tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post5925071945351509691..comments2024-03-27T17:16:12.789+05:30Comments on The Leap Blog: India's liberal foundationAjay Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03835842741008200034noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-67734943442974093562010-11-08T14:10:35.984+05:302010-11-08T14:10:35.984+05:30Addendum: They are not threatening violence agains...Addendum: They are not threatening violence against anyone who will read the book by Rohinton Mistry. They don't want the book to be part of the reading list of the B.A. in English Literature syllabus. <br /><br />Both the Sena-tribe and Ashok Chavan came on TV saying that the book uses objectionable language and therefore it cannot be part of the syllabus (In any case the book was optional - there are several books that can be read as part of the course and this was one of them). They very righteously claimed that they believe in freedom of expression so they are not banning the book. Read it at home, but not as part of the syllabus.<br /><br />Barkha Dutt asked Ashok Chavan that Bollywood movies have worse language than used in the book. And Ashok Chavan says, 'but the movies are not part of the syllabus in colleges, you see'. NONE of the people on that show had even read the book. Chavan says he has only read a few lines and finds them objectionable.renukasanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273991187556012740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-45254170753915533012010-11-08T13:45:01.493+05:302010-11-08T13:45:01.493+05:30I don't think that the upbringing in the Thack...I don't think that the upbringing in the Thackeray family guarantees indoctrination into the sectarian perspective. I doubt the Thackeray family really believes in all that it spews out. Aditya Thackeray went to Bombay Scottish, and then to St. Xaviers. The children have studied in private English medium schools, which explains their inability to speak fluent Marathi. The Thackeray daughter-in-law finances Bollywood films which don't exactly stand for Marathi culture and so on. <br /><br />The Thackeray's have found a nice issue (which they don't seem to particularly practice at home) to get mindshare and media-share. The pity is that none of the people realize this hypocrisy. The greater pity is that a lot of people, mostly Maharashtrians I presume, buy into this nonsense. Of course, there are many other reasons why the Shiv-Sena wins elections. Their claim to be the guardians of Maharashtrian culture not the only one.renukasanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273991187556012740noreply@blogger.com