tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973084986961701552.post2277589311082800039..comments2024-01-09T17:15:27.268+05:30Comments on black-and-white fountain: Breathing in Colour by Clare Jayblack-and-white fountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580690922447351876noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973084986961701552.post-87422426758563276602009-09-28T12:32:00.320+05:302009-09-28T12:32:00.320+05:30It’s depressing to know that India has been descri...It’s depressing to know that India has been described as dirty, dangerous and much worse in the book. It is the way the west perceives India. No matter how far we go in economics and else, India to the ‘white world’ is, and will, for a long time to come, remain infra dig. And this jaundiced view raises my hackles too. We may have our complaints and grievances inside the family, but when an outsider attempts to point fingers and berate us, it makes me livid. For all its inconsistencies, India is still ours. Reminds me of the punch line for a popular snack brand – teda hey par mera hey. <br />Interestingly, there is a reference to India in Hashim Mathir’s, In the country of men, where in India has been referred to as ‘one of the most illustrious countries in the world’. Perhaps, it takes the sensibilities of a suppressed people from a nation like Libya to recognize the glory of a country like India.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com