The Algebra of Arundhati’s Injudiciousness

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[...By not understanding the `person` behind Arundhati...]

Alright then - you tell us - explain the `person` behind Arundhati....

``For several reasons I have openly expressed my admiration for Arundhati Roy``
That statement you made in the beginning, seems to the only credentials for your claim, if there was one, to being unbiased.

I, for one, do not think that the Sahitya Academy award would have enhanced Arundhatis fame by 0.0001 mm.

Was Jesus Christ in need of a Nobel Prize in Literature? Yet, his speeches inspired his people for generations. Is Mother Therasa so popular only because she is going to be granted `Sainthood`?

Arundhati, IS NO ORDINARY WRITER. Though she clearly outstrips many contemporary writers by her sheer prose, what makes her different, is her strong conviction in what she writes.

Her speeches and writings being only an outwardly expression of what SHE is made off.

Farzana, personally, I feel ashamed and offended at your sheer stupidity and arrogance. By not understanding the `person` behind Arundhati, you have not only undermined, but exposed to debate, your own credentials.

#2 by Saminasha on January 23, 2006 6:48am PT

are you grading her term paper or something? Does she get a D-?


Again, this piece is too tangential and muddled for any clear thesis to emerge


It`s clear as daylight...Usually FV loves AR.... but FV thinks AR was wrong to refuse this award because this isn`t really a government sponsored award.

The reason for rejecting this award is simple. What would you rather have? One lousy certificate and a few thousand rupees from Sahitya Academy, or thousands of dollars in speaking fees on the american lecture circuit?

FV,

Again, this piece is too tangential and muddled for any clear thesis to emerge without great effort on the reader. The arguments and counterarguments are not delineated clearly and instead of conveying the (at least) two perspectives, the piece itself is confusing and fairly unconvincing.

Writers seem to belong to two schools: those who accept awards and those, who for political reasons, don`t. There are equally valid reasons for both stances.

The scolding of Roy is amusing at best....one hopes that other dissident writers will get similar letters of complaint.

I for one is not surprised at Ms Roy`s antics - the lady is just crazy and stupid......

But what happend to FV? Where is the real FV?