tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post114630850156694503..comments2024-03-18T17:10:39.347+05:30Comments on E=mc^2: On Arundhati RoySujaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539694685428659940noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-86885023045323660692011-04-23T00:52:19.454+05:302011-04-23T00:52:19.454+05:30Nice post!
If they could have put fraction of thei...Nice post!<br />If they could have put fraction of their focus and energy on ensuring rehabilitation of displaced rather than taking anti-development approach, it could have been win-win situation for all(including poor)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-30202486340204296502010-02-26T15:37:51.163+05:302010-02-26T15:37:51.163+05:30I especially love hw ur irreverent evn to urself.....I especially love hw ur irreverent evn to urself..! Hence in my opinion ur arundhati-bashing wrks..!<br />Gud job!Rachna Biyanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01410720028234308472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-91564159119477231232007-08-24T13:12:00.000+05:302007-08-24T13:12:00.000+05:30A much better post Sujai. This time you have dealt...A much better post Sujai. This time you have dealt with the arguments. Thanks<BR/><BR/>~ VinodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-86578694151609780382007-07-11T16:14:00.000+05:302007-07-11T16:14:00.000+05:30Sujai,Another humorous post from you filled with s...Sujai,<BR/><BR/>Another humorous post from you filled with self-contradictions, sweeping generalizations, faulty logic, half-baked ideas and wishful thinking. Thanks for the laughs! :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>-AmitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-9482776402324096512007-04-03T18:23:00.000+05:302007-04-03T18:23:00.000+05:30I do not agree with your view, though it did make ...I do not agree with your view, though it did make me laugh at certain points.<BR/><BR/>Rehabilitation is their right. You can't ignore their rights on one side. You cannot work on development with another group going to the dogs. You should do justice to them. Medha and Arundhati are doing just that against many odds. <BR/><BR/>If you had been in Medha's shoes, I don't know whether you would stood by and found for those poor creatures. Give them their due and take the land. Not otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-69860039332251814502006-11-09T19:03:00.000+05:302006-11-09T19:03:00.000+05:30The last statement is really ironic.
"May be, she ...The last statement is really ironic.<br />"May be, she would like us all to go back to caves- which is not a bad idea, because then, all we could do is hunt, make war, eat meat, drink beer, and have sex!"<br /><br />Isn't this exactly what out ruling class is doing now? They hunt their own people. They always use the threat of war to keep the military establishment out of any accountability. Oh yeah..they eat meat, drink beer and have sex. And that's all they do. All of this when they could use the power vested in them for saving our kids!<br />Arundhati might be an anarchist, but don't count her as insane.Vasuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496075413673330628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1149406350789916532006-06-04T13:02:00.000+05:302006-06-04T13:02:00.000+05:30The main problem with your 'asshole' is that you a...The main problem with your 'asshole' is that you are assuming that the world will be able to heal itself, no matter what. Trouble is, world was able to support itself and lives on her before we started with our destructive course (with the birth of industrial age). There is no an iota of doubt in the scientific community that deterioration rate of the state of ecology has been alarming (see the documentary "Corporate" for a starter). Your claim that big dams, nuclear power and other plundrings will be absorbed somehow is a wishful, uninformed thinking. Finally, don't go about falsly naming Roy as a Westphile. She has more guts and 'patriotism' than many of our yuppy, globalisation, wannabes.<BR/>BTW, Sardar dam does not benefit anyone except the miniscule rich farmers lobby of Gujarat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1148809441347296582006-05-28T15:14:00.000+05:302006-05-28T15:14:00.000+05:30Rent a cause activists like Arundhati dont really ...Rent a cause activists like Arundhati dont really ammount to much because they want the intellectual superiority of the left marxist ideologies while yet retaining the privileges of the right wing establsihment. If one only agrees to refuse prizes just because they are a mere $4500 like in the sahitya akademi award but will accept mega bucks from a mega publishing multi national corporation, people wil ask questions.The War still continueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643392680786520752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1146569832245269412006-05-02T17:07:00.000+05:302006-05-02T17:07:00.000+05:30Prakash and Tanvi:I have put up another blog as a ...Prakash and Tanvi:<BR/>I have put up another blog as a response. <BR/><BR/>http://sujaiblog.blogspot.com/2006/05/response-on-arundhati-roy.html<BR/><BR/>This is to address some of the comments which suggested that I do not believe in upholding people's rights.<BR/>Thank you,<BR/>SujaiSujaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539694685428659940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1146550285485393492006-05-02T11:41:00.000+05:302006-05-02T11:41:00.000+05:30tell you what:Let Arundhati be placed in charge of...tell you what:<BR/><BR/>Let Arundhati be placed in charge of fasting and dharna for displaced Kashmiri pundits since she has an international stature.