In a Foucauldian vein...
There are many silences and many voices. Let us not
think of one SILENECE . There could be many ways in which one could be
silent in many discurisve situations.
Issues involving 'national integrity has always defined the limits of
human rights discourse in Kerala/
Friends,
Convention at 2 pm, G Auditorium ( near Post Office and Kalyan silks,
general Hospital Road, Ernakulam) Tomorrow . Do come in time.
So we 'renegades' are busy pasting posters, collecting money and
contacting people for convention.. Real supporters of Chengara are
still writing against
in the same vein..
though there r many discourses, and one discourse dominate
is it possible to look at one dominating silence?
even the possibilities are many
a conflation of such various negotiations may lead to one in that partcular
juncture
On 5/2/08, Dileep Raj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In
I find each situation relevant. But would like to highlight this line in
Afthab's first post.
Why Kashmir is excluded from our consciousness?
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 4:41 PM, ranju radha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
in the same vein..
though there r many discourses, and one discourse
To claim Swami Aiyar's credentials based on his Oxonian MA smacks of
colonial hangover and academic snobbery. To claim Swami Aiyar's credentials
based on his Oxonian MA smacks of colonial hangover and academic snobbery.
Sorry, you don't seem to have read what I wrote:
*At any rate, I value him
yes, there could be many silences and voices... and it is possible without
having the 'proud' feeling of representing all.
but highlighting certain discourses in red color as dominant agreein
that which (only) will the total system in danger can have some
'unjustifiable' inclination.
human right
Let the Nayikas and Nayakans involve in their long dialogues (The King
Style)
Cheers for the Villains..
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Dileep Raj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Friends,
Convention at 2 pm, G Auditorium ( near Post Office and Kalyan silks,
general Hospital Road, Ernakulam)
Afthab Sahib,
Forget for the moment that the Communist offenders make the Westerners
look like Gandhis. Why should the West's crime be a shield for Communist
atrocities?
Best regards,
Murali.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Afthab Ellath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought I was listening
yes, there could be many silences and voices... and it is possible without
having the 'proud' feeling of representing all.
but highlighting certain discourses in red color as dominant agreein
that which (only) will put the total system in danger can have some
'unjustifiable' inclination.
Neither - 'Communist offenders', I said.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 7:17 PM, Bobby Kunhu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are you suggesting that people should be tried for believing in communism
or trying to practice it? Sounds as dangerous as McCarthyism, witch-hunting
and the Crusades to me.
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=13359
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Press Imprisoned
By Jacqueline Park
Across the countries of South Asia, journalists and media workers
continue to be imprisoned in one way or another.
In some cases, journalists are detained
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I couldnt understand why I am a Sahib... It is a subject of another
discussion...
I am not an apologist for communist crimes... But you become the apologist
for crimes of the western capitalism and colonialism and neo-colonialism
when you write the following...
*it is the result of willful
*Today, if you do not have an opinion on Kashmir (never mind whether you
actually know something about it or not) you are an 'Islamophobe'. If you
don't talk about caste violence, you are yourself part of that violence.*
If one doesn't know any thing at all about the 60 year old Kashmir
problem
The concise oxford dictionary of english etymology defines sahib as title
used by natives of India in addressing an Englishman or European or Urdu
use of Arab. *ṣāḥ ib* companion, friend, lord, master.
On 03/05/2008, Afthab Ellath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I couldnt understand why I am a
we do not need to invoke the spirit of stalin or hitler, if one claims any
part in the indian social or political system, claims education (including
computer literacy), comments on what is good or bad for Indian economy and
governance and does not know about kashmir or the deeply embedded caste
I think Afthabs post and Sainaths interview I posted here sufficiently
counters your arguments - they do resound arguments put forward by the
Chicago school and unfortunately unlike Friedman's presumptions the world
is not flat - and I for one - do not want to be part of a process that
exclude a
Sainath said it once more. Infact recently he had written more about
the ethics of journalistic practices, which have become nothing more
of stenography. I even feel that all the hue and cry about freedom of
press itself is a ploy to free the press from its social commitments
and make it a more
thanks for this remembering of Anuradha Ghandy, and well written.
I feel pity myself that never had i heard about her name, and now
wonders, how many would be there, amongst us, unknown to many, and
living and fighting in underground for great social causes which they
cherish.
sitting here in
I didn't say that I don't know or have no comments, if that is what you
imply, but take any issue, there are sufficient number of 'well educated',
'computer literate' people who do not know a thing about it. This is from
personal experience.
I don't find any difference between 'you have to
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