On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 6:24 AM, Charles Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I certainly want to see art that is critical, even disrespectful of > religion, and I want to participate in the resulting dialog. > Suppressing the expression obviously does not suppress the thought.
The sad fact is that in India, not "offending sentiments" is more important than individual rights of expression, or freedom of thought. If you create something that offends any special interest group (read vote-bank) whether it be Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, farmers or backward castes you can be guaranteed that it will get banned. Unfortunately, intellectuals with respect for individual rights are not a significant vote bank. -- b
