tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post7144284423441913511..comments2024-01-03T13:53:38.766+05:30Comments on pareltank: One Bindi - My Talisman against Communal Horrorkochuthresiamma p .jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-3970539846738253892009-02-10T19:07:00.000+05:302009-02-10T19:07:00.000+05:30@ stoic'How far some of them have come away is not...@ stoic<BR/>'How far some of them have come away is not a good topic even for academic discussion'<BR/>naughty:-) no comments. u see i learnt so much from them in my formative years that i cant help being grateful to them. one bad apple does not make the whole bunnch rotten.<BR/>'Would it be better to confer clergy-dom only on those that have lived human life for sufficient number of years; seen kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-22089185550748211802009-02-10T18:05:00.000+05:302009-02-10T18:05:00.000+05:30@ kochuthresiamma p .j.. "But the nuns have come a...@ kochuthresiamma p .j.. <BR/>"But the nuns have come a long way since then"<BR/>How far some of them have come away is not a good topic even for academic discussion.<BR/><BR/>As long as it all remains a job, and not a calling; humans prone to error would err in altars and pulpits.<BR/>Would it be better to confer clergy-dom only on those that have lived human life for sufficient number of yearsA Stoichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657488599907311113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-77598634544596726622009-02-09T01:09:00.000+05:302009-02-09T01:09:00.000+05:30@ stoicpart of my school edcn was in kerala-in a l...@ stoic<BR/>part of my school edcn was in kerala-in a latin catholic school too. true, in those days, the bindi was frowned upon.But the nuns have come a long way since then-i dont attach much importance to prejudices rising from ignornce.<BR/><BR/>u were aked to pray for fr benedict. possibly because all were convinced about his innocence. five years back, the family of those who framed Fr B kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-21543486962136355272009-02-08T22:48:00.000+05:302009-02-08T22:48:00.000+05:30"May be, Madam was not schooled in Kerala?"Sorry, ..."May be, Madam was not schooled in Kerala?"<BR/><BR/>Sorry, say it again? Exactly what did this question mean?Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301993847829758712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-5265510995068320442009-01-31T13:34:00.000+05:302009-01-31T13:34:00.000+05:30I did two years of my schooling in an Upper Primar...I did two years of my schooling in an Upper Primary School run by an order of Latin Catholic nuns. The nuns were not all very enlightened, of course; though I did not know it at the time. [Some of them could not even write Malayalam correctly. Writing SSLC from their own nunnery-schools, passing from their own TTI and being appointed in their own Aided Schools, they were all technically qualifiedA Stoichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657488599907311113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-24251783739088680272009-01-21T11:21:00.000+05:302009-01-21T11:21:00.000+05:30@ eashwarall i'm saying is if democratically elect...@ eashwar<BR/>all i'm saying is if democratically elected govt -be it in india, bosnia, germany or wherever inulges in killing its own people on the basis of religion, caste, culture or ideology, the citizens'd feel very insecure.<BR/>if kerala govt, as you say, indulges in this crime, it not only needs to be condemned in the strongest possible terms, but the culprits need to be brought before kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-10530975714142661032009-01-20T22:00:00.000+05:302009-01-20T22:00:00.000+05:30"Religion is that way of life which seems to bring..."Religion is that way of life which seems to bring the animal out of humans.<BR/>What a paradox isn't it?"<BR/><BR/>I'm not deep into statistics, but I've heard it mentioned (I'm not even sure this is true) that more blood has been shed in the name of religion in the annals of history than in the two world wars put together.<BR/><BR/>If this is true it's time we gave some serious thought as to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-48973106183832087382009-01-20T11:50:00.000+05:302009-01-20T11:50:00.000+05:30”In 2002 March, thousands were killed in Gujarat, ...”In 2002 March, thousands were killed in Gujarat, because they belonged to the category named Muslims”<BR/><BR/>This is a very biased statement. Out of the 1044 killed, 254 were Hindus. Is it just because the numbers of Muslims were more you resort to blame??