correct me if I am wrong, D R was trying to harmonise Gandhi with Ambedkar... then the question remains what Ilaiah's godesses were like where do the aghoras fit in - necrophiliacs? Why I am not a Hindu cannot be re-writtenon why I am not a Muslim Wouldl like debates on this, particularly, if Ranju Radha and Ranjit respond Jenny - the gauntlet is thrown at you as well
On 01/07/2008, Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Let me quote a critical observation on this text by DRNagaraj: > > ...Ilaiah's analysis of lower caste gods and goddesses suffers from > reductionism. Actually, goddesses have a charming way of appearing both at > conservative temples and the *shudra *hut-temples.Many a time the deity > who is worshipped with the grandeur of sanscrit verses and complicated > rituals is originally a *shudra *goddess; similarly the goddesses who eat > meat and drink with great relish , amidst the chants of ecstatic *bhasa *songs > of the *shudras *turns out to be a Brahmin deity!...A deep exploration of > these thematic areas will certainly alter the prevalent understanding of > hegemony , and restore our faith in the radical energies of the *dalits*to > transform the experience of intimate enemy. > >> >> >> (The Book Review,1996 October, "The Pathology of Sickle Swallowing") >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Liberty, if it means anything, is the right to tell people what they don't >> want to hear. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Dileep R I thuravoor > > > -- Bobby Kunhu --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
