Hehehe! No, Indians don't cry afoul whenever there is a critic. Over the years, most have come to know how AR loves the limelight. Ironically, its only in India, can she bash the country, make a mountain out of a molehill, and still have admirers. If she had be been fair in her bashing, she could have had few critics. Unfortunately, many of her admirers have their own axe to grind against India. They, of course, are glad to jump into the Bash-India bandwagon whenever they get a chance. She has admirers in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kashmir, Assam, ultra left wing types, anti-dam folks etc.. Anyone care to guess what the common thread is amongst all these folks?
--Ram On 4/10/07, Malabika Brahma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What ever Arundhoti Roy does or whenever she speaks, makes a news. She has her ardent admirers and bashers. Very few people (read Indians), who have heard about her or read her works or her her speeches, have neutral feeling towards her. Either they hate her or love her. What do netters think about Arundhoti Roy with respect to her frequent criticism about India: 1. She believes in certain values and would raise her voice against any establishment she believes is going against them. Since she is an Indian and most of her focus on issues are concerning India/Indians, the establishment of India bears the brunt of her criticism 2. It is a fashion to be critic. It helps her sell her books, gives her the publicity that she needs. She is one of those Flower Children, Anti Establishment Types from the late sixties. It also earns her frequent invitation from those forums/conferences whereany form of Anti Establishment is the key-note. 3. For reasons known to her, she hates anything that is Indian and no matter what, she only sees ills about anything to do with India/Indians. 4. She believes in calling a spade a spade. But the Indians as a people are too sensitive. Unless you are blowing outright trumpet for India and Indians, Indians will take any comment that is not overtly positive as an act of treason against Mother India. Its not Arundhoti Roy but the nation in general that needs a change of attitude to hear criticism about India and evaluate without jingoist attitude. ------------------------------ Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your free account today<http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html>. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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