Dear Pappooty, The debate between Fr. Vadakkan and K. Damodaran is still relevant today. That debate was the first exploration into liberation theology in India. That took place before liberation theology took roots in Latin America. If you forget the symbols like Moscow, what remains is a social and political interpretation of Jesus Christ as a revolutionary. The debate happened through pamphlets. After the debate, Fr. Vadakkan and K. Damodaran remained as thick friends. Pritam Singh ji. K. Damodaran was extremely fond of you. You were one outlet where he could speak his mind. Despite the difference of age or experience, somehow I could see that both of you respected each other. I was too young at that time.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 9:47 PM Pappootty .K <pappoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > യേശുക്രിസ്തു മോസ്കോവിൽ എന്ന പേരിൽ ,ജനയുഗത്തിലാണെന്നു തോന്നുന്നു, ദാമോദരൻ > തുടർച്ചയായി എഴുതുകയും ഫാ.വടക്കനുമായി തർക്കിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിരുന്നു. > > On Sat, 22 Jun 2019, 10:16 satchida, <satch...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Knew him personally. Fond memories... >> >> >> >> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: David Selvaraj <davidselvara...@gmail.com> >> Date: 22/06/2019 09:45 (GMT+05:30) >> To: KP Sasi <kpsas...@gmail.com> >> Cc: fourth-estate-criti...@googlegroups.com, Green Youth Movement < >> greenyouth@googlegroups.com>, Sandeep Pandey <ashaash...@yahoo.com>, >> meghnath ranchi <akhra.ran...@gmail.com>, Joe Athialy <j...@athyal.org>, >> George mutholil <gmutho...@gmail.com>, Satchid Anandan < >> satch...@gmail.com>, blue rose <seenar...@gmail.com>, Sudhir Pattnaik < >> sudhir.pattn...@gmail.com>, Uma Gopi <achinthya2...@yahoo.co.in>, Anitha >> Sharma <anithasharma2...@gmail.com>, Javed Anand <javedan...@gmail.com>, >> Joe Athialy <j...@athyal.org>, Joe Athialy <j...@cenfa.org>, Joe Athialy < >> joeathi...@gmail.com>, Jose Kavi <kavi...@gmail.com>, Mustafa >> Desamangalam <mustafde...@gmail.com>, Augustine Sebastian < >> opheliaofnoflow...@gmail.com>, Pandavath Baburaj < >> pandavathbabu...@gmail.com>, Divya Bhatt <613tasselspictu...@gmail.com>, >> Kavita Krishnan <ai...@yahoo.co.in>, ajay singh <ajaysin...@gmail.com>, >> Joe Xavier <ajoexav...@gmail.com>, arun kali raja <arunsep...@gmail.com>, >> asit das <asit1...@gmail.com>, Dalit Christians <cbcis...@gmail.com>, >> koya.prad...@rediffmail.com, Medha Patkar <medha.narm...@gmail.com>, >> aruna roy <aruna...@gmail.com>, medha <me...@narmada.org>, Medha Patkar < >> nba.me...@gmail.com>, invites <invi...@yahoogroups.com>, common-concern < >> common-conc...@googlegroups.com>, SOLIDARITY YOUTH MOVEMENT < >> solidarit...@gmail.com>, Peoples' Solidarity Concerns < >> peoplesconce...@gmail.com>, anand patwardhan <anand...@gmail.com>, >> Kappen Mercy <mercykap...@yahoo.com>, Vijayasingh Ronald David < >> vsroyda...@gmail.com>, Vijayan MJ <g...@psa-india.net>, Vijayan MJ < >> vija...@psa-india.net>, VINOD KOSHY <vinodmukkarana...@gmail.com>, >> reenaphi...@gmail.com, Kedar Mishra <kedarmis...@yahoo.com>, Ish Mishra < >> mishra...@gmail.com>, Pritam Singh <pritam.si...@area.ox.ac.uk>, Pritam >> Singh <psi...@brookes.ac.uk>, Brp Bhaskar <brpbhas...@gmail.com>, Satya >> Sivaraman <satyasa...@gmail.com>, "binumathew100 ." < >> binumathew...@gmail.com>, charul joshi <sankalp.wa...@gmail.com>, charul >> joshi <sankalpwa...@gmail.com>, Samar Bosu Mullick < >> sanjay_sa...@hotmail.com>, Durang Basumullick < >> durang.basumull...@gmail.com>, Samyadip Chatterji <samya...@gmail.com>, >> Sathyajit Baburaj <sathyaji...@gmail.com>, David Selvaraj < >> davidselva...@gmail.com>, David Selvaraj <david.selva...@gmail.com>, >> Krishnamurthi J <jkrishnamur...@gmail.com>, Lakshmi Josyula < >> josy...@purdue.edu>, Sandhya Venugopalan <sandhyakpv...@gmail.com>, KP >> Madhu <kp.madhu2...@gmail.com>, Mohanan K P <mohanan...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: Exploring the past >> >> This is great. Thank you for sharing. I have heard of him from my father >> in law. >> I agree with what you are hinting at: Theologies have to liberated. This >> can happen only in a context of struggles for peace with justice . >> The fruit has not fallen far from the tree. >> David >> >> On Sat 22 Jun, 2019, 8:15 AM KP Sasi, <kpsas...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Any exploration into the life of my father makes me more than humble. >>> Our father, comrade K. Damodaran was recognised as an intellectual who >>> instilled Marxism into the minds of Keralites from its early stages. I >>> tried my level best to find out how many years our father spent in jail. >>> Even now, I do not really know. The information I have received is between >>> 12 to 16 years in total. If it is 16 years, he spent one fourth of his life >>> in jail. If it is 12 years, then he must have spent around one fifth of his >>> life in jail. The underground period is different. >>> In fact, there is an interesting story around it. >>> >>> Once he received permission from Kannoor jail on parole, to go to his >>> house for four days. On his way, he stopped at Ponnani. Ponnani beedi >>> workers' union was initiated by K. Damodaran. There was a strike of the >>> beedi workers union for better wages at that time. Naturally, he got >>> involved with it instead of going home. He gave a speech quoting Quran at >>> that time. Ponnani was filled with Muslim beedi workers. The merit of >>> K.Damodaran was that he was well versed with Bible, Qur'an and Sanskrit >>> texts of the upper caste Hindu spiritualities. I am convinced that this guy >>> is the first liberation theologian in India. Liberation theology entered >>> India only in 1968. But he spoke about it in India a couple of decades >>> before. >>> >>> After the speech among the striking beedi workers, K. Damodaran was >>> arrested. Then he told the inspector who arrested him: `You can't put me in >>> jail. You have no authority.' The inspector asked him: `Why not?' And he >>> said: `I am already in Kannoor Jail. I have come out on parole. 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