On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 7:00 AM, Sruthi Krishnan <srukr...@gmail.com> wrote: > What to me seemed like a sensible response to Roy's essay.
What a generous "dharma adi" [0] (charity beating) Ms. Roy is getting :) No comments about Sainath then? Cheeni [0] Dharma adi is what happens when some poor hapless soul is caught by a frustrated crowd for some minor crime, but given a good thrashing nonetheless by all and sundry in the vicinity because it feels good to relieve some stress. I've seen this happen to petty criminals in the bazaar of course, but also I recall the last day of high school when all scores between the boys were settled and the slate was wiped clean by this method. Someone would creep up on the victim and dump a jacket over his head, and then it was a free for all - everyone was friends afterwards.