<BR/><BR/>Let Medha look after Coke agitation cuz she is in water already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1146512019125506432006-05-02T01:03:00.000+05:302006-05-02T01:03:00.000+05:30prakash you are too late in the discussion which h...prakash you are too late in the discussion which has been going on in the net all over the place.<BR/><BR/>it is generally understood that NBA has been more concerned with stopping the dam per se rather than merely R&R.<BR/><BR/>True that R&R has been lax in MP but they did not have to undertake fasts in national capital to gain sympathy.<BR/><BR/>They are not fighting for THEIR own rights but ostensibly for some displaced people's rights who as news reports say have been forced to accept NBA intervention and reject rehab packages.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, it is time the discussion on this is closed because people are getting carried away emotionally with NBA whereas the so-called affected people no one is bothered about.<BR/>And incidentally, I do not find anything wrong with Sujai just because he is highlighting the bizzare actions of the two ladies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1146505740496401572006-05-01T23:19:00.000+05:302006-05-01T23:19:00.000+05:30I agree with prakash I will just add its not just ...I agree with prakash I will just add its not just about being displaced but being displaced without proper rehabilitation and resettlement. And the MP govt first saying we have no land to give breaking an earlier promise and then well claiming they will rehabilitatwe everyone within three months if the dam construction is allowed to go on.<BR/>Convuluted logics<BR/>see tanvisirari.blogspot.com<BR/>/2006/04/on-nba-rr-and-all-being-<BR/>fine-with-it.htmltanvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133507275057478966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1146495752293152312006-05-01T20:32:00.000+05:302006-05-01T20:32:00.000+05:30I too do not agree with your analysis. You may hav...I too do not agree with your analysis. You may have very educated opinions, but to say that NBA is deterrant to development of the country is not right. The question here is people's rights. When you say in your post "Alone in Bangalore" that you cannot stand people going past you to buy a paltry pop-corn, do you expect people in the Narmada valley to keep mum when they are run over by the river because of the dam, so they could be relieved of their houses for the greater good of people like you and me? We are thankful that we are educated, have electricity and blogging facilities to express your opinions. <BR/><BR/>Do you have a problem when people are fighting for even their basic rights. I think you are too critical. I do not want a development for a person sitting thousands of miles away from me at the cost of my family losing everything. I think you share the same idea too and so does everyone who bashes the movement.<BR/><BR/>By saying this I do not subscribe to Arundati Roy and her works. First of all I have not read any of her works. I posted this comment because you seemed to be criticizing the movement without knowing the facts.<BR/><BR/>FYI check the recent report from the government on the status of rehabilitation to the people in the valley.<BR/>http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/17/stories/2006041705231100.htm<BR/><BR/>LaterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1146377481003627032006-04-30T11:41:00.000+05:302006-04-30T11:41:00.000+05:30Sujai, great blog. Enjoyed your posts thoroughly.Sujai, great blog. Enjoyed your posts thoroughly.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05934583627661007799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1146377240401117702006-04-30T11:37:00.000+05:302006-04-30T11:37:00.000+05:30she is all crapshe is all crapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1146375268631991552006-04-30T11:04:00.000+05:302006-04-30T11:04:00.000+05:30This lady is obviously a fake.I dont see why peopl...This lady is obviously a fake.<BR/><BR/>I dont see why people give so much importance to her when she keeps on talking with a loose tongue and no respect for democracy, keeps on abusing the government and the judiciary.<BR/><BR/>she comes to india once in a while to rave and rant about things which she does not understand.<BR/><BR/>I think one of the readers who keeps on commenting in these articles on NBA in her favor is arundhati herselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-1146351646535524332006-04-30T04:30:00.000+05:302006-04-30T04:30:00.000+05:30I agree Arundhati has views that are questionable ...I agree Arundhati has views that are questionable though I don't agree with your entire analysis however I fell its unfair to discredit a movement because you don't agree with its leaders. Arundhati or Medha may have certain views on destructive development which may be convuluted but its irrelevant to the present case. Noone is talking about bringing down the dam its about building the dam but with adequate rehabilitation to the displaced families. <BR/>"IT parks are created by throwing poor people out at gun point, etc. Such trivialities cannot stop a nation from launching space rockets,..."<BR/>Well you can't encroach on rights of citizens for so called greater good. They are not dispensable.<BR/>"No matter who it is, people in India (or any where in the world) are not happy when moved from their abode, and no matter what compensation they get, they will always be dissatisfied and seek more."<BR/>In this case the people only are demanding what was promised to them by the authorities and they have a right to it. saying all indians want just seek for more is a self defeating generalisation putting you in the same category as Arundhati<BR/>UBI-unfortunately born in India.tanvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133507275057478966noreply@blogger.com