Comments on: The Taslima Nasreen Opportunity: Squandered http://www.sandeepweb.com/2007/12/02/the-taslima-nasreen-opportunity-squandered/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:16:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Seriously Sandeep – Asymmetry in Words and Practise http://www.sandeepweb.com/2007/12/02/the-taslima-nasreen-opportunity-squandered/#comment-223558 Seriously Sandeep – Asymmetry in Words and Practise Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:56:54 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2007/12/02/the-taslima-nasreen-opportunity-squandered/#comment-223558 [...] I’m surprised Hussain says this without dropping a little historical context. This government’s spinelessness is its own doing. More appropriately, the Congress party’s illustrious history of appeasement. The increase in competitive intolerance is the consequence of everybody mastering that divisive game. In Hussain’s case, the secular club led by Congress party looks a little weak and therefore unwilling to take a position on the painter. [...] [...] I’m surprised Hussain says this without dropping a little historical context. This government’s spinelessness is its own doing. More appropriately, the Congress party’s illustrious history of appeasement. The increase in competitive intolerance is the consequence of everybody mastering that divisive game. In Hussain’s case, the secular club led by Congress party looks a little weak and therefore unwilling to take a position on the painter. [...]

]]> By: Sandeep http://www.sandeepweb.com/2007/12/02/the-taslima-nasreen-opportunity-squandered/#comment-209980 Sandeep Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:34:57 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2007/12/02/the-taslima-nasreen-opportunity-squandered/#comment-209980 Nitin, I read a report of that interview. I think she has read my blog. :) Nitin,

I read a report of that interview. I think she has read my blog. :)

]]> By: Nitin http://www.sandeepweb.com/2007/12/02/the-taslima-nasreen-opportunity-squandered/#comment-209880 Nitin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:37:00 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2007/12/02/the-taslima-nasreen-opportunity-squandered/#comment-209880 Did you see Karan Thapar's interview with Arundhati Roy. You'll be happy to note that she agrees with your conspiracy theory. Did you see Karan Thapar’s interview with Arundhati Roy. You’ll be happy to note that she agrees with your conspiracy theory.

]]> By: priya http://www.sandeepweb.com/2007/12/02/the-taslima-nasreen-opportunity-squandered/#comment-209542 priya Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:06:05 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2007/12/02/the-taslima-nasreen-opportunity-squandered/#comment-209542 >><i>From the chronicles of the Mahabharata, the blind king Dhritrashtra, practised this till his entire clan was destroyed.</i> Shashi Tharoor, Nehru's biographer, drew this parallel in <i>The Great Indian Novel</i> where he portrayed Dhritarashtra as Nehru, Pandu as subhash bose and Karna as Jinnah. >>From the chronicles of the Mahabharata, the blind king Dhritrashtra, practised this till his entire clan was destroyed.
Shashi Tharoor, Nehru’s biographer, drew this parallel in The Great Indian Novel where he portrayed Dhritarashtra as Nehru, Pandu as subhash bose and Karna as Jinnah.

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