From: dchatterjee@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Bengali culture for net.bhadraloks
Date: 29 Dec 92 14:08:25 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

>In article <1hot6fINN8on@menudo.uh.edu>, mece1e3@Jane.UH.EDU writes:
> :-) :-)
> 
>>  (1) What is Bengali literature ? 
> 
> Grad students producing some crap
> 
>>
>>  (2) How is Rahul Sankirtyan different from Saratchandra or Satinath Bhaduri ?
>>
> 
> Sankirtyan has religion in his name
> 
>>  (3) In what class can you place Bhibhutibhusan Bandhopadhyay ?
>>
> 
> The residentially handicapped Bihari
> 
>>  (4) How did Victoria Okampo influence Tagore ?
>>
> 
> A case for sexual harrasment a la Anita Hill in the Indian Supreme Court
> by the SCI readers
> 
>>  (5) What is the place of magical realism in Bengali literature ???
>>
> 
> The realization that realism is actually magical
> 
>>  (6) Talking about culture, what exactly is Bengali culture ? Is it the 
>>      " babu " culture or is it a sum-total of everything ? Rather how do
>>      you define culture ? If Tagore was a Bengali, the why did he use the
>>      piano to compose tunes to his songs ? (He used the traditional Bengali
>>      instruments as a later addition.)
>>
> 
> Piano is more costly.
> 
> 
>>  (7) Is Debabrata Biswas a classical Rabindrasangeet singer ?
>>
> He never sang Rabindrasangeet as by definition Rabindrasangeet is what
> Vishwabharati thinks it is.
> 
>>  (8) How about movies ? Did you read Satyajit's: Our Films, Their Films ???
>>      Who influenced Ray to make movies in Bengali, and, in what year ?????
>>
> Deb Chatterjee in his previous birth
> 
>>  (9) What about contemporary Bengali literature ? Is it "apasanskriti" or
>>      Ganasanskriti ?????? Why and why not ????
>>
> Hanuman Sanskriti
> 
>>  (10) Did you read the translated/ edited version of Jaydev's "Geetgovinda" ?
>>       (I read the edited one, and, found it according to Ganashakti's
>>        cultural-barometer - quite putrid. Should it be banned ???)
>>
> 
> It may be redirected to Playboy
> 
>>  (11) In which dynasty did the teracotta culture (did you go to Bhirbhum and
>>       Bankura) come to Bengal (Rahrbhum) ??? (tarashankar !!!)
>>
> 
> The forgotten dynasty
> 
>>  (12) Why do you / or do you not think Bengali femails (8-)) are sexy ????
>>
> 
> Because Deb told me so
> 
>>  (13) What is the main contribution of Jibonananda to Bengali poetry ???
>>
> To teach the poets how to die under a tram car
> 
>>  (14) Who is the only poet after Jibonananda, to write in no-rhyme style
>>       and win accolades ????? (He was also a marxist. No, not Sukanta !!!)
>>
> 
> Me, Me, Me !!!!!!!!!
> 
>>  (15) The CPI(M) party just managed to spend quite a lot of money in the
>>       recent "Vidyasagar" divas !!!!! (It is Vidyasagar whom they ascribed
>>       in 1969, along with the Naxalites, as spy of the British Imperialism.
>>       What do you think of that ???)
>>
> 
> 
> Today's enemy is tomorrow's friend
> 
> Arindam


  The *moderated* sci.lang.bengali - whatever that means - in the name of
  Subroto Mukherjee (INTUC leader) and Monoranjan ...... (CITU leader), must
  be a sudden reaction to the separatist attitudes that has been shown by
  Tamils and Telegus and Kannadigas. Surprising ! Trepidations of morbid
  intellect !!! It is surprising to note that we cannot show an iota of self
  respect - turning with our naked, unclean behind to the sun - and crying for
  democracy ! It is precisely because of this secessionist attitude that India
  will get *f**** by Pakistanis and we shall continue to give equal rights and
  freedom to persons who are basically terrorists, fundamentalists and swines
  of the gutter. Yes, my words are quite offensive. When people who are wise 
  are treated in equal terms with that of criminals and hypocrites, the world
  will go out of its orbit and sun and moon shall exchange places.

  Actually we (Bongs) have gotten *f**** by Gopalkrishna Gokhlae. The famous
  statesman had said:

  " What Bengal thinks today, the rest of India thinks tomorrow."

  This ego boosting, valid in early 20th century, has turned Bengalis into
  incompetent, egocentric talking hormones. Just look at other states and then
  compare them with W.B. What in the name of blazes do you see ? Is the Central
  Govt. to take *all* the blame ?????

  The rigor-mortis of intellectualism - is the present day Bengali culture.

  It simply sucks - what is going on in current-day Bengal. I am sure of one
  thing; that is "sci.lang.bengali" - will only praise and kiss each other's
  dirty behind, because *once upon a time* there were G--R--E--A--T Bengalis
  like Tagore, Vidyasagar, J.C.Bose, Ashutosh Mookherjee and on and on and on..

    - good luck,

      deb chatterjee
    (a good samaritan) 
  
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