Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Where have all the intellectuals gone?

Where have you gone, o Bengali intellectuals.... o defenders of the poor and downtrodden... o champions of Nandigram.... protectors of human rights...

Where are you when the body of 65 year old Shaflu Soren lies for 6 days, where his brothers are terrified to approach it? [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-maoist-violence-against-cpm-tmc-cong-give-outside-support/477698/]

Whither Joy Goswami? Whither Mahashweta Devi? Is this not terror? Is this not tyranny? Where is human dignity today?

Where are all my friends in orkut who painted their profiles black for Nandigram? why are your faces beaming back at me today?

Whither Star Ananda? Is this not news?

Is this the Bengal you want to inherit? You are welcome to it...

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