On Feb 16, 2008 3:48 PM, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Well, looks like Vijay TV has finally scraped up the guts to go beyond
Tamil (or Hindi) serials/movies with their retrograde, biased and suppressive attitude towards women all in the name of preserving culture (whatever it means) are a waste of my time........ my zero paise worth on most serials/movies/etc. > I don't know her; but I found this article very interesting. However, > as a dyed-in-the-wool Tambram (Tamizh Brahmin) Mami, I find this > strange phenomenon that I call "pseudo-honesty" amongst many members > of my community. They are perfectly willing to watch these reality > shows, and perfectly willing to make fairly objective comments ...as > long as it is all in the abstract. Discussing *themselves* or people > known to them? Fat chance. You see, they, and their friends, are all > "normal". That is exactly what one of my relatives said to me, "Thank > goodness, we are all normal people". The people on these shows are, Actually Hindu religion is truly free [0] [1] in every sense of the way and very open to (mis)interpretation, even if its followers are control freaks in the name of culture, honour, <whatever> [0] http://www.galva108.org/deities.html [1] http://www.galva108.org/hinduism.html That said, as far as 'discussion' goes, that stems from the "dont ask questions" culture. Forget such shows, it extends to every sphere of our life. I find people unwilling to even question what they teach or learn themselves. When I learn carnatic music, I ask the meaning of the song in the language (usually telugu, tamil, kannada, malyalam, sanskrit which i am curious about) taught or why a particular raga is constructed in that way, how and why its similar or not, comparison with Hindustani music, and a zillion other mundane questions; which has always always annoyed every teacher i've known till date. Not that this research interests me but its just sheer curiosity; which i satisfy via the Internet. Maybe folks are not interested, dont care about the meaning or construction but I find the attitude toward teaching/learning more disappointing than anything else. -- || vid ||
