[Assam] Arundhoti Roy and India

[Malabika Brahma]

What ever Arundhoti Roy does or whenever she speaks, makes a news. She has her ardent admirers and bashers. Very few people (read Indians), who have heard about her or read her works or her her speeches, have neutral feeling towards her. Either they hate her or love her.
   
  What do netters think about Arundhoti Roy with respect to her frequent criticism about India:
   
  1.       She believes in certain values and would raise her voice against any establishment she believes is going against them.  Since she is an Indian and most of her focus on issues are concerning India/Indians, the establishment of India bears the brunt of her criticism
   
  2.       It is a fashion to be critic. It helps her sell her books, gives her the publicity that she needs. She is one of those Flower Children, Anti Establishment Types from the late sixties. It also earns her frequent invitation from those forums/conferences whereany form of Anti Establishment is the key-note. 
   
  3.       For reasons known to her, she hates anything that is Indian and no matter what, she only sees ills about anything to do with India/Indians.
   
  4.   She believes in calling a spade a spade. But the Indians as a people are too sensitive. Unless you are blowing outright trumpet for India and Indians, Indians will take any comment that is not overtly positive as an act of treason against Mother India. Its not Arundhoti Roy but the nation in general that needs a change of attitude to hear criticism about India and evaluate without jingoist attitude.
   
   

       
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