tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post6856633101480338884..comments2024-03-19T09:03:49.770+05:30Comments on Shobhaa De: Lipstick on his collarShobhaa Dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610708004901279105noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-69876048320009661062020-09-04T08:03:24.023+05:302020-09-04T08:03:24.023+05:30I am grateful to the owner of this site which real...I am grateful to the owner of this site which really shares this wonderful work of this site.That is actually great and useful information.I am satisfied with just sharing this useful information with us. 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At a time of national crisis, when we have the political class that is legitimately elevated by the system, it makes no sense for civic society--of which successful and relatively leisured elites are necessarily a key component--to throw a tantrum and cry pox on all politicians at the precise time when those politicians need direction and support in doing their job of defending the nation in a manner consonant with the nation's will. That is simply a prescription for inaction, frustration, and an invitation to our enemies to launch bigger and bolder attacks.<BR/><BR/>The lipstick comment should not be taken literally [continues the hypothetical spokesman]--it indicates Naqvi's concern for the seeming intellectual frivolity and concomitant abdication of responsible leadership exhibited by people of Ms. De's class whose fine education, considerable intellectual attainments and rhetorical skill are sorely needed to provide clarity and thought leadership at a time when our enemies are assiduously sowing confusion of purpose in our society.<BR/><BR/>No one grudges Ms. De the enjoyment of the fruits of her honest labor; however one might gently mention that our national value system has always idealized the notion of wealth as guardianship, and exhorts the privileged towards the path of duty and austerity. While these are ideals often observed in the breach, they remain our sole bulwark of defense at this time of existential threat from a determined enemy."Bapa Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096698837462992989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-60289056052263624332008-12-16T15:40:00.000+05:302008-12-16T15:40:00.000+05:30I like your blog. I am blogrolling you!I like your blog. I am blogrolling you!Munmunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407492677821163630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-49373553564802638212008-12-15T00:29:00.000+05:302008-12-15T00:29:00.000+05:30It is very populist to engage in Elite bashing.......It is very populist to engage in Elite bashing.... Of course Mr Naqvi doe snot mean it, as he doe snot anything that he says- he is a politician after all!Dr. Ally Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191162451745534259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-91479759137178318352008-12-14T03:33:00.000+05:302008-12-14T03:33:00.000+05:30Okay, Let me speak about the http://uk.youtube.co...Okay,<BR/> Let me speak about the http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=a5hftcXspHM<BR/><BR/>Gilani a seperatist. Had they been with Pak they would have suffered same underdevelopment and carelessness as pak's Afhgan border. He deliberatley refers to India as Hindhustan, talks about India's friendship with US and Isreal. What is he upto? Does he realize we have largest muslim minority in Asia with equal status(ex-President Of India Abdul Kalam- Muslim).There are mosque and Temple exist in same city,where else such harmon can be found. He is repeated been fed wrong food by Pak counter part, that hadn't been for India, then they would fall prey of attack from array of neighbouring countries like Pak,Uzbe, Russia ....so on. He needs to understand Army is present to protect citizens and not to harm them, we are land of Buddha, Gandhi and Dr.Abdul Kalam.Sathyanarayanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054716992502070685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-30088362668353904292008-12-13T12:58:00.000+05:302008-12-13T12:58:00.000+05:30Very well written. Am sure almost every non-politi...Very well written. Am sure almost every non-politician Indian thinks that way.<BR/><BR/>But Alas, we are not doing anything about it. Wish someone can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-81958203867218478152008-12-11T13:54:00.000+05:302008-12-11T13:54:00.000+05:30You speak about the fact that people should not cl...You speak about the fact that people should not claim to be helpless, but could you suggest one other alternative to make the politicians hear our voice... We all have voices and strong minds backing these voices... but where can we channel it?! Thats the topmost question running across the minds of most educated youngsters!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-25699784237952903452008-12-10T12:26:00.000+05:302008-12-10T12:26:00.000+05:30Agreed, whatever Naqvi said was totally uncalled f...Agreed, whatever Naqvi said was totally uncalled for, but are we to blame him? We all know politicans are irresponsible and totally unwanted people.