Guest guest Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 It is not dichotony of Human Mind; its Being Human Parag 1980 Satanic Salman I was finally happy that Salman Rushdie made up for his absence at Jaipur when he appeared on Indian TV. I don't know what he wrote in Satanic Verses, but it was satisfying to hear him talk. I have read his other books. He is a cerebral writer. We don't read much. Then we don't read much which may cause neuronal fatigue. Finally, even if we manage to read something of the variety Salman is known for, we don't understand. If that is the case, why do we get ourselves worked up in a frenzy? Is it because we don't read enough? Or, is it because reading something even remotely artistic and intellectual unmasks are mental deficit? We are stilted in our thinking. Anybody who we feel stigmatises us needs to be stigmatised. Forget Salman Rushdie. Let us also forget his ‘verses’ which the likes of Shahabbudin and Owaisi think were ‘satanic. This Salman has been condemned enough for his book. Therefore, he should not be troubled any more. Let us talk about the other Salman. Who is he? Ok, just sing dhinkachika… dhinkachika… dhinkachika… for a few minutes and you will know which Salman I mean. He is the same one who drove his car over the unsuspecting homeless sleeping on a pavement. A few of them died. Nobody was interested after the initial outcry. Then he shot a protected animal in a national reserve. He went to the court as if he was to receive an award there. I am sure even the judge would have had some unexpected excitement to break the monotony of his routine. He would even assault his girlfriend sometimes. He can be found in any cinema thrusting his pelvis at you. A sensible person would take it as a visual threat. In contrast, it is a visual delight for millions. He has attained virtual sainthood among his fans. See, how we sanctify inanities. I do not know why one is seen as the Satan and the second as a saint. The way we treat the two Salmans is a reflection of the dichotomy in the Indian mind. Bharat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Dear Bharat, I am totally in agreement with you. Most of the zealots are illiterate in true sense .I am sure most of the people opposing Rushdie have never read a paragraph of his writings,let alone understanding it ,as you have rightly pointed out.I am reminded of an earlier episode involving Khwaza Ahmed Abbas a famous writer.He wrote a story about sikhs.The story began with description of boorish appearance of a male sikh and beauty of a female one.There was a lot of commotion with threats for hurting the sikh sentiments.He asked the people to read the story till the end.The climax of the story involved death threat to the muslim protagonist ,saved by the sacrifice of his sikh neighbour .He ended the story by appreciating this great sacrifice of the sikh gentleman saying that he felt as if he died alongwith the sikh. The whole commotion ended with murmurs of appreciation by one and all. My point is ,why does the government allow the zealots to carry on vandalizing in the name of religion ? They should show the firm hand of law ,which they use against the peaceful agitations (e.g.Ramdeo in Delhi, farmers in UP or Maharashtra). V.K.Gupta 76 ________________________________ To: mgims <mgims > Sent: Thursday, 26 January 2012 9:26 AM Subject: Satanic Salman  I was finally happy that Salman Rushdie made up for his absence at Jaipur when he appeared on Indian TV. I don't know what he wrote in Satanic Verses, but it was satisfying to hear him talk. I have read his other books. He is a cerebral writer. We don't read much. Then we don't read much which may cause neuronal fatigue. Finally, even if we manage to read something of the variety Salman is known for, we don't understand. If that is the case, why do we get ourselves worked up in a frenzy? Is it because we don't read enough? Or, is it because reading something even remotely artistic and intellectual unmasks are mental deficit? We are stilted in our thinking. Anybody who we feel stigmatises us needs to be stigmatised. Forget Salman Rushdie. Let us also forget his ‘verses’ which the likes of Shahabbudin and Owaisi think were ‘satanic. This Salman has been condemned enough for his book. Therefore, he should not be troubled any more. Let us talk about the other Salman. Who is he? Ok, just sing dhinkachika… dhinkachika… dhinkachika… for a few minutes and you will know which Salman I mean. He is the same one who drove his car over the unsuspecting homeless sleeping on a pavement. A few of them died. Nobody was interested after the initial outcry. Then he shot a protected animal in a national reserve. He went to the court as if he was to receive an award there. I am sure even the judge would have had some unexpected excitement to break the monotony of his routine. He would even assault his girlfriend sometimes. He can be found in any cinema thrusting his pelvis at you. A sensible person would take it as a visual threat. In contrast, it is a visual delight for millions. He has attained virtual sainthood among his fans. See, how we sanctify inanities.  I do not know why one is seen as the Satan and the second as a saint. The way we treat the two Salmans is a reflection of the dichotomy in the Indian mind. Bharat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Nice Bharat. And that's a great remark, Parag! Ha Ha!~ Kishore Shah 1974 -------------------------------------------------- Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:52 AM To: <mgims > Subject: Re: Satanic Salman > It is not dichotony of Human Mind; > > its > > Being Human > > Parag > 1980 > > > Satanic Salman > > > > I was finally happy that Salman Rushdie made up for his absence at Jaipur > when he appeared on Indian TV. I don't know what he wrote in Satanic > Verses, but it was satisfying to hear him talk. I have read his other > books. He is a cerebral writer. We don't read much. Then we don't read > much which may cause neuronal fatigue. Finally, even if we manage to read > something of the variety Salman is known for, we don't understand. If that > is the case, why do we get ourselves worked up in a frenzy? Is it because > we don't read enough? Or, is it because reading something even remotely > artistic and intellectual unmasks are mental deficit? We are stilted in > our thinking. Anybody who we feel stigmatises us needs to be stigmatised. > > Forget Salman Rushdie. Let us also forget his ‘verses’ > which the likes of Shahabbudin and Owaisi think were ‘satanic. This > Salman has > been condemned enough for his book. Therefore, he should not be troubled > any > more. Let us talk about the other Salman. Who is he? Ok, just sing > dhinkachika… dhinkachika… dhinkachika… for a few minutes and you will know > which Salman I > mean. He is the same one who drove his car over the unsuspecting homeless > sleeping on a pavement. A few of them died. Nobody was interested after > the > initial outcry. Then he shot a protected animal in a national reserve. He > went > to the court as if he was to receive an award there. I am sure even the > judge > would have had some unexpected excitement to break the monotony of his > routine. > He would even assault his girlfriend sometimes. He can be found in any > cinema > thrusting his pelvis at you. A sensible person would take it as a visual > threat. In contrast, it is a visual delight for millions. He has attained > virtual sainthood among his fans. See, how we sanctify inanities. > > I do not know why one is seen as the Satan and the second > as a saint. The way we treat the two Salmans is a reflection of the > dichotomy in the Indian mind. > > Bharat > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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