tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post115777573329692051..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: In Spite of the Gods: Edward Luce on IndiaJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-86042802560515864062010-12-07T22:18:47.440+05:302010-12-07T22:18:47.440+05:30GREAT BOOK.. MUST READ FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR IND...GREAT BOOK.. MUST READ FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR INDIAUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558049129890133478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-80932974801628464822010-07-21T21:20:18.951+05:302010-07-21T21:20:18.951+05:30All the people arguing that the article is mislead...All the people arguing that the article is misleading or what not!....you know who you guys are, you are the same ppl that the author in the book talks about "hypocrists". SO just shut up and enjoy the book...oh and btw he is not considered a "journalist" to whoever that said that this shouldn't be allowed in the name of journalism...<br />Grow up and just read the book for what it's worth.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545651023081378329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-864408969966869012010-02-05T18:19:04.873+05:302010-02-05T18:19:04.873+05:30Edward Luce has done a very commendable job. His a...Edward Luce has done a very commendable job. His appraisal of modern India is excellent. No Indian could have done it so beautifully. I congratulate him for understanding India so well.<br />However, he omitted the fact that the rise of Hindu fundamentalism owes its origin to the unnecessary support to the obsolete and out of tune Khilafat movement.Rama Kanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327519171963972247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-40546476043094861402007-11-15T06:18:00.000+05:302007-11-15T06:18:00.000+05:30WHAT A BRILLIANT WRITER ! I TOTALLY AGREE WITH EVE...WHAT A BRILLIANT WRITER ! I TOTALLY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING MR LUCE HAS WRITTEN ABOUT MODERN INDIA , THE SUFFERING OF MINORITY UNDER THE RISE OF HINDU NATIONALISTS WITH THEIR FASCIST AND RACIST IDEOLOGY AGAINST THEIR FELLOW INDIANS . HOW CAN THESE PEOPLE THEN GO HOME AND PRAY TO THEIR GODS ? "IN SPITE OF GODS" , WHAT A BRILLIANT WRITER !vallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01646980680918001355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-53953209495834358522007-10-14T23:28:00.000+05:302007-10-14T23:28:00.000+05:30I am still enjoying this book.It brings in so much...I am still enjoying this book.It brings in so much to ponder about.Two things which i would like to point out.Mayawati has been mentioned as the first woman chief minister of U.P.actually Mrs Sucheta Kriplani is the first Woman chief minister of U.P.The other is Durga,to my mind is not wife of Shiva.Parwati is.But iam not very thorough on hindu mythology so i am not sure.Thanks this book is an absolute delight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-16699419363234038412007-06-06T01:12:00.000+05:302007-06-06T01:12:00.000+05:30This is June 2007. I bought the book from Amazon a...This is June 2007. I bought the book from Amazon and read it. As an Indian I really enjoyed reading the book.<BR/><BR/>Luce did his homework. His knowledge of many matters, not the least of which is History, is amazing. I found his analysis of the past, the present, and the assessment of the future convincing; I don't have enough knowledge myself to judge them accurate. <BR/><BR/>I believe that religion is a big stumbling block for India, probably more so for India than any other country, past or present. Although Luce implied it, he didn't explore that aspect (Probably a wise choice. I am sure he doesn't mind his book burnt as long as it is bought.) Since he compared India's progress with the Chinese a lot, he could have compared the reason why China doesn't have as big a handicap as India when it comes to religion. <BR/><BR/>Since I don't read ahead when I am trudging through a book, I was hoping that there would be a chapter, at least, that justifies the title. Alas, there never was.<BR/><BR/>-Dr.GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-27004634028675369192007-05-01T07:34:00.000+05:302007-05-01T07:34:00.000+05:30i find it amusing to say the VERY least that some ...i find it amusing to say the VERY least that some of the reply posts in here are very racist and bordering offensive. asians/indians would not be able to rule the world as one domanant race if they knew what contraception was and used it! it makes me sick to see all this WE WILL RULE hitler type gibberish. this world has a voice and if i may be that voice then so be it.<BR/><BR/>also the gods you speak of quite honestly do not exsist nor do any gods for that matter nor do devils or satan. demons however do and vanity is one of those demons you must combat to reach enlightenment. <BR/><BR/>oh and the book well what can i say totaly overdramatised sorry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-83569363634170212132007-04-05T01:07:00.000+05:302007-04-05T01:07:00.000+05:30i hope the Sri Lankan's arent too upset about thei...i hope the Sri Lankan's arent too upset about their island being left off the mapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-32020275379483785262007-03-04T13:07:00.000+05:302007-03-04T13:07:00.000+05:30Interesting book, with scores of interviews to re...Interesting book, with scores of interviews to reveal behind the scenes activities in political, administrative fields, and problems faced by an average Indian in his daily life, An excellent mirror showing us the warts and all.