<BR/><BR/>But tell me one thing, would you have been so outraged if this was not in Taj or Oberoi or even South Mumbai? Mind you, i am a Mumbaikar my self and our home is in Walkeshwar, though i live in Dubai. Aren't we all acting as hypocrites just because we 'could' have been there? I mean lets admit it, i like being called lucky, because if i was to be in Mumbai, i would have been surely in one of those places. But many people get killed everyday in Assam, J & K, Andhra Pradesh and other places like these by terrorists with different agenda. Though i stumbled upon your post when a friend of mine sent me the link on facebook, but i have been forced to think from long that all Indians are plain hyporcrites, including me. I have some views of my own, if you mught have some time:<BR/><BR/>http://moneymunot.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Money L MunotMoney L Munothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909914548767941365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-79597025046595294712008-12-09T17:03:00.000+05:302008-12-09T17:03:00.000+05:30Kudos for this post!Kudos for this post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-11934360801529012092008-12-08T16:25:00.000+05:302008-12-08T16:25:00.000+05:30I completely agree with you. These politicians hav...I completely agree with you. These politicians have no right whatsoever to comment on any class of citizens or their lifestyles. Cause, even a small time politician leads a luxurious life in our country, thanks to the taxes paid by both rich and middle-class. The only way we could answer to these politicians is through the ballot. I think the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls would be interesting to watch!deartushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09912136090758722317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-57052601094484709242008-12-08T15:38:00.000+05:302008-12-08T15:38:00.000+05:30Interesting and hilarious. I do have a question th...Interesting and hilarious. I do have a question though and it is a relevant one. Granted what happened was below any human standard of acceptance, but why is it that the Taj is being made out to be a symbol of India rather than the CST station which carries the Aam junta? Is it not India's middle class which powers India? No offense no any elite, or would be elitist meant here.<BR/><BR/>Why is it that internationally we all saw 1/10th of the footage given to CST as opposed to the Taj which was burnt onto all tv screen everywhere in the world? Since all of you are claiming that it means the same thing including Ms De whether a person dies by gunfire at the Taj or at CST?Faisal.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541096254538852592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-5971452726726642982008-12-08T13:04:00.000+05:302008-12-08T13:04:00.000+05:30Indeed a befitting reply to Mr Naqvi, for whatever...Indeed a befitting reply to Mr Naqvi, for whatever hi is worth. I noticed you addressed him as Mukhtir Naqvi and not Mukhtar.Cool4uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024414607422013773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-23122685186635547332008-12-07T20:19:00.000+05:302008-12-07T20:19:00.000+05:30you are unnecessirily making him popular.does he d...you are unnecessirily making him popular.does he deserve so much of space and debate?He is a nobody and let him remain so.<BR/>vinayVinay.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03021448320910578001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-87088788125018423352008-12-07T17:57:00.000+05:302008-12-07T17:57:00.000+05:30every where in various walks of life we are aquai...every where in various walks of life we are aquainted with such problems.....<BR/>somebody who is sincere in studies is supposed to be in a simple sober attire ...n get up ....<BR/>i ask bloody how come on this earth mental intellect are so related????<BR/>even if they are i seriously dont giv a damn !bhavjothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030347978525148014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-62240969953689300392008-12-07T15:53:00.000+05:302008-12-07T15:53:00.000+05:30whats wrong in being elite?its something everyone ...whats wrong in being elite?its something everyone strives to be and frankly it takes a lot of sincere good effort too..<BR/> <BR/>i cant find any difference between someone killed at CST or at the Taj.for in the end six feet of earth is all that is needed for a man!!Sreelakshmi Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692496255870259632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-44946303847181986432008-12-07T12:01:00.000+05:302008-12-07T12:01:00.000+05:30Why just the politicans? Please read my tribute to...Why just the politicans? Please read my tribute to the Mumbai Attack victims. None of the news papers were willing to carry these to the public and haughtily commented (without even taking a look at these) "we do not print poetry". Can I request you and all others reading this message to take a look? http://seemasahaa.wordpress.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-529714405971426742008-12-07T08:13:00.000+05:302008-12-07T08:13:00.000+05:30All politicians are evil.Congress c for congressc ...All politicians are evil.