IN RESPONSE TO A QUERY BY THE BRILLIANT SUTANU CHATTERJEE
Sugata Bose : Feel disturbed in work and sleep five times a day over the blaring loudspeaker. Upsets concentration, induces distraction.
Sugata Bose : I am not a Muslim. Then why must I be subjected to the call for prayer over the loudspeaker five times a day that upsets my work and rest?
Sugata Bose : Being woken up at 4 a.m. by the Azaan isn't funny, nor being deluged by the Sankeertan, both over blaring loudspeakers.
Sutanu Chatterjee : But Sir ,in your earlier post ,there was no mention of the SANKEERTAN ,why did you add it now??
Sugata Bose : Shaikh Abdul Alim has raised this issue of the Sankeertan in a comment opposing my earlier post. Have a look at it. I have only been fair to all concerned parties in expanding the scope of the discourse, although, in a rather unfair asymmetrical manner, I dare say, in so far as laying the counter-blame on the Hindus is concerned. But then, introspection and self-correction are always the best and most desirable elements in the arsenal of a renascent people. As such, we, Hindus, will emerge stronger from learning from our adversarial critics about our shortcomings and from our consequent rectification of such.
Sutanu Chatterjee : Sugata Bose Sir ,since when hath this ignominy befallen thee? That you of all persons have mixed up medicine with malady ?
Sugata Bose : No, no, not at all, Sutanu. But one has to address issues in as liberal a way as possible so as not to alienate the audience immediately, making them impervious to future reasoning on a graded basis for their gradual understanding and the erosion thereby of their intransigent stand on unreasonable religious principles. The cause of lifting humanity out of the morass of archaic absolutist injunctions of prophets and messengers is thereby served better and the larger cause of human welfare better catered to and not defeated outright as would be its fate if over-aggressive righteous stance is adopted to pulverise opposition through superior logic, clarity of conception and verbal exposition thereof. I hope to have made my point for your uncluttered understanding.
Sutanu Chatterjee : Entry through sword ,horses ,blood and treachery can never be assimilated in the system as balm ,one must delve back into history ,to realise true Hinduism ,it was not a religion ,but a way of life ,which when at its pinnacle shone brightly over the world sky ,till hooves and swords tore it asunder.
Sugata Bose : Allow me to bolster the dialogue above by inserting this comment as yours, obviously, there.
Sugata Bose : Feel disturbed in work and sleep five times a day over the blaring loudspeaker. Upsets concentration, induces distraction.
Sugata Bose : I am not a Muslim. Then why must I be subjected to the call for prayer over the loudspeaker five times a day that upsets my work and rest?
Sugata Bose : Being woken up at 4 a.m. by the Azaan isn't funny, nor being deluged by the Sankeertan, both over blaring loudspeakers.
Sutanu Chatterjee : But Sir ,in your earlier post ,there was no mention of the SANKEERTAN ,why did you add it now??
Sugata Bose : Shaikh Abdul Alim has raised this issue of the Sankeertan in a comment opposing my earlier post. Have a look at it. I have only been fair to all concerned parties in expanding the scope of the discourse, although, in a rather unfair asymmetrical manner, I dare say, in so far as laying the counter-blame on the Hindus is concerned. But then, introspection and self-correction are always the best and most desirable elements in the arsenal of a renascent people. As such, we, Hindus, will emerge stronger from learning from our adversarial critics about our shortcomings and from our consequent rectification of such.
Sutanu Chatterjee : Sugata Bose Sir ,since when hath this ignominy befallen thee? That you of all persons have mixed up medicine with malady ?
Sugata Bose : No, no, not at all, Sutanu. But one has to address issues in as liberal a way as possible so as not to alienate the audience immediately, making them impervious to future reasoning on a graded basis for their gradual understanding and the erosion thereby of their intransigent stand on unreasonable religious principles. The cause of lifting humanity out of the morass of archaic absolutist injunctions of prophets and messengers is thereby served better and the larger cause of human welfare better catered to and not defeated outright as would be its fate if over-aggressive righteous stance is adopted to pulverise opposition through superior logic, clarity of conception and verbal exposition thereof. I hope to have made my point for your uncluttered understanding.
Sutanu Chatterjee : Entry through sword ,horses ,blood and treachery can never be assimilated in the system as balm ,one must delve back into history ,to realise true Hinduism ,it was not a religion ,but a way of life ,which when at its pinnacle shone brightly over the world sky ,till hooves and swords tore it asunder.
Sugata Bose : Allow me to bolster the dialogue above by inserting this comment as yours, obviously, there.
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