Re: [Reader-list] A Poem by Faraz
Via: "Baruk S. Jacob"
dear shuddha,
as one of those who is urdu illiterate, thanks for this post. do you know if there are transalated/romanised books of this more political work?
> We need such traitors, many more traitors, and we need them to live
> well and live long, for they alone can save us in India
~ i tend to agree with this in a general sense-the idea that we need critics, 'sedition'(ists) and 'traitors' to constantly remind us of injustice, to make us think, and, hopefully, make us do something about it.
> from the shame we remain complicit in, at least as long as Kashmir
> is held by force in our name.
~a question, though, that has been asked before on this group. is it possible to reach a kashmir solution without the inclusion of the hindus/pandits who were driven out? isn't there injustice there too?
> I hope we can all learn from the quiet and honorable sedition of
> Ahmed Faraz.
~ :) if only. ah well.
dear shuddha,
as one of those who is urdu illiterate, thanks for this post. do you know if there are transalated/romanised books of this more political work?
> We need such traitors, many more traitors, and we need them to live
> well and live long, for they alone can save us in India
~ i tend to agree with this in a general sense-the idea that we need critics, 'sedition'(ists) and 'traitors' to constantly remind us of injustice, to make us think, and, hopefully, make us do something about it.
> from the shame we remain complicit in, at least as long as Kashmir
> is held by force in our name.
~a question, though, that has been asked before on this group. is it possible to reach a kashmir solution without the inclusion of the hindus/pandits who were driven out? isn't there injustice there too?
> I hope we can all learn from the quiet and honorable sedition of
> Ahmed Faraz.
~ :) if only. ah well.
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