<BR/><BR/>Congress <BR/>c for congress<BR/>c for corruption<BR/>c for cunning<BR/>c for chamcha<BR/>c for chorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-85597542861351154752008-12-07T08:12:00.000+05:302008-12-07T08:12:00.000+05:30ndtv cnn-ibn star newsDon't trust one thing they s...ndtv cnn-ibn star news<BR/><BR/>Don't trust one thing they say. They are anti-national channels which have collaboration with all foreign companies, so they write against India to make their masters happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-21152267391124545602008-12-07T04:59:00.000+05:302008-12-07T04:59:00.000+05:30right mam, but whom you are addressing, they have ...right mam, but whom you are addressing, they have lost their ears, eyes of shame. BIGDAIL aulad of their fathers, they enjoy all the 'sukh' on public cost, only by entry to business of polict. Most of the are reached their where they dont have to pay for the LIPSTIC they buy for their wifes/kepts. Mufatkhorकुमार विनोदhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558571990487760607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-65480108305009312482008-12-07T01:41:00.000+05:302008-12-07T01:41:00.000+05:30How can our politicians manage time to make such s...How can our politicians manage time to make such stupid talks? I can only imagine an idiot making such a sleezy comment. More than a week has passed and I am still waiting to hear some concrete steps taken to stop such occurences in future. When will they look beyond lipstick and powder I wonder...Niedhiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934370923733677855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-58470340117010530072008-12-07T00:34:00.000+05:302008-12-07T00:34:00.000+05:30Being attired in western attire-lipstick-powder an...Being attired in western attire-lipstick-powder and protesting against politicians or lighting candles (in memory of martyrs) is preferable and more acceptable than being garbed in saintly saffron robes and igniting communal passions and bomb blasts (to kill innocent victims) or hearing pseudo-patriotic politicians making perennial empty promises. Mickie SorabjeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-75463377912498979722008-12-06T22:01:00.000+05:302008-12-06T22:01:00.000+05:30I think the commenters here are on to something. O...I think the commenters here are on to something. Our tendency to be self-centered and not question the previous bombings - which primarily affected the labor class or the faceless Indians has brought us to this stage. I can sense a terrorist's frustration about the ease with which Indian society ignores blasts and goes about its normal task. Whether the blast is in a shanty or in a railway station or at a five star, are we, Indians, willing to hold the politicians accountable the way we did this time? Shobhaa, what do you say? It would be nice to hear a response from you.<BR/>Regards,<BR/>AmitAmit Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830580816311208774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-54404094166820353392008-12-06T21:36:00.000+05:302008-12-06T21:36:00.000+05:30There is some truth in what "Twisted Elegance" her...There is some truth in what "Twisted Elegance" here tries to posit. To a large measure,the Mumbai terror siege was more about what was happening to the right people in the right place at the wrong time if you see what I mean. One of the commentators has,in an earlier entry, said perhaps we would not have been, as a nation, moved enough by a similar incident targetting a shanty colony or labour camp.It's primarily because terror is "in the here and now" of our elitist backyards and neighborhoods that we are essentially, shitting bricks 24/7 and camouflaging it through defiant soliloquys in our blogs. <BR/>As an aside and with all due respect, Shobha tai, there are those of us who are deeply ashamed of Bollywood cinema and would go to great lengths distancing our culture and thought processes from it. Flaunt our billionaires, management graduates, IITians- oui, maybe but Bollywood actors, hell no!<BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-31362028545185855752008-12-06T21:09:00.000+05:302008-12-06T21:09:00.000+05:30The class of politicians will never learn!!Naqvi h...The class of politicians will never learn!!Naqvi has made his place in history!<BR/>PS:look at that loser rane rant!!sad..obssesorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874684049009659315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-25196265614341153802008-12-06T20:48:00.000+05:302008-12-06T20:48:00.000+05:30This is a fitting reply to reverse-classists like ...This is a fitting reply to reverse-classists like Naqvi. I dont even know how Naqvi can claim himself to be in working-class. <BR/><BR/>Some people make so many dumb judgments about others based on their class, gender or in Shobhaji's case beauty! Putting lipstick does not mean that their opinions are trashy or they don't have a voice.<BR/><BR/>Well, as they say, can you put lipstick on a male-chauvinistic-pig??? :-)കിഷോർ:Kishorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908242236235199125noreply@blogger.com