I've very severe differences about what you say. The text book issue and issue you mentioned are different.
In terms of sexual rights, no much reformation ahs happened within the communities is something true. The same sort of issue with regard to religious communities may arise even on such occassions. To consider the compulsions of the government (L/U DF) as limits of the radical secualrism is overstating of the issue. As in the case of the present text book controversy as we see the controversy on designing of any text books is premised on the ground that the secularims has crossed its own lmits. (Even as I agree there is no particularly harsh things aganist any commusnity in the present texct book) I've said this before, in an interreligious, multi-community society designing of curriculum cannot be single-handedly done by some secularists and rationalists. Thats sheer audacity. More representative voices are required. damodar On 7/4/08, Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Let's go for a thought experiment. > Suppose there is a 'padam' in malayalam school textbook > where the real possibility of marking "nil" against the column of gender > is visualised. > Imagine the uproar aginst it. Imagine where our secular Leftists will > stand. > > No, that shouldn't be a hypothetical situation. > remember the uproar agianst the lessons on sex and AIDS which was > withdrawn ( without forming a KNPanikkar Committee!!) short while ago > following rightwing > protest. I remeber M A baby taking a 'safe' position on it. > > Also poder over the issue of parental righhts of women. > There the section denied rights through a government order was "real ", > (not putative ) > inter religious/caste couples. > > The order denying parental rigts to mothers is still not withdrawn. > > Just to remind those secularists who unleash all their furor in the > textbook controversy. > There are points at which you share the concerns of all extream rightist > forces and discourses in Kerala. > Particularly on sexual rights . > > -- > Dileep R I thuravoor > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
