Dotor bab,
I had asked yo the question because I was sure that you did not
hear the songs..If you had really heard all the songs you would not come to
the
wrong conclusion...the meaning of Bodmass itself says a lot about Calvert.
Fyi, there are 14 songs on this CD and of these 5 songs are exposin
Dr Anil Desai:
The pseudo-secularist political operators in India see bad in Hindu religion
only.
Response:
1. I have several times stated very clearly that violence or hate is no
answer to any disagreement or dispute. You are welcome to run through the
Goanet archives where you will find upt
Dr Anil Desai:
1. Do you really believe that the whole controversy about Tasleema Nasreen
is about Hindu extremists using her case for political purposes( as you have
put it)?
2. Can we read your views about the violence in Colva and the treatment
meted out to Culvert and the actions of religious e
Edward wrote:
Dotor Bab,
Did you hear all the songs from CD 'Dogui Bodmass" Produced by CALVERT?
If so what are your views?
Edward Verdes
Response:
Since you asked this question, I heard one song on youtube. I heard two
serious accusations made against the priest of Colva.
You may or may not k
I was touched with the following paragraph from Marshall's post:
All in all, hindutva is giving Hinduism a bad name. Hinduism has through the
ages welcomed and sheltered all religions. Nowhere in the world will one see
the portraits of all types of gods and deities displayed, and treated wit
Samir wrote:
I find it very glaring that while everyone
rushes to Hussein's defense, not one of the so-called secular fighters came
in defense
of Tasleema when she was hounded.
REsponse:
Samir,
This included Marshall whose fingers must have gone numb when he tried to
write something insupport
Dotor Bab,
Did you hear all the songs from CD 'Dogui Bodmass" Produced by CALVERT?
If so what are your views?
Edward Verdes
- Original Message -
From: "anil desai" <>
2. Can we read your views about the violence in Colva and the treatment
meted out to Culvert and the actions of reli
Marshall wrote:
Samir
One important point in this entire discussion on MF Hussain which everyone
seems to be missing out is that the so called offensive paintings were
created over 40 years ago. They were exhibited in art galleries, viewed by
artists and art connoisseurs and did not raise anyone's
Anil Desai:
About freedom of expression: It should be exercised with responsibility.
Response:
1. Who decides the threshold - the artiste, civil society, the judiciary or
extremist elements?
2. After the judiciary decides, can extremist elements continue to obstruct
justice or order?
3. What is th
Samir
One important point in this entire discussion on MF Hussain which everyone
seems to be missing out is that the so called offensive paintings were
created over 40 years ago. They were exhibited in art galleries, viewed by
artists and art connoisseurs and did not raise anyone's hackles.
Howev
I must congratulate anil desai for his post which is so well written.
It is possible that both Sandeep and Marshall will now decide to do
the needful. If they do not, they'd be NO different from the other
bigots who might be reading this.
jc
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[1] Marshall Mendonza wrote:
I must congratula
Marshall wrote:
Freedom of Speech or expression is not absolute. It is restricted and
contained by the conditions around us. That is why Tendulkar and Gavaskar
cannot speak freely on certain issues in Bombay. That is why Karan Johar,
Amitabh Bachhan, Shah Rukh Khan and other artistes have to obtai
Accusing an artist of hypocrisy for creating something based on his/her own
likes and dislikes is pointless and silly. The essence of any art is artistic
freedom. An artist is free to create anything he fancies or fantasizes about.
Nobody can tell him what to create and what not to create. All o
Sandeep article on M F Hussain is a height of hypocrisy. While
Sandeep calls the saga of Hussain
a
cruel reflection of our times and our society’s growing Intolerance."
Sandeep has no comment on what Hussain's obligation to his own
religion is.
Sandeep calls opposition to Hussain's painting as a
Anil Desai writes:
>Or is there no tradition
amongst Indian pseudo secularists of being critical towards non-hindu
>extremists?
Good point. Further, Sandeep's argument saying Hussein painted
Hindu Goddesses nude because of the tradition in the Hindu religion,
while he didnt do the equivalent becau
Marshall wrote:
I must congratulate Sandeep Heble for this article which is so well written.
Regards,
Marshall
Response: I agree but would Sandeep not get more credibility if he wrote
similar articles on the activities of religious extremists in the cases of
Dogui Bodmas in his backyard and Ta
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