Bhuban da, > By and large India is a tolerant society coupled with the fact that seeking > justice in a court of law is costly business which people in general try to > avoid.
I totally agree, and yet there are avenues for people to seek in matters such as in this particular case. My guess would be that the court would be deciding whether or not there was an injury to 'public sentiment' or atleast the sentiments of the faithful? And whether this exercise of free speech by the poet infringed upon such sentiments. > Just a minor point regarding human images of god or gods. Some religions > hold that God made man in his own image. And these images resemble the men > and women of the country where they were made. Right? But as we hinted before, one person's God could be another's ridicule. Some years ago, a friend of mine (a bible-thumping American) was agast as to how Hindus could pray to Lord Ganesh. My retort was simply, ah, yes, and this coming from a guy who believes a man could walk on water (refering to Christ's walking on water). He was taken aback, but clearly understood what I was talking about. If he could believe in that, then whats wrong in Hindus believing in Lord Ganesha, I don't see a difference. In any case, I am glad that Kolkatta did not go up in flames because of this court case. It could be that people in general have matured and are now, more than ever, more tolerant of extreme views on religion, and are willing to seek the justice system as opposed to arms. On 9/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ram has rationalised the netters' debate on the Sunil Gangopadhyaya court > case. I share his views. > > > > The court case reflects the dilemmas of our society: religious, secular, and > extreme views as against scientific approaches to issues that bedevil our > society. It may be also viewed as ideological conflicts between East and > West. > > > > Even freedom of speech at times is carried to the extreme. I give an > example. Not long ago Prince Charles was asked in a Television programme > whether he slept with another woman? In normal case, the television > presenter would have been slapped but the Prince gave an honest reply. It is > often asked why very enlightened people continue to adhere to the mumbo > jumbo of the various faiths? They do offer cogent reasons for doing so. > > > > By and large India is a tolerant society coupled with the fact that seeking > justice in a court of law is costly business which people in general try to > avoid. > > > > Just a minor point regarding human images of god or gods. Some religions > hold that God made man in his own image. And these images resemble the men > and women of the country where they were made. Right? > > > As the case is sub judice I refrain from giving an opinion > > Bhuban _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
