Comments on: Nandigram: ‘intellectual’ reflections http://ooofbabarey.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/nandigram-some-intellectual-reflections/ Sun, 03 May 2009 05:32:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Pilgrim http://ooofbabarey.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/nandigram-some-intellectual-reflections/#comment-24 The Pilgrim Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:55:27 +0000 http://ooofbabarey.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/nandigram-some-intellectual-reflections/#comment-24 ...."...I am concerned about us, this city, its people, the so called intellectuals, and the self proclaimed intellectuals. Every public face is that of an intellectual these days. I wonder if I could call myself an intellectual simply because I earn a living through lecturing and blog a little. Probably...." it is truly amazing how our thought process matches with each passing day. i have been thinking on these very lines for the past few days...in a larger context about the social fabric of the bengali community, its degeneration and transformation...several thoughts seemingly disjointed...my views are as a disant observer... and as a distant (tho not entrely detached)observer i feel these are n one sense exciting times in Bengal. Why do i say that...three reasons primarly...the sad case of Taslima Nasreen and the complete abdication of the state to stamp its authority on rampant hooliganism on the streets of kolkatta by the lunatic fringe ....Above all Taslima nasreen is a guest in our country and the left is an athiest force, so why give in to religious bigots...just for a few votes.?.. the left prided itself on being different but the taslima case handling shows they are no better than the denerate Congress (Italia)..dont the likes of biman bose realise that pandering to such fanatics is dangerously counter productive in the end...Again much has been written about Rizwanur Rehman and undoubtedly the jury is still out on who the real culprit is...im inclined to believe the expose in the Telegraph...and the less said about human rights activists the better...but its heartening to note hat cvil society rose up as one in utter disgust (irrespective of hindu muslim considerations) and it is this rising that gives hope for the future... that after 50 years we the new generation is ready to obliterate the baggage of partition...but the most important churning happened in Nandigram and it is of such devastating importance that civil society ought to sit up and take notice.. right from the 1970 we always thought that the Naxal activity was a fringe movement outside the mainstream, never having the potential to galvanise the masses...but 37 years hence the movement hasent got weaker, its only grown stronger (in about 150 districts) and for the very first time the masses have been involved in violent mass struggle thru the barrel of the gun, aided and abetted by the maoists..NANDIGRAM IS THE CRUCIBLE THAT HAS PROVEN THE EXPERIMENT and all it will take is a spark for t to ignite again...if we dont take corrective steps in time...The State and society is responsible for this apathy..the collective failure of rational intellectual thoughtand action is starkly evident in allowing a situation to develop without protest for 11 months when the BUPC was hijacked by the moaists...we as a society have become blase to tragedy on a large scale.. but as i said the rizwan case gives us hope... ….”…I am concerned about us, this city, its people, the so called intellectuals, and the self proclaimed intellectuals. Every public face is that of an intellectual these days. I wonder if I could call myself an intellectual simply because I earn a living through lecturing and blog a little. Probably….”

it is truly amazing how our thought process matches with each passing day. i have been thinking on these very lines for the past few days…in a larger context about the social fabric of the bengali community, its degeneration and transformation…several thoughts seemingly disjointed…my views are as a disant observer… and as a distant (tho not entrely detached)observer i feel these are n one sense exciting times in Bengal. Why do i say that…three reasons primarly…the sad case of Taslima Nasreen and the complete abdication of the state to stamp its authority on rampant hooliganism on the streets of kolkatta by the lunatic fringe ….Above all Taslima nasreen is a guest in our country and the left is an athiest force, so why give in to religious bigots…just for a few votes.?.. the left prided itself on being different but the taslima case handling shows they are no better than the denerate Congress (Italia)..dont the likes of biman bose realise that pandering to such fanatics is dangerously counter productive in the end…Again much has been written about Rizwanur Rehman and undoubtedly the jury is still out on who the real culprit is…im inclined to believe the expose in the Telegraph…and the less said about human rights activists the better…but its heartening to note hat cvil society rose up as one in utter disgust (irrespective of hindu muslim considerations) and it is this rising that gives hope for the future… that after 50 years we the new generation is ready to obliterate the baggage of partition…but the most important churning happened in Nandigram and it is of such devastating importance that civil society ought to sit up and take notice.. right from the 1970 we always thought that the Naxal activity was a fringe movement outside the mainstream, never having the potential to galvanise the masses…but 37 years hence the movement hasent got weaker, its only grown stronger (in about 150 districts) and for the very first time the masses have been involved in violent mass struggle thru the barrel of the gun, aided and abetted by the maoists..NANDIGRAM IS THE CRUCIBLE THAT HAS PROVEN THE EXPERIMENT and all it will take is a spark for t to ignite again…if we dont take corrective steps in time…The State and society is responsible for this apathy..the collective failure of rational intellectual thoughtand action is starkly evident in allowing a situation to develop without protest for 11 months when the BUPC was hijacked by the moaists…we as a society have become blase to tragedy on a large scale.. but as i said the rizwan case gives us hope…

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