Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra
I truly feel that there is nothing wrong if the flag bearers of the Indian Right becoming transactional to expand both its appeal n the footprint. Every political movement has to go through that transformation and it serve the movement better if we do that. Here I would like to mention William Dalrymple’s latest book The Golden Road where he claimed that India once shaped the world not by power but by ideas. He went on to add that right from 250 BC to 1200AD, India connected the Red Sea to the South China Sea through trade, art, faith and knowledge. He spoke of how entire world benefitted from us as we were open, confident and rooted. He event went to the extent of calling that space the Indosphere and ignited the question as to why we can’t reclaim that spirit again.
In short, his book, ironically, did more for our civilisational narrative than what many of our own modern writers have managed in past one decade. That brings me to my original assertion that often it takes an outsider to tell our story with the seriousness it deserves. And therein lies the lesson that the Indian Right has to learn and which is as to why we need to be more transactional, to bring in such minds for our cause, political as well as civilisational. Don’t resist but embrace should be the motto wherever possible - reiterating the part “wherever possible” again. That is any day better than having had to deal with phoophas who want red carpet roll out and a call from none other than PM himself or by say RSS chief to do their bit for the cause. Might sounds harsh but stark reality it is…..
https://x.com/alok_bhatt/status/1981961538702647344?t=u4HeG9PWikY8GyQnWunU2A&s=19
This tweet was NOT about Dalrymple’s son but about the need of the ecosystem to reach out to those willing to make amends and whose work - current or future - can help the larger narrative. Responses to the tweet prove my assertion correct. Anyways, I stand by my argument that Golden Road did help the cause of our larger narrative amongst those who were not aware of the factual stuff. At least that book tried to expand the Silk Road narrative of China by including India into it…..and talked of Indosphere. If you are quoting a book that even Indians are not aware of as the response then that itself proves my point right. Anyways each to his own - also I stand by my view that we need to expand our outreach and if it means interacting with those who were abusing us earlier but are trying to make amends now, so be it - basically it proves that we are winning and reclaiming the space……
https://x.com/alok_bhatt/status/1982303428350214468?t=5daq8XkFOOUOkQQGSdeXFg&s=19
Or, readers can be discerning enough to admire the lucidity and the intellectual rigor of The Golden Road WITHOUT subscribing to WD's political pov? But that would mean readers are mature and then how would you tell us what to read and not to read?
I am so done with self-declared conscience keepers judging long time readers like me. People who want to expand their horizons, otherwise known as serious readers, read from ALL sides of am argument and make up their mind. It is a sign of being evolved not gullible. Otoh, people who ask others to not read/watch/listen to the other side are often insecure about their ability to retain thought leadership in a true intellectual competition. Oh, and if you want people to read your book, perhaps not call them naive??
https://x.com/freentglty/status/1979899543451009180?t=0uZOQ7j5unRaCFZxRiUskQ&s=19
When mainstream says "mediocre" they mean "cannot be exploited by corporate overlords". Financial freedom is the chimera they show to keep you working like Boxer the horse in Animal Farm in your peak physical years only to discard when you lose the ability to work 100 hr/week.
https://x.com/freentglty/status/1980072886401688055?t=jNiYn-Smdz95i-voyIKllg&s=19
you are a brain, constantly moving between reality and imagination, between being something fixed and becoming something more. You sense the world but can never be sure it’s not an illusion. You’re imprisoned by your own neural architecture, yet within those invisible walls, you cultivate wild gardens of thought.
https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5093790&post_id=177100067&
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