Re: [nukkad] The decay of civilisation

["Rohit Mansukhlal" <>]

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Shashi Tharoor like our Arya is out of touch with home realities, his long
stay abroad being
responsible. There is no such thing here as such that may cause ripples.
Forty years ago too
Rajputs would have objected if they found it unacceptable. You need brain
servicing before giving much credence to the fears expressed in this
srticle, perhaps the sponge of your gadget has lost resilience. Aisa bahut
Shashis aya aur apni samaj ke mutabiq likh ke gaya,
ki faraq penda ?

Rohit Zaveri
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On 3/23/08, Maloy Manna  wrote:
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> Excerpts from Shashi Tharoor's column in the Times of India:
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> It is shameful that in a democracy like ours, we have become so vulnerable
> to the pressure of the mob — that those who claim they are offended prevail
> over those who seek to exercise their freedom of expression. Today, in our
> country, it seems the ultra-sensitive are making the rules.
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> We've allowed the narrow-minded to set the terms of the debate, partly
> because our governments, of whatever political hue, lack the courage to
> assert the values embedded in our own Constitution.
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> To the cravenness of politicians, anxious not to alienate every little
> vote bank, must be added the pusillanimity of the elite, who fear that
> somehow the protestors are more authentically desi in their outrage than we
> are in our liberality.
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> Read the article at:
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>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Time_to_stand_up_for_a_tolerant_society/articleshow/2890122.cms
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> ~Maloy
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