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Support growing the reading habit among Goa's next generation of achievers Bookworm Library and Magazine Bluebelle, Tamba Colony, St Inez, Goa Contacts: Tel: +91 9823222665 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Chinmay, I was referring to possible facts in Jasons article, not his rhetoric. Here are some of his quotes about the exhibition that I find disturbing: I say educate the Hindu, since every display of violence was followed by a caption addressed to the viewer indicating that if they were Hindu, then these visuals should make their blood boil, and tomorrow this violence could possibly be visited on them. If they were not moved, they were not fit to be - and hence not - Hindu. Worse, this is not just an exhibition; there was also a screening of inflammatory documentaries, followed by similar discussion sessions which were nothing short of unnerving. Walking through the exhibition, the organizing women clamoring quite literally for the blood of local Muslims, was extremely unnerving. I am inclined to believe what Jason is saying above because I have seen the online version of this exhibition presented by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti on their website. Please see the following link: http://www.hindujagruti.org/activities/campaigns/national/hindu-genocide/gallery.php?level=picture&id=158 Reading what is written on the rest of that website made my stomach churn with disgust. What is the purpose of showing those gory pictures? Why do they want to defame Mahatma Gandhi? These people clearly are the worst type of religious chauvinists. They claim that Hinduism is better than other religions, and that Hindus who believe in the equality of all religions are traitors. Please read the following article that they have posted to highlight this point: http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/article/articles/h-h-gurudev-kateswami/hindus-fostering-the-belief-all-religions-are-equal-are-betraying-themselves.html The important question that I had posed in my last post with regard to this samiti remains unanswered. Whom does the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti want to awaken, and for what purpose? What kind of constructive action do they want people to take after seeing the images of death and destruction in their exhibition? Cheers, Santosh Chinmay Bhandari wrote: > >Dear Santosh : > >Let me highlight a few parts of the article by Jason >with my comments below,to answer your first question. > >he says " What is surprising is that this very blatant >organizing of Hindus against Muslims (and by logical >conclusion against the Catholics in Goa) is that it is >taking place in the premises of the Kala Academy. Why >the premier cultural institution of a secular state is >allowing violent activities on its premises is a >question that the authorities of the Kala Academy must >immediately answer" >