tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832712107971287912.post8600623751859964351..comments2023-10-08T14:19:32.645+01:00Comments on Crossing Cultures: India and the UK: Arundhati Roy vs. New IndiaNaomi Cantonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09907186811005571147noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832712107971287912.post-29095866417845595802017-11-23T18:26:52.294+00:002017-11-23T18:26:52.294+00:00The person who's anonymous comment above state...The person who's anonymous comment above stated that Arundathi Roy's solution-less dissertation as being useless is kind of ironic considering that person didn't give anything useful in return either. She is a writer, not an administrator to 'do'something. That's what she does, write about problems facing the adivavsis which our main stream media has shamelessly ignored. She has gracefully done her part. Have you? <br /><br />I can see that it has rattled you, whoever you are. There's a solution, of course. Leave them the f*uck alone, the forests and adivasis that inhabited them since eons. Or, if relocation is indeed necessary, pay them a reasonable price for their ordeal in return. Rehabilitate them, educate them, give them jobs. Not the shacks and slums which they're pushed into, and later ignored. It's easy to sit in comfy chairs and complain from far away, i agree. But they're the only ones left who actually care. If you disagree with A.Roy, I welcome you to counter her viewpoints with that of yours, factually. Not with that personal attacks/trolling that your lot is capable of. <br /><br />I would like to thank Naomi for this insightful and informative reporting on those issues that actually matter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832712107971287912.post-91098070750997267942014-01-01T02:13:04.164+00:002014-01-01T02:13:04.164+00:00Arundhati, like most of the paranoids can go on an...Arundhati, like most of the paranoids can go on and on about the problems .. can she ever think of a solution?.. what does she want anyway? .. <br /><br />what has she done for the adivasis than writing fictional stories on them? as for the audience, it's easy to sit in comfy confines of London and talk about the resistance movement of the distressed in India... <br /><br /><br />Find it funny that she also supports the blood hounds (maoists and islamists)... she is indeed considered a joke in India ... and a publicity monger ofcourse... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832712107971287912.post-32839921237621432242011-08-23T10:53:02.036+01:002011-08-23T10:53:02.036+01:00Dr. Dan Plesch and Dr. Stephanie Blankenburg are c...Dr. Dan Plesch and Dr. Stephanie Blankenburg are currently engaged in a similar project at the CISD. Last I heard.Pranotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984046122699669600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832712107971287912.post-14639151972429519552011-08-08T10:38:09.050+01:002011-08-08T10:38:09.050+01:00I just want to make one point - Has Arundhati Roy ...I just want to make one point - Has Arundhati Roy written a single book or article in any of the Indian languages, leave alone in any of the languages adivasis speak or read or write? Has she ever tried to reach to the millions of Indians who can't read or understand English? Who does she write for?Viveknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832712107971287912.post-59723468696800594662011-07-15T06:23:27.483+01:002011-07-15T06:23:27.483+01:00Naomi,
Please read the article recently ...Naomi,<br /> Please read the article recently published in SPAN at the following link.<br /><br />http://span.state.gov/may-june2011/eng/Seeking-Social-Change.html<br /><br />Socially responsible money making is the only sustainable model and is a more balanced approach towards money making. I have harped on this time and again but it is getting more attention as the article shows. Corporations are a part of the society at large, no one seemed to realize this before. You just cannot make sackful of money and leave a huge percentage of the population in poverty or debt, neither can you defend yourself saying it's not your fault because consumers were gullible enough to fall in line with mainstream trends and buy all kinds of stuff they don't really need, even on debt as the recent crisis showed. <br />American economy is showing significant signs of slowing down again and my prognosis is things will get pretty frustrating by mid 2012, just in time for the presidential elections.<br /><br />My random thoughts, sorry this was not well organized.Proj Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460635793715023792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832712107971287912.post-27544822373961552182011-07-10T16:04:48.627+01:002011-07-10T16:04:48.627+01:00I completely agree with every word Arundhati Roy i...I completely agree with every word Arundhati Roy is saying and I've been harping on corporate social responsibility for quite a while and by that I mean serious social responsibility from corporations, not gimmickry to get tax credits. All that being said, i don't think communism is the solution AT ALL. I have lived in a quasi communist ruled state in India until my teens and it sucks big time, stalls all development in the name of way too much protest killing the work culture. Also cut throat capitalistic model which has been so prevalent in the US all these years will lead to huge inequality in the social strata and 5% of the population will own 99% of the nation's wealth. Along with all this is required accountability from the government and not policy making to favor the corporations. Government is for the people and should make policies for the welfare of the population at large. In summary we need corporations, capitalists but the government or any other independent authority comprising of experts instituted by the government should be the watchdog. This model is currently followed by the telecom industry in India and should be extended to power, natural resources as well. I am aware of the 2G scam in the telecom industry but in my opinion, it's still doing far better than others. Compared to my US experience, I seriously think the Indian service providers are close to international standards.Proj Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460635793715023792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832712107971287912.post-76428591180097964592011-07-02T20:02:19.020+01:002011-07-02T20:02:19.020+01:00That would be great Proj. Nice to see you back her...That would be great Proj. Nice to see you back here! Im sorry I didnt have any postings for a while - I was quite busy after getting back from India setting myself up here, which is why I wasn't able to post regularly:) Hope to hear your views again.Naomi Cantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907186811005571147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832712107971287912.post-24208992842095054312011-07-01T07:15:37.951+01:002011-07-01T07:15:37.951+01:00I stopped checking this blog since there were no p...I stopped checking this blog since there were no posts for long. The post on Tagore and Arundhati Roy is interesting. I am going to comment on them as I find more time.Proj Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460635793715023792noreply@blogger.com