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By: Arundhati Roy: Goddess of Small People « The Asianist

Arundhati Roy: Goddess of Small People « The Asianist — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:21:51 +0000

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By: Peter The Great

Peter The Great — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:42:27 +0000

Dilip D’Souza hates India and even more so he hates the Hindus. What a miserable life he must be living in India, surrounded by practically everything he hates.Perhaps he should go that paradise of freedom and religious tolerance, the Land Of The Pure, for a better life, since he so often in his writings compares it favourably with ‘beastly’ Hindu India. Talk about gratitude and parasites!

By: Arundhati Roy has stirred up a debate, not about Kashmir, but about herself | Leo Mirani | Tracepk – Latest News From All Over the world

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:43:50 +0000

[...] Salil Tripathi writes over at the Index on Censorship blog, “Initially her dissent was seen as admirable, then as a novelty, and now her view is [...]

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Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:01:01 +0000

[...] Tripathi van het blog Index On Censorship vat de reacties van de Indiërs samen: Als de gevoelens die op internet (via Twitter en Facebook) zijn geuit enige indicatie zijn, dan [...]

By: India: Free Speech Or Sedition? :: Elites TV

India: Free Speech Or Sedition? :: Elites TV — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:45:05 +0000

[...] Tripathi at Index On Censorship Blog summarizes reactions of the Indians: If sentiments expressed on the Internet — through Twitter and Facebook [...]

By: Global Voices in English » India: Free Speech Or Sedition?

Global Voices in English » India: Free Speech Or Sedition? — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:38:52 +0000

[...] Tripathi at Index On Censorship Blog summarizes reactions of the Indians: If sentiments expressed on the Internet — through Twitter and Facebook [...]

By: Arundhati Roy has stirred up a debate, not about Kashmir, but about herself | Shopping Store Sites

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:54:39 +0000

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By: sonei

sonei — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:24:52 +0000

hi , i read the article which is according to me doesn’t tell the true story as the space is small. As a person who has been witnessing the complete story through various media sections,journals, articles,editorials referring to sedition,freedom of speech.the following point i have to raise

1) first its not a freedom of speech regarding a writer Roy but an activist roy who is working with a masses of India influencing people in a same way as a politician maybe we can brand it with altruistic and social cause but doest that give a right to incite views of people without rationally bringing out the other aspect or say counter view

2)I guess all the intelligent people should read the exact speech given by her and by Extremist Gelani and desecration caused to the nation was with an intention to incite people to join their side rather than protesting against the issues

3) thirdly she should consider the case of all sections of minority pandits,people from ladakh and then generalize the view

4)India is a democracy of 60-65 years and still a very young one and being such a diverse country with boundaries all around on basis of culture,caste,creed its integration remains intact is very important. In a country like US ,UK which is already developed and has problems completely diverse from India and they can take upper moralistic view on freedom of speech

5)Roy is talking about freedom to create an islamist state i don’t know what kind of freedom she asking for them under Sharia law . if that according to her is freedom of people then nothing more can be addressed through her divisive and polemical view

By: Dilip D'Souza

Dilip D'Souza — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:05:51 +0000

Salil, I am indeed A writer from Bombay, whether I'm THE writer from Bombay is a moot point ... Don't get me wrong, I see nothing wrong with the demand for a plebiscite too, and I think any reasonably mature nation would start making moves towards holding one in Kashmir. (This essay I wrote on this theme won me an unexpected prize 2-3 years ago). No, I only wanted to point out the letter of the UN resolution, because that's one reason India has proferred for not holding the plebiscite all these years. Keep writing.