Bollywood reacts to book ban
Rohinton Mistry's novel Such A Long Journey has been withdrawn from the Mumbai University syllabus. Bollywood feels a determined, one-track endeavor is required to safeguard the freedom of expression in our country. Read on...
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Bollywood reacts to book banRohinton Mistry's novel Such A Long Journey has been withdrawn from the Mumbai University syllabus. Bollywood feels a determined, one-track endeavor is required to safeguard the freedom of expression in our country. Read on... -
Bollywood reacts to book banGovind Nihalani: In principle, I am against the banning of any work of literature and art. In this case, Such A Long Journey is not banned but has been withdrawn from the syllabus of the Mumbai University. And the Maharashtra government seems to be supporting the withdrawal. This is a very dangerous trend. The freedom of expression in our country is deeply threatened. A determined struggle is required to safeguard it. ( Text: Mid-day) -
Bollywood reacts to book banSudhir Mishra: I am against any ban. I am a big fan of Gandhiji. But I publicly spoke against the ban on the play Mee Nathuram Godse, which presented Godse's view. Those who disagree with the book have every right to write against it and to urge people not to read it. But they can't ban it. -
Bollywood reacts to book banAbbas Tyrewala: (Sarcastically) I feel great. We're a pathetic frightened people. And we need the Sena and the Thackerays as the mirror of our times. This is a reminder of our lack of courage and of our moral degeneration. As always and like everyone else I feel a sense of pointless anger. Not to worry. We'll all get over it in a week. Vote for Aditya. Maharashtra deserves him. -
Bollywood reacts to book banTigmanshu Dhulia: Political parties have the right to call for a ban on the book if they feel it is defaming a certain political ideology. But the VC of Mumbai University took a very un-democratic step by just banning the book without going through the proper process. -
Bollywood reacts to book banSanjay Gupta: I totally condemn this stupidity. It is a shame that all it took was a little arm-twisting and the vice-chancellor gave in. Not the book, his job should be scrapped. This is an all-time low for our democracy when the government is a silent spectator to the mutilation of our education system. -
Bollywood reacts to book banVishal Dadlani: I think it's terribly regressive and shameful. A handful of people are trying to keep us all illiterate. Music, art and all creative forms of expression are and must be allowed to remain above petty politicians and their agendas. If we toe the line, we lose all hope of progress and genuine democracy. -
Bollywood reacts to book banVictor Bannerjee: This ban is a trivial flexing of impudent muscles subjugating bureaucratic impotence. But our disgraceful ban on Salman Rushdie in 1988 has made us look like cowards. Artistic expression in writing is the only 'untouchable' touchstone we must nurture and pamper in this world of opportunism, corruption and cowardice. -
Bollywood reacts to book banChetan Bhagat: This is a way for a political party to get attention. And they've got it. People shouldn't react so much on the issue and give it credibility. It's an old book, in the syllabus for a long time. Obviously no real issue here. I hope voters care about Maharashtra's progress more than such attention-seeking tactics. -
Bollywood reacts to book banRajit Kapoor: Fifty per cent of fiction has characters critical of some social or political structure in some country. Should they not be read? What a shame that our political parties cannot maturely handle criticism! That too in fiction about a cantankerous character. The book should be restored into the syllabus. -
Bollywood reacts to book banPrasoon Joshi: We often underestimate the intelligence of our audience and readers. Any interest group or faction that seeks to protect or ban should respect the discerning ability of the public. Literary expression cannot be made the victim of a limited agenda. -
Bollywood reacts to book banJagmohan Mundhra: I am appalled at the VC's decision to drop the book from the syllabus because of the bullying tactics of a political party. One cannot rewrite pages of history just because they get embarrassing or inconvenient. India cannot call itself a democracy if its artistes don't have freedom of expression.