<BR/><BR/>“But the state decided to do something else before the culprits were apprehended. It decided to organize a systematic decimation Jayashankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351507520683065388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-62168339099561600522009-01-19T05:37:00.000+05:302009-01-19T05:37:00.000+05:30Mr. and Mrs.Iyer had a moving premise, though I wa...Mr. and Mrs.Iyer had a moving premise, though I was a tad bit underwhelmed by Konkona Sensharma's much lauded portrayal of a conservative Tamil Brahmin. <BR/>Have you seen Perumazhakkaalam? I thought that was even more poignant in some ways than Mr. and Mrs.Iyer, both in plot and performances.Sujathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602206543960349999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-26013468833592441862009-01-17T12:47:00.000+05:302009-01-17T12:47:00.000+05:30Dostoevsky, master of human mind, said he does not...Dostoevsky, master of human mind, said he does not believe that a man can be inherently evil.<BR/>I wonder if it true anymore.<BR/><BR/>We have seen so much, been through so much, undergone so much change; that it makes me wonder whether our souls themselves have been corrupted. You wrote long long back about an animal that resides in human hearts. Waiting for a chance to come out.. <BR/><BR/>The one who has loved and losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15738489354623134522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-10623663988645296712009-01-14T21:41:00.000+05:302009-01-14T21:41:00.000+05:30I saw the last 20 minutes of the movie in Rosebowl...I saw the last 20 minutes of the movie in Rosebowl that day but I didnt know the name or the context under which he became Mr Iyer. Makes more sense now.<BR/><BR/>What you wrote in the end really shook me up KT... you dont have to see blood or physical pain to see horror...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-70721400490766484732009-01-13T23:25:00.000+05:302009-01-13T23:25:00.000+05:30No, I don't. Nor surf often. And 'that this world ...No, I don't. Nor surf often. And 'that this world is driven by scientific attitudes' is just a myth. A myth we would all like to believe in. Get down to reality.<BR/><BR/>Or keep holding on to your dreams. To your peril.<BR/><BR/>Paul M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-7108745695041249452009-01-13T15:44:00.000+05:302009-01-13T15:44:00.000+05:30Good post.. I have experienced a minor version of ...Good post.. I have experienced a minor version of this, but it's scary to even think of incidents of this magnitude..Dhanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593715978123445004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-76012692624847492932009-01-13T11:02:00.000+05:302009-01-13T11:02:00.000+05:30Like Paul said, a bindi would've given you securit...Like Paul said, a bindi would've given you security at some place and some time. But the same may act against you in the same place at a different time. No one, whether minority or majority, is safe.Bindhu Unnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188876952238550620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-73014972192443705792009-01-13T07:16:00.000+05:302009-01-13T07:16:00.000+05:30I haven't seen the movie but I understand how you ...I haven't seen the movie but I understand how you must have felt. I can never hear any talk of Modi's development and governance without thinking of what he did in Gujarat. We were in Kochi and I was glued t the TV, a friend (from Gujarat) had sent a CD with some Modi propaganda - I never saw it ... It is difficult to understand how any attempts at justifying raping or killing of little babies beIndian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-51270167721887876362009-01-13T01:44:00.000+05:302009-01-13T01:44:00.000+05:30Great Post.I liked 'Mr and Mrs Iyer' very much too...Great Post.I liked 'Mr and Mrs Iyer' very much too. <BR/>Did you read the retired IPS Officer RB Sreekumar's interview in Malayala Manorama Onapathippu abt Gujarat riots? Somebody should have translated it to English and given more publicity.Arun.N.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-54107531932424791142009-01-12T23:39:00.000+05:302009-01-12T23:39:00.000+05:30@ paul Myes. i used to watch tamas too - cant say ...@ paul M<BR/>yes. i used to watch tamas too - cant say i was upset it was taken off air - used to get tense just to think of having to watching it.truth is always painful.<BR/><BR/>u r right. but to think that we need a bindi or a cross or a purdha to feel safe in this world driven by scientific attitudes - - <BR/><BR/>do u blog? would like to read your posts.kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-6882460484320847492009-01-12T21:07:00.000+05:302009-01-12T21:07:00.000+05:30Grim are the realities that stare at us. Bhishma S...Grim are the realities that stare at us. Bhishma Sahni's 'Tamas' has a scene in which a family that belongs to one religious group risk their lives to protect their neighbours who believe in another religion, in God by another name. 'Tamas' was serialised for national telecast on DD but was taken off the air after somebody in the higher echelons felt it would rekindle old rivalries. Strange, howAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com