I am terribly
unconcerned about what is being reduced to pulp and the ensuing protest by
India’s ineffectual intellectuals. There are two reasons:
Firstly the Indian tradition
of argumentation were mostly elitists, actions if ever were self serving
this is because it traces its nuances and skills from temple squatters
traditions which was almost always devoid of reality of surrounding or acute
existential angst of people. This deviance is being hallowed by likes of
Amartya Sen, not denying there is some truth to it but the overwhelming factor
is that these were superficial to the surrounding as also mostly fell short of intellectual
rigour and discipline (some like Shankaracharya was flash in the pan of
2500years old history). The otherworldly concerns were nothing but elaborate jokes.
The reason why myths are given importance over facts since if you look at the
facts there is nothing to point to the contributions of mediocre people. Thus there
is no framework of intellectual presence in public space. Most critically, common
people have instinctive distrust for intellectuals as they know these are self serving
scoundrels who have congenital skills of twisting views in whichever direction that
pleases. There is no tradition of earnestness as also their preoccupations with
grand worldviews don’t find any resonance with people. We are now therefore reduced
to talking shops of conniving knuckleheads; grievous social concerns are
handled by market, lawyers, actors, brands so on as part of parampara. It about humility and entertainment.
Secondly, the question
is not what is being pulped by the grandest publisher. The question is what is not
being published. The question is also what the media ignore. The question is
also deviant nature of society. Publishers like market media are driven by concerns
of profit, in Indian context it means amazing crass considerations, pandering to
dominant views. Essentially it is a self-serving structure that leads to aggrandisement
and grand omniscience of worth.
Every issue and concern
of Indian elites falls woefully short of the reality and smack of hypocrisy and
vulgar exaggeration. Whatever skills they may employ to attach to international
narrations, the reality of India will not leave them. Indeed this is more than
racism as the world understands, because in racism there is a tell tale sign of
target, the difference is obvious but caste system that has completely dehumanised 'Dalits' and created a crude structure is targeting people who are no different. To
target people who are racially similar and to commit genocide on them need
unique civilizational skills. Also genocide here is not killing (probably the
reason why the outsiders don’t get it, and temple squatters fake vegetarianism
as sign of nonviolence!!), it is acute disparities and discrimination that is
sought to be perpetuated over generations. If you are anywhere associated with Indian
media that propagates these distinctions through matrimonial columns, complete blackout of issues of marginalised and carry genocide reminding surnames then you too are culprit and have
no right to take high moral ground.
Yesterday UN report on North
Korea was out, the commentators were horrified by the kind of atrocities committed
on people. Among other things that are being quoted as sign of horrifying
reality is that 23% of children are malnourished. Well in India its more than
double that figure, and in Indian context this is not even horrifying, one squatter charlatan appearing on TV in all humility of shudh acharan and elaborating that you have to pour mustard oil on
gods statue to prevent enemies while ‘pure ghee’ should be poured only for good
work. We need UN report on this.
Mediocre India is here to capture the world!! Ye Doniger mue kahan se tapak padi??
