Saturday 7 June 2014

DECLARE ‘READING AND WRITING’ NON BAILABLE OFFENCE; CURB INTELLECTUAL  PROPRIETY OF WRITING AND READING !LET THERE BE CRUSADE IN FAVOR OF ILLITERACY !
Short list of banned books in India, which have joined the ranks of endangered species, along with the tiger:-

# Nine hours to Rama; author: Stanley Wolpert.
# The Lotus and the Robot; author :Arthur Koestler.
# The Satanic Verses; author : Salman Rushdie.
# The Face of Mother India; author : Mayo,Katherine.
# Nehru,a Political Biography; author Michael Brecher.
# The True Furqan.
# An area of Darkness; author :V.S.Naipaul.
# Rama Retold; author :Aubrey Menen.
# The Hinduism,an Alternative History; author :Wendy Doniger.
Encouraged by his infamous but successful 'Jehad' against scholarly work on Hinduism by Wendy Doniger,Dina Nath Batra of the Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti ,has now declared his crusade against Sekhar Bandyoadhyay's book titled ' From Plasey to Partition :A History of Modern India' ,describing the work as 'most objective account of the period'.Noted Historian Ramachandra Guha,quite logically has said that it would be a 'big blow to Indian democracy and scholarship ' if such books were banned.Instead he has made the suggestion ,symbolizing intellectual discourse,that if Batra did not agree with its contents,he should write his own book refuting Bandyoadhyay's account.It will be very pertinent to point out here,that Batra has publically stated that he will be soon meeting Prime Minister Modi to persuade NDA Government to review in totality existing academics in order to present 'genuine and true perspective of Indian History'.Newly appointed HRD Minister has already stated her policy vision on identical 'grounds'.
While taking into consideration,the vast accessibility of internet technology,where any desired write up can be uploaded and instantaneously distributed, just banning is not going to yield desired results. Needless to say  that most of the supposedly banned stuff is easily available on internet.The million dollar arises, how can Batra and co overcome such sneaky subterfuges ?
The meaningful and purposeful solution is to curb intellectual pursuits of reading and writing.Otherwise also,symbolizing counter productive implications of internet technology,there are very few persons,who can be described as serious one,who read and are also capable to write.
Let intellectual propriety of reading and writing be declared as curse instead of bliss.Let us be 'progressive and bold 'enough to declare literacy-a very dangerous capability.In case,there is no literacy,there can be no writing or reading and subsequently there will be no need for banning books.Let us collectively fight for greater uneducation instead of greater education,more unlearning rather than more learning. Let us be literally wordless with wonder.[SARCASTIC REALISM].

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