<BR/><BR/>However of late it has been fashionable for the neo-economists to decry the Nehruvian era, be it the stress on industrialization, building steel plants, irrigation projects, thermal plants, huge multipurpose dams etc. And of course the Nehruvian brand of socialism with license raj has been termed as the root cause of all our economic evils including the slow rate of growth.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately very few stop and think as to what would have been India’s fate without these infrastructural inputs Undoubtedly we would have been a basket case as Pakistan is, looking for hand outs by the US for toeing their line. <BR/><BR/>Luce has brushed away the major irrigation projects as a few crumbling dams. May be he visited Tajewala barrage built in 1873 on Yamuna river in Gangetic basin. or did not visit any. and went by hearsay. While only 4 major projects were built during pre-independence era viz. Grand Anicut near Chennai in 1889, Bhandardara in 1924 and Mettur in 1934, post-independence saw 4291 major, medium and small dams which generated not only power but also provided valuable water for irrigation , ushering in the green revolution and made India self sufficient in food resources <BR/><BR/>R.C.Acharya.<BR/>Former Member,<BR/>Railway Board<BR/>New Delhi <BR/>Email : acharya@bol.net.inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3834403404677076852007-02-26T16:21:00.000+05:302007-02-26T16:21:00.000+05:30Religion blocks progress ! No exceptions !Religion blocks progress ! No exceptions !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-82325591910099638002007-02-22T11:24:00.000+05:302007-02-22T11:24:00.000+05:30very catchinh title.A must read.very catchinh title.A must read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1171040705310118032007-02-09T22:35:00.000+05:302007-02-09T22:35:00.000+05:30why "inspite of the gods"? what is his point...is ...why "inspite of the gods"? what is his point...is he trying to say that the gods(which is clearly a reference to hindusim) held back India for so many years?and india has risen inspite of the gods<BR/><BR/>or is it supposed to mean that despite religion, the journey/rise hasn't been exactly smooth...as if to say "hey, lots of prayer to lots of gods..isn't helping all that much"<BR/><BR/>is it a reference to the phrase "the hindu rate of growth"?<BR/><BR/>it is atleast partly, a title designed to catch the eye of the westerner who doesn't know a lot about India(the vast majority)...whose only association with the word India would be curry,bollywood,gods and possibly cricket<BR/><BR/>well, i guess even the "development economists" of the world have to do their marketing right and think of their retirement funds....but it really annoys me to have my religion reduced to "a bunch of gods"<BR/><BR/>him feeding of the stereotype is a slight in itself...no matter what meaning he was trying to convey with the title.and i just can't think of any way the title is complimentary of hinduism<BR/><BR/>irreverence to religion from development economist types is quite common-its seen as "backward".however, everyone knows that religion is a touchy issue...jokes don't really go down that well here-luce shd have known better<BR/><BR/>i'm really annoyed. if Mr Edward Luce was in front of me right now,he'd get a sock in the face from a "strange indian"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1167066120478182872006-12-25T22:32:00.000+05:302006-12-25T22:32:00.000+05:30It is "because of gods" by then and in future indi...It is "because of gods" by then and in future india would lead the Human race.<BR/><BR/>I object to the title inspite og Gods !!!<BR/><BR/>She has a age-old tradition,culture & sprituality which graces the whole human race.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with most of the contents but agree few of them.<BR/><BR/>The Autor has comfortably hidden many facts, he is trying to protray india bad to her sons & to the whole world, we cannot tolerate such ridiculous writing in the name of "Journalism" .<BR/><BR/>Even the very title is hurting the <BR/>feelings of we indians.<BR/><BR/>I would post a long list of objections against this book some time later(may be couple of days).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1157952497502923312006-09-11T10:58:00.000+05:302006-09-11T10:58:00.000+05:30Thanks for posting the review Jai. It is an inters...Thanks for posting the review Jai. It is an intersting write up, one that mixes review and interview so skillfully.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126007565300598871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1157916550231221282006-09-11T00:59:00.000+05:302006-09-11T00:59:00.000+05:30Thanks for the review. I looked the book up on Ama...Thanks for the review. I looked the book up on Amazon, they are removing the "strange" from the title in the American version (date of release Jan 2007) :-)<BR/><BR/>I must pick up this book.<BR/>ggggophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152025930955161430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1157877233363965372006-09-10T14:03:00.000+05:302006-09-10T14:03:00.000+05:30Mrs Basu-Luce did the best single sentence review ...Mrs Basu-Luce did the best single sentence review I ever heard of The Sexual Life of Catherine M - to wit: "She slept with so many people and there was no guilt, no remorse!"<BR/>DDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1157790810226329402006-09-09T14:03:00.000+05:302006-09-09T14:03:00.000+05:30i think i must read it..seems to be a good booki think i must read it..seems to be a good bookmayankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846431002556429479noreply@blogger.com