Exactly what I was saying ! But this state or national censorship ??? NO NO NO !! Gordon In a message dated 4/2/2011 4:36:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, blutfonta...@yahoo.co.in writes:
Aditya has read the BOOK, most of us have just read the review. That is a huge plus in Aditya's favour. --- On Thu, 31/3/11, Aditya Bondyopadhyay <adit.b...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Aditya Bondyopadhyay <adit.b...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: g_b on Gandhi, his loving relationship with a german body builder, and the difficulty of assimilating the (homo)sexual into the image of the mahatma To: gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, 31 March, 2011, 3:39 PM The point is, I just procured and read the book so that I can make up my own mind. And this is what I find: we are all screaming because some nitwit reviewer had to sell his/her copy and therefore came up with what can safely be termed COMPLETE BULLSHIT. The book is nothing that the review claims and there is no indication or even wording about Gandhi's sexuality. It is a complete fabrication of a sensationalist and partially deranged reviewer. So this is what I suggest. Before you get into a frenzy aka shiv sena, and start beating up the writer and burning libraries, please read the book. And id you still have bile left, reserve the boot for the reviewer for spreading canards, and withdraw it from the writer. Best, Aditya On 3/31/11, Mike Milton <_mmilton09@yahoo.com_ (http://in.mc946.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mmilto...@yahoo.com) > ; wrote: > Perhaps the author needs some to boot him !!! > > Bloot, point here is not appreciating Gandhiji's principle ... for long we > have > done that and have given up now too. > > Point here is, if someone writes a story about me, I think I expect people > to > verify the veracity of the story before believing the same. We owe the same > level of respect to Mahatma. > > Does any one his right mind think, if there was any truth to this story, > British > would have destroyed Gandhi and would have taken full advantage of it. > > Let us think before passing mundane comments at least about a great soul. > > Mike. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bloot Fontaine <_blu tfonta...@yahoo.co.in_ (http://in.mc946.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=blutfonta...@yahoo.co.in) > > To: _gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com_ (http://in.mc946.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com) > Sent: Wed, March 30, 2011 1:33:14 AM > Subject: Re: g_b on Gandhi, his loving relationship with a german body > builder, > and the difficulty of assimilating the (homo)sexual into the image of the > mahatma > > > I am speaking from what I read in Mumbai Mirror. According to the author of > the > book, he has "discovered facts" about Gandhiji's sexual life from letters > written by Gandhi to Kallenbach. In such a case, instead of even discussing > Gandhiji's sexuality, would it not be a lot more pertinent to admire and > even > revere the honesty with which he preserved those letters so that his life > could > openly be studied? > Never mind what his sexuality was, he was truthful, honest, open and > courageous > about any and everything! Otherwise, today we would not have known about > this > and been able to criticise/praise etc. > > --- On Tue, 29/3/11, akshay khanna <_xaefis@gmail.com_ (http://in.mc946.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=xae...@gmail.com) > wrote: > > >>From: akshay khanna <_xaefis@gmail.com_ (http://in.mc946.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=xae...@gmail.com) > >>Subject: g_b on Gandhi, his loving relationship with a german body builder, >> and >>the difficulty of assimilating the (homo)sexual into the image of the >> mahatma >>To: _lgbt-india@yahoogroups.com_ (http://in.mc946.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lgbt-in...@yahoogroups.com) , _gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com_ (http://in.mc946.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com) >>Date: Tuesday, 29 March, 2011, 6:26 PM >> >> >> >>dear all, >>below is one of several reviews of Joseph Lelyveld's book, 'Great Soul', on >> >>which a ban is reportedly being planned in Maharashtra. >>(_http://www.hindustantimes.com/Ban-looms-over-new-Mahatma-book-author-cri es-foul/Article1-6 78973.aspx_ (http://www.hindustantimes.com/Ban-looms-over-new-Mahatma-book-author-cries-foul/Article1-678973.aspx) ) >> . as though 'bisexual' were an insult. :) have not had a chance to read >> the >>book itself, but responses to the possibility that the father of the nation >> >>might have had a strong, erotic/sexual attachment to a man are interesting. >> >> >> >>xx >>akshay >> >>_http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703529004576160371482469358 .html?mod=WSJ_article_related_ (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703529004576160371482469358.html?mod=WSJ_article_related) >> >> > > -- Sent from my mobile device -- ADITYA BONDYOPADHYAY Development Sector Consultant Advocate (Regd. 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