Comments on: Vadodara and our crippled freedom http://aninditasengupta.com/2007/05/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/ Delurking Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: N http://aninditasengupta.com/2007/05/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/#comment-127 N Mon, 21 May 2007 13:41:00 +0000 http://aninditasengupta.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/#comment-127 sunrayz: Done!<br/><br/>nithya: I hate the fact that our constitution takes ages to catch up with certain things. sunrayz: Done!

nithya: I hate the fact that our constitution takes ages to catch up with certain things.

]]> By: Sunil http://aninditasengupta.com/2007/05/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/#comment-126 Sunil Fri, 18 May 2007 08:11:00 +0000 http://aninditasengupta.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/#comment-126 Am not soft peddling it here but merely making sure that I stand by my words. Here it is:<br/><br/>http://samhitaa.blogspot.com/2007/05/thinking-beyond-criticism.html<br/><br/><br/>done.<br/>Cheers Am not soft peddling it here but merely making sure that I stand by my words. Here it is:

http://samhitaa.blogspot.com/2007/05/thinking-beyond-criticism.html

done.
Cheers

]]> By: Sunil http://aninditasengupta.com/2007/05/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/#comment-125 Sunil Thu, 17 May 2007 17:08:00 +0000 http://aninditasengupta.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/#comment-125 I had to hop by to see what you had to say about this. And to put it directly, I disagree but I know I have to be more descriptive than that. I’ve just learnt about it and shall gather my thoughts into a possible post. <br/><br/>Before I go wanted to ask you , what makes you say that morality and decency are antiquated notions? And art need not be protected as long as it is art , but when it starts flirting dangerously with pornography it has to cautioned. If not even abuse is expression of speech needing protection. Mind you Im not approving of what’s happened but merely objecting this Grande notion of democracy being expression of speech and other blaady blahs. As I said I shall try to write about it. <br/><br/>And kindly do not mind, not to be disrespectful at all in any manner or mode but this phrase actually made me chortle; country that is hurtling to catch up with the rest of the world. What exactly is a country we are talking about? A few million software engineers, copy editors, media-men typing their thoughts into the black hole of internet ? I had to hop by to see what you had to say about this. And to put it directly, I disagree but I know I have to be more descriptive than that. I’ve just learnt about it and shall gather my thoughts into a possible post.

Before I go wanted to ask you , what makes you say that morality and decency are antiquated notions? And art need not be protected as long as it is art , but when it starts flirting dangerously with pornography it has to cautioned. If not even abuse is expression of speech needing protection. Mind you Im not approving of what’s happened but merely objecting this Grande notion of democracy being expression of speech and other blaady blahs. As I said I shall try to write about it.

And kindly do not mind, not to be disrespectful at all in any manner or mode but this phrase actually made me chortle; country that is hurtling to catch up with the rest of the world. What exactly is a country we are talking about? A few million software engineers, copy editors, media-men typing their thoughts into the black hole of internet ?

]]> By: Nithya http://aninditasengupta.com/2007/05/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/#comment-124 Nithya Wed, 16 May 2007 20:48:00 +0000 http://aninditasengupta.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/#comment-124 It really is awful. I wasn't half as comprehesnive on my post but similarly it enraged me enough immly to write about it. I think you hit the nail on the head - the lack of reliable legal recourse. There are all sorts of injustices all over the world - curtailing freedom of expression is on top of the list for India. But if those sparring cannot rely on a fair and just judicial system, it really is the end of the road.<br/><br/>It seems that as citizens, we just can't win. Either the law is antiquated or even if there's a fighting chance, we're trapped in the web of bureaucracy and corrpution so that we're likely to give up thefight.<br/><br/>You of course are an exception. It really is awful. I wasn’t half as comprehesnive on my post but similarly it enraged me enough immly to write about it. I think you hit the nail on the head – the lack of reliable legal recourse. There are all sorts of injustices all over the world – curtailing freedom of expression is on top of the list for India. But if those sparring cannot rely on a fair and just judicial system, it really is the end of the road.

It seems that as citizens, we just can’t win. Either the law is antiquated or even if there’s a fighting chance, we’re trapped in the web of bureaucracy and corrpution so that we’re likely to give up thefight.

You of course are an exception.

]]> By: Sunrayz http://aninditasengupta.com/2007/05/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/#comment-123 Sunrayz Wed, 16 May 2007 12:58:00 +0000 http://aninditasengupta.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/a-crippled-freedom-the-vadodara-art-controversy/#comment-123 Hi N- I want to share a few thoughts but didn't want to do it in the comments section. Could you send me an email at randomback at gmail dot com? Thanks! Hi N- I want to share a few thoughts but didn’t want to do it in the comments section. Could you send me an email at randomback at gmail dot com? Thanks!

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