This message is in reply to Message: 1, dated: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 on subject: Arun Shourie on Islamic terrorism and failed Pakistani state The writer writes: Arun Shourie is a joke. Arundhati Roy is a bigger joke.. I was appalled to hear Arun Shourie talk so glibly and irresponsibly to a crowd that cheered without questioning him. I was even more appalled to read the almost demented writings of Arundhati Roy. India's intellectuals are polarized at the extremes...There is no evidence that Pakistan wants to take over India and impose Islamic law in India. Where did this theory suddenly spring from? Why are we just irresponsibly creating theories out of thin air?.....On the other hand, we have to be as vocal in condemning militant Islamist groups as we are in condemning militant Hindutva groups..
My response: Recently above writer had written to Goanet that she is studying story of Goa and that of origins of Goan surnames. From post it appears as though the writer knows only the history of Portugal and does not know the history of India more specifically about the history of India and Pakistan relationships and how Pakistan was formed and who were the persons responsible for the mess which will continue to haunt us for years to come. While concluding I would like to say that if Arun Shourie and Arundhati Roy are jokes the writer is a biggest joke in Goanet. Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad