Dear Pappooty, The debate between Fr. Vadakkan and K. Damodaran is still relevant today. That debate was the first exploration into liberation theology in India. That took place before liberation theology took roots in Latin America. If you forget the symbols like Moscow, what remains is a social and political interpretation of Jesus Christ as a revolutionary. The debate happened through pamphlets. After the debate, Fr. Vadakkan and K. Damodaran remained as thick friends. Pritam Singh ji. K. Damodaran was extremely fond of you. You were one outlet where he could speak his mind. Despite the difference of age or experience, somehow I could see that both of you respected each other. I was too young at that time.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 9:47 PM Pappootty .K <[email protected]> wrote: > യേശുക്രിസ്തു മോസ്കോവിൽ എന്ന പേരിൽ ,ജനയുഗത്തിലാണെന്നു തോന്നുന്നു, ദാമോദരൻ > തുടർച്ചയായി എഴുതുകയും ഫാ.വടക്കനുമായി തർക്കിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിരുന്നു. > > On Sat, 22 Jun 2019, 10:16 satchida, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Knew him personally. Fond memories... >> >> >> >> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: David Selvaraj <[email protected]> >> Date: 22/06/2019 09:45 (GMT+05:30) >> To: KP Sasi <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected], Green Youth Movement < >> [email protected]>, Sandeep Pandey <[email protected]>, >> meghnath ranchi <[email protected]>, Joe Athialy <[email protected]>, >> George mutholil <[email protected]>, Satchid Anandan < >> [email protected]>, blue rose <[email protected]>, Sudhir Pattnaik < >> [email protected]>, Uma Gopi <[email protected]>, Anitha >> Sharma <[email protected]>, Javed Anand <[email protected]>, >> Joe Athialy <[email protected]>, Joe Athialy <[email protected]>, Joe Athialy < >> [email protected]>, Jose Kavi <[email protected]>, Mustafa >> Desamangalam <[email protected]>, Augustine Sebastian < >> [email protected]>, Pandavath Baburaj < >> [email protected]>, Divya Bhatt <[email protected]>, >> Kavita Krishnan <[email protected]>, ajay singh <[email protected]>, >> Joe Xavier <[email protected]>, arun kali raja <[email protected]>, >> asit das <[email protected]>, Dalit Christians <[email protected]>, >> [email protected], Medha Patkar <[email protected]>, >> aruna roy <[email protected]>, medha <[email protected]>, Medha Patkar < >> [email protected]>, invites <[email protected]>, common-concern < >> [email protected]>, SOLIDARITY YOUTH MOVEMENT < >> [email protected]>, Peoples' Solidarity Concerns < >> [email protected]>, anand patwardhan <[email protected]>, >> Kappen Mercy <[email protected]>, Vijayasingh Ronald David < >> [email protected]>, Vijayan MJ <[email protected]>, Vijayan MJ < >> [email protected]>, VINOD KOSHY <[email protected]>, >> [email protected], Kedar Mishra <[email protected]>, Ish Mishra < >> [email protected]>, Pritam Singh <[email protected]>, Pritam >> Singh <[email protected]>, Brp Bhaskar <[email protected]>, Satya >> Sivaraman <[email protected]>, "binumathew100 ." < >> [email protected]>, charul joshi <[email protected]>, charul >> joshi <[email protected]>, Samar Bosu Mullick < >> [email protected]>, Durang Basumullick < >> [email protected]>, Samyadip Chatterji <[email protected]>, >> Sathyajit Baburaj <[email protected]>, David Selvaraj < >> [email protected]>, David Selvaraj <[email protected]>, >> Krishnamurthi J <[email protected]>, Lakshmi Josyula < >> [email protected]>, Sandhya Venugopalan <[email protected]>, KP >> Madhu <[email protected]>, Mohanan K P <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Exploring the past >> >> This is great. Thank you for sharing. I have heard of him from my father >> in law. >> I agree with what you are hinting at: Theologies have to liberated. This >> can happen only in a context of struggles for peace with justice . >> The fruit has not fallen far from the tree. >> David >> >> On Sat 22 Jun, 2019, 8:15 AM KP Sasi, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Any exploration into the life of my father makes me more than humble. >>> Our father, comrade K. Damodaran was recognised as an intellectual who >>> instilled Marxism into the minds of Keralites from its early stages. I >>> tried my level best to find out how many years our father spent in jail. >>> Even now, I do not really know. The information I have received is between >>> 12 to 16 years in total. If it is 16 years, he spent one fourth of his life >>> in jail. If it is 12 years, then he must have spent around one fifth of his >>> life in jail. The underground period is different. >>> In fact, there is an interesting story around it. >>> >>> Once he received permission from Kannoor jail on parole, to go to his >>> house for four days. On his way, he stopped at Ponnani. Ponnani beedi >>> workers' union was initiated by K. Damodaran. There was a strike of the >>> beedi workers union for better wages at that time. Naturally, he got >>> involved with it instead of going home. He gave a speech quoting Quran at >>> that time. Ponnani was filled with Muslim beedi workers. The merit of >>> K.Damodaran was that he was well versed with Bible, Qur'an and Sanskrit >>> texts of the upper caste Hindu spiritualities. I am convinced that this guy >>> is the first liberation theologian in India. Liberation theology entered >>> India only in 1968. But he spoke about it in India a couple of decades >>> before. >>> >>> After the speech among the striking beedi workers, K. Damodaran was >>> arrested. Then he told the inspector who arrested him: `You can't put me in >>> jail. You have no authority.' The inspector asked him: `Why not?' And he >>> said: `I am already in Kannoor Jail. I have come out on parole. 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