An elderly, upper caste Hindu turns a Communist, in the Malayalam play of Thopil Bhasi -- Ningalenne Communist aki. Today at 70, me became Kanhaiya Kumar, a seditionist, a Communist and every other political abuse. In the 1950, Thopil Bhasi wrote a Malayalam play: 'Ningalenne Communist aki (You made me a Communist) under the People's Arts Club, leading to the first freely elected Communist government in Kerala under EMS Namboodiripad. 'They did not correspond to real Communists,' remarked EMS. After 85 days, the play was banned by the government (not EMS government) under the Dramatic Performance Act for being subversive. Today Kanhaiya Kumar is in police custody as a traitor. Wish EMS the gentleman was around at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. In the 70s. Calcutta students buzzed: 'Amar bari, thomar bari, Naxalbari (Your house, my house, Naxalbari); 'Amar naam, thomaar naam, Vietnam (Your name, my name, Vietnam); in 1974, students in Navnirman Movement in Gujarat threw out a corrupt government; followed the Bihar students movement blossoming into JP protests, leading to Emergency and the knock down of Indira Gandhi. Students can surely be proud, they made the critical change. Like today. JNU is shaking us. If students do not protest, none will, not surely a 70 year old me; not anchors; thanks The Indian Express. The Telegraph, The Hindu. In the last few days, police (they are in search for more) pick up a Bihar boy from JNU for sedition and today The Hindu quotes a senior official: 'Delhi police do not have evidence to back their claim that Kanhaiya Kumar was shouting anti-national slogans.' There can and should be a debate on Afzal Guru as Harsh Mander has sensibly argued. Perhaps, the most scary is The Hindu front page report of Kritika Sharma Sebastian: 'Students of JNU ate beef on the campus and worshipped Mahishasur instead of Goddess Durga and hence they are 'anti-nationals', said a Delhi police report on Afzal Guru event held on the campus on Feb. 9. The report reveals how the police have been snooping the campus for the last two years and wanted the authorities to install CCTV cameras on the campus to monitor activities.The Special Branch of the Delhi Police has always kept an eye on the activities of students, student organisations and people who have a stake in JNU...' In the A.K. Ramanujan essay Many Ramayanas, Ravana is also offered prayers. Peeking your and my children; tracking their thoughts; following them; all to be ever in paternalistic Power. Jawaharlal Nehru would not have admitted to blatant indecencies. Say what you may, he was not cheap. In sunset times. Also sunrise times. Always good times. Me became Kanhaiya Kumar. India needs many Kanhaiya Kumars. Many protests.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
HOPE Kanhaiya Kumar
An elderly, upper caste Hindu turns a Communist, in the Malayalam play of Thopil Bhasi -- Ningalenne Communist aki. Today at 70, me became Kanhaiya Kumar, a seditionist, a Communist and every other political abuse. In the 1950, Thopil Bhasi wrote a Malayalam play: 'Ningalenne Communist aki (You made me a Communist) under the People's Arts Club, leading to the first freely elected Communist government in Kerala under EMS Namboodiripad. 'They did not correspond to real Communists,' remarked EMS. After 85 days, the play was banned by the government (not EMS government) under the Dramatic Performance Act for being subversive. Today Kanhaiya Kumar is in police custody as a traitor. Wish EMS the gentleman was around at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. In the 70s. Calcutta students buzzed: 'Amar bari, thomar bari, Naxalbari (Your house, my house, Naxalbari); 'Amar naam, thomaar naam, Vietnam (Your name, my name, Vietnam); in 1974, students in Navnirman Movement in Gujarat threw out a corrupt government; followed the Bihar students movement blossoming into JP protests, leading to Emergency and the knock down of Indira Gandhi. Students can surely be proud, they made the critical change. Like today. JNU is shaking us. If students do not protest, none will, not surely a 70 year old me; not anchors; thanks The Indian Express. The Telegraph, The Hindu. In the last few days, police (they are in search for more) pick up a Bihar boy from JNU for sedition and today The Hindu quotes a senior official: 'Delhi police do not have evidence to back their claim that Kanhaiya Kumar was shouting anti-national slogans.' There can and should be a debate on Afzal Guru as Harsh Mander has sensibly argued. Perhaps, the most scary is The Hindu front page report of Kritika Sharma Sebastian: 'Students of JNU ate beef on the campus and worshipped Mahishasur instead of Goddess Durga and hence they are 'anti-nationals', said a Delhi police report on Afzal Guru event held on the campus on Feb. 9. The report reveals how the police have been snooping the campus for the last two years and wanted the authorities to install CCTV cameras on the campus to monitor activities.The Special Branch of the Delhi Police has always kept an eye on the activities of students, student organisations and people who have a stake in JNU...' In the A.K. Ramanujan essay Many Ramayanas, Ravana is also offered prayers. Peeking your and my children; tracking their thoughts; following them; all to be ever in paternalistic Power. Jawaharlal Nehru would not have admitted to blatant indecencies. Say what you may, he was not cheap. In sunset times. Also sunrise times. Always good times. Me became Kanhaiya Kumar. India needs many Kanhaiya Kumars. Many protests.
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