aren't we all stay safely distant from the 'real' battle ground of Chitralekha ? then why do the people like dilip only fall in to the category of 'healthy' side? what are the 'immunities' of ranjith for being on the 'other' side always? i didnt see anybody in this group insisting for 'moral' correctness in Chitralekha struggle. Individuals, who are not dalits in this group (did anybody ask each other?!), but/and having strong pro-Chitralekha stand, are being blamed for their minute differences in opinions.
On 7/25/07, Ranjit Ranjit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi > > i had a brief discussion with K K Kochu recently . As a scholar he has > earned a place among dalits..but i doubt, that still the "mainstream" > hesitate to accept him > his presence among "cultural leaders", in the present context cant be > seen, if i am not wrong, as a sign of inclusiveness in the kerala civil > society > as dalit/adivasis are utilised by the 'mainstream' to project an inclusive > image > u will Indian President or Brinda karat dancing with Adivasis ladies or > dalit folk artists > i earnestly hope that it's was not the case in Munnnar issue.. and happy > to see them in the forefront...considering the fact that dalits remain a > less power excerting group in kerala.. > why i am saying this is bz, i have seen the kind of helplessness in > dalit activists to break through the barriers of caste/marxist hegemony in > kerala's context > a CPM local leader is more powerful than any dalit 'cultural leader' > ..this is a fact and dalit sstruggles suffer bz of this lack of excesses to > excert power which they try to overcome in various other ways, though not > being very successful/// > and as such assumptions wont favor dalit/subaltern resistances > when we talk abt the silences, it's not just aired at any particular > leader. as i have mentioned in my previous mails, it's abt the > silence/invisibility of it in the mainstream civil society debates > "real issues" for our civil society determines its priorities and reflect > the nature of power structure existing.. > when chitralekha's resistance become commensensical "wht is ther to > discuss abt" will be the response... and it's similar in other cases as well > i have clarified in my precious mails that i was not attempting to make > any particular perosn or persons to respond on one particular issue (though > i asked wher r they? that provoked dilip) > the question of morality could be very easily attributed...i hope it > should have been raised at the right moment.. it's a been a Gandhian defence > of the Oppressor to raise the question of morality whenever mass struggles > posed challenge to the dominant... it's of no use other than serving the > Masters... > > 'real issues' and 'real concerns' differ.. and could be relative also > but this very process reflect/refract the ambiguities or conflicts within > any attempt to challenge what's only seen would point towards the 'other' > side of [un]seen > the politics of power determines wht's to be seen, and resistances raise > the [un]seen to the fore... finding politically correct answers from > resistances may not help... at the same time one should be aware that it's > not an end in itself > > i know my problematic position and expect it be problematised > that's the only way to assay forth in the process of progress, but such a > problematisation should/need not happen from a dominant power position > i expect tht it should be for and from the dalit/subaltern > political/social/cultural consciousness > and i cant be so "healthy' in order to cater the tastes of the dominant > and nothing more to say abt "ulparty janadhipatyam" > it's likeanother "secular" Indian saga... > > and with ur 'polluted' English, u wanna warn the forum that it's become so > healthy now that let us stop it???!!!!!!! > 'healthy' need not be so HEALTHY for the dalit/subaltern as they r on the > OTHER side > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
