“The harassment of well-known intellectuals and artists hides we fear, the daily intimidation being faced by members of minorities and especially the Muslims in Gujarat…”
No mention of Taslima, Kashmiri Pandits etc etc…
Having said all that, I am curious as to what Ashis thinks of his younger brother’s ideological leanings.
P.S. Personally, I did not find anything “objectionable” in the article…Some of the arguments were invalid, yes; It contained some sweeping generalisations, yes; It smelt of armchair analysis, yes…but objectionable content – I dont think so.
What do readers think?
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Dear Sir,
The article is a lot of CRAP!! I think Modi should have taken it in his stride and continued his march towards development and growth.
It would have been better if Modi had ignored it.
It is utter bunkum and sheer nonsense. A lot of Jingoism thrown peppered with a Qualification given by a group of nincumpoops being highlighted.
My advise to Modi IGNORE HIM. It is all utter RUBBISH!
Regards,
vck
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the comment this looks like another stupid backstabber to his own forefathers.
…Are you sure for the term political psychologist?
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