this is in response to Jenny, raffek, sreejith, CK etc. etc.
Jenny wrote:
best thinkers of this world, like ambedkar..
used analysis and not polemics or branding
Ambedkar used both polemics and analysis in his fight with Brahmnical
forces. assertions like "WE have no motherland" and "I wont die Hindu" are
examples . At the same time he put forward his theory as well in some other
platforms. But not to "CONVINCE" Gandhi...
CK Viswanath has pointed out how Dalit panther movement in maharashtra used
such a lang to counter hegemonic Brahmical lang.. I agree with him.
I wanna make it clear here that We USE OUR LANGUAGE NOT TO APPEASE ANY ONE;
BUT TO COUNTER HEGEMONY. TILL THE TIME ANIVARS RULE THE ROOST, IN ANY
SPHERES WE WILL BE USING THE SAME OR MORE FIERCE LANGUAGE. (never mind
..take it as a warning)
One should not reduce analysis to the level of Anandi who fails to address
the historical/political/cultural context of dalit youth assertion. (see EPW
discussion)
Dr. Laxman has given apt reply to such savarna feminists.
When Indira Jelli, a Dalit Feminist writes;
" I am Alisamma
I can neither write
"soul-stirring" poetry like
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan on "Jhansi-ki-rani"
Nor become a "first woman satyagrahi" of the country
Because I was burnt alive in the country
For having come forward
To be a witness about Karamchedu massacre
I was reduced to ashes and
My ashes were not sprinkled on the
Sacred waters of the land
Therefore I do not even think that
I run in the veins of this nationhood
THEREFORE I WILL NEVER WRITE LIKE HER." (see her blog. And Insight magazine,
sept-oct 2007)
And when, Meena Kandasamy writes "I HATE HATE HATE GANDHI" (ref: Little
Magazine) and blast Naipol by calling him "CASTEIST BASTARD" (REF: The Dalit
mag) .... All these languages used by our fellow women fighters show that the
LANGUAGE OF ASSERTIONS ARE NOT MEANT TO SATISFY LISTSERVES BUT FOR POLITICAL
COUNTER HEGEMONY.
One may resort to use the same token to protest as well (Christy may be
accused for that as did by rafeek and sreejith) ... BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND
THEM THAT COUNTER-HEGEMONIES COULD NOT BE SILENCED/judged WITH THE LOGIC OF
HEGEMONY...
And most importantly in Chitralekha issue her language was sited by some
pro-action committee people to "justify" burning of her auto.("AVALUDE
SAMSARAM SHARIYALLA!!)
Even "traditional" dalitbahujan fell pray to this savarna ploy.
In Anandi's article (EPW), she uses such statements from older Dalit
generation.
But the young generation blasts her arguments with their NEW LANGUAGE OF
ASSERTION.
In Khairlanji, Karamachudu, Haryana, Kollam, Payyannur, or any where in
India, IT IS THIS NEW LANGAUGE OF DALITBAHUJAN WHICH INVITE THE IRE OF THE
HEGEMONIC/BRAHMINIC FORCES. Greenyouth is no different. i take without
permission the views expressed by one of my mentor here; "There are
protocols of appreciation of the cyberspace and its various cultural
products or goods. These protocols of appreciation are protocols of
exclusion. The invention of moderator and moderation in E discussion groups
is a sort of protocol that is based on the premise of an essentialised
conception of what is 'good'. "
Before I stop, let me remind u one thing on polemics:
On Pierre Bourdieu's piece on Television and Journalism :
"Pierre Bourdieu uses persuasion and POLEMIC to ALERT his READERS to a
DANGER, and convince them to RESIST....." Le Monde
I think any one who deals with 'public action' has to master the art of
polemic
Discussion will not happen with politically correct theoretical analysis,
but polemic has to be blended with theoretical analysis for a long term
project which many like Ambedkar has done quite well.
Having said that, I would like to apologise if any Brahmical Soul got hurt
during the course of MALE/MAIL WAR... Some time it is good to get hurt as
well!!
hey rafeek and jenny don't try to push me into the corner of victimhood. I
equally fight with my head held high. I wont kneel in front of THEORY or
THERY. I face it within my capacity and fight fight fight fight fight!!!!
to Athirappally People:
I know that u r fighting for ur LIFE. as expressed in one my previous mails,
I think they would be able to recognize all thse who come with support.
To sugatakumari
I ve nothing personal against u. U have every right to participate. I never
questioned it.
But I protest the way u institutionalized (it's nothing other than part of
mafiasation) and tries to appropriate isses
Plachimada, Adivasis bhoomi samaram, Rajni S anand, Neethu, chitralekha---
and other endless struggles of people have witnessed Alliances, and how it s
been hijacked.
As the journalists (MID DAY) protested against Delhi High Court with
placards saing
"TRUTH IS OUR DEFENCE", "TRUTH IS NOT CONTEMPT" AND "EXPOSING CORRUPTION IS
NOT CONTEMPT"
I remain
Thanks
In solidarity to People of Athirappally and their Struggle
--
Ranjit
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