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John On 5 Apr 2011, at 23:05, "p.nath29" <p.nat...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > One of the reaons I am a part of this yahoogroup is because I love Aditya's > sarcasm, no one comes even remotely close to him in this group of tens of > thousands of people. > --- In gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com, Aditya Bondyopadhyay <adit.bond@...> wrote: >> >> If that is what you understood from my letter, I think you deserve to stay >> on in your present intellectual state as a reward. >> All the best, >> Aditya B >> >> On 2 April 2011 22:54, Mike Milton <mmilton09@...> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> You say "Shut up" because some one disagrees with your view point !!!! >>> >>> Grow up .... >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Aditya Bondyopadhyay <adit.bond@...> >>> *To:* gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com >>> *Sent:* Fri, April 1, 2011 1:38:41 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: g_b on Gandhi, his loving relationship with a german body >>> builder, and th... >>> >>> >>> >>> Well, the point is that the book just happens to be pretty well >>> written and is not 'Shit'. AND IT DOES NOT AT ANY PLACE SPEAK OF >>> GANDHI'S SEXUALITY. NOT EVEN IN THE PASSING. >>> >>> I took time out to read it so that I know the facts before I even >>> commented. More importantly those who are calling it a 'shit' without >>> reading it are the worst form of idiots who will belive any canard >>> without having the capacity to make up their own minds. >>> >>> They say "an empty vessel sounds much", and these guys just prove the >>> point. They are dumb enough not to be able to read the book, maybe >>> even understand it, but would make pompous claims of "one cannot read >>> every shit". They should make better efforts to at being >>> intellectually honest. Otherwise they should just shut up. >>> >>> Best, >>> Aditya Bondyopadhyay >>> >>> On 4/1/11, nirbokj@... <nirbokj@...> wrote: >>>> Nobody has the time to read "every shit that is published!!!" >>>> >>>> BUT we should NOT censor, nor ban a book, movie, newspaper, cartoon, just >>>> because we don't agree with it. >>>> >>>> Gordon >>>> >>>> >>>> In a message dated 3/31/2011 2:54:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>>> mmilton09@... writes: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> So you are suggesting that read every shit that is published and not use >>>> your brain !!! What will read the book alone do? If you are for real, >>> then >>>> you have to check the sources. >>>> >>>> >>>> As far as I am concerned I stand by my statement "If there was any truth >>>> to this, British would have ruined Mahatma and taken advantage of the >>> same, >>>> We might even be not independent today". >>>> >>>> >>>> Be careful .... Independence does not mean stupidity nor lack of guard in >>>> accepting everything that you come across. >>>> >>>> >>>> Mike. >>>> >>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>> From: Aditya Bondyopadhyay <adit.bond@...> >>>> To: gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com >>>> Sent: Thu, March 31, 2011 5:09:09 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> 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@..._ (mailto: >>> mmilton09@...) >>>>> 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 <_blutfontaine@..._ >>>> (mailto:blutfontaine@...) > >>>>> To: _gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto: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@..._ >>>> (mailto:xaefis@...) > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> From: akshay khanna <_xaefis@..._ (mailto:xaefis@...) > >>>>>> 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_ (mailto:lgbt-in...@yahoogroups.com) , >>>> _gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto: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/Article1-678973.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. No. F-218/192 of 1997, Bar Council of W.Bengal, India) >>>> >>>> Website: _http://adityabondyopadhyay.webs.com/_ >>>> (http://adityabondyopadhyay.webs.com/) >>>> ================================ >>>> Notice to all recipients: >>>> Communication not intended for you but reaching you inadvertently needs >>> to >>>> be treated as confidential and destroyed or deleted immediately. Use of >>>> such >>>> communication in a manner prejudicial to the interest of Aditya >>>> Bondyopadhyay and/or his principals, and/or his clients, and/or his >>> agents >>>> respectively, may attract legal proceedings which may be of a civil or >>>> criminal nature. >>>> >>>> Aditya Bondyopadhyay and/or his principals, and/or his clients, and/or >>> his >>>> agents respectively cannot be held liable or accountable for any and >>> every >>>> communication reaching out through this email account that is an >>> unaltered >>>> forward of another communication received by this email account, or a >>>> referred source available on the internet and accessible to the public. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from my mobile device >>> >>> -- >>> ADITYA BONDYOPADHYAY >>> Development Sector Consultant >>> Advocate (Regd. 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