Dear Dileep My comments were on the person who first translated her book. I forgot that person's name (gopinath). Well that was not directed to you in person but my English might have sounded so.... The second point which I mentioned is a general trend seen in all spheres.............So you need not take it personal on you. Well your points put forward are valid in making your positions clearer for me.
On Oct 15, 11:17 pm, "C.K. Vishwanath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > especially,regarding nalini jameela and others in > indian context,i prefer the position of swati gosh > etc.you must have seen her article in EPW-the most > important problem -how is our liberal democratic > politics to accommodate the representation of nalini > jameela and others.contemporary democratic politics is > in deep crisis here. Many of my activist friends are > asking the same question. > --- "C.K. Vishwanath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > that's true, > > i have a different opinion on politics of identity. > > --- Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Am not quite sure whether our concerns > > converge.... > > > but would like to share your spirit if it > > > encourages a proliferation of identities..... > > > > On 10/15/07, C.K. Vishwanath > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > i am supporting your intervention.we have been > > > going > > > > through the period of negative identity politics > > > > where identity and representation is absolute > > > > what i wants is to break off this > > > > reality for creating a positive democratic > > public > > > > sphere. > > > > --- Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > "Is it better to be represented/spoken by > > > > > someone whom you may share a common experience > > > of > > > > > discrimination or by someone who has never > > > > > experienced > > > > > such a discrimination but who shares your > > > political > > > > > vision and agrees with you to fight out > > against > > > > > this > > > > > discrimination." > > > > > > Viswanath, > > > > > > Do you think Nalini Jameela's experiences in > > > > > representing herself in public > > > > > sphere > > > > > have its own specificities and perhaps may > > > enrich/ > > > > > enhance the ongoing > > > > > theoretical > > > > > discussions on the problem of identity and > > > > > representation/ Or do you believe > > > > > that > > > > > whatever problems raised by her entry have > > > readymade > > > > > solutions in the > > > > > explorations already done? > > > > > > I am asking this just because I fear we [ not > > > > > excluding me] sometimes evade > > > > > specific details and > > > > > fall into beaten tracks. > > > > > > How would you connect the above remark to the > > > > > discussion in this thread? To > > > > > repeat, > > > > > I was one among the interviewers and the > > > transcriber > > > > > of her autobiography. > > > > > Is that 'representation'? > > > > > are you imagining ideal situations? Or are you > > > > > simply stating that whatever > > > > > done/ written by ME/ MY FRIENDS are > > > illegitimate? > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - > > > their life, your story. > > > > Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. > > > >http://sims.yahoo.com/ > > > > -- > > > Dileep R I thuravoor > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Need a vacation? Get great deals > > to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. > >http://travel.yahoo.com/ > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! > FareChase.http://farechase.yahoo.com/- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
