LAZINESS OF ELITE ANTI-CASTEISM EXPOSED
Garga Chatterjee
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2013-01-30 13:30
Whatever else it is, this is not a good time to be Ashis Nandy. In this age of ether, when spoken words travel faster than sound leaving comprehension behind, it is not surprising that some ‘casteist’ words of Ashis Nandy, spoken by him at a literary festival, have been taken up by the chatterati. Token anti-casteism, like token anti-communalism, is one of the easiest paths to salvation for this elite chatterati. But even in the Bengali month of Magh, the Kumbho Mela is too plebian for the comfort of such folks. No wonder, so many have chosen to sanctimoniously pounce on his statement, as a Plan B.