Comments for Meena Kandasamy http://meenu.wordpress.com A blog by a 25-year-old tamil woman obsessed with dr.ambedkar's dream of caste annihilation. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:26:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Book Review: Sam’s Story by Elmo Jayawardene by dinesh kumar http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/book-review-sams-story-by-elmo-jayawardene/#comment-3983 dinesh kumar Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:26:58 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=715#comment-3983 tried to divide our country,that would sound like evoking sympathy,as their good old country was ravaged by purposeless people. the illogic of our country is glaring and is at the root of the unease and the brute criminality. they might love their country too much to watch it split into two,in that case,they have to allow a true secularism to begin,with every culture represented. not being able to do that,yet wanting to retain supremacy,that is the sinhalese curse. it is a simple issue,the sinhalese cannot prevent eelam,and there will be a lot of tamils in their area,they will have to provide secularism or else it will turn into a minor india pakistan. the only real and permanent solution would be a secular democracy like ours but in the last phase of the war,the sinhalese put paid to that chance. there is no way that the tamils can now live without eelam. if the lankans had had patience and brains,they would have been transparent during the last phase of the war and would have also allowed a secular democracy. tried to divide our country,that would sound like evoking sympathy,as their good old country was ravaged by purposeless people.
the illogic of our country is glaring and is at the root of the unease and the brute criminality.
they might love their country too much to watch it split into two,in that case,they have to allow a true secularism to begin,with every culture represented.
not being able to do that,yet wanting to retain supremacy,that is the sinhalese curse.
it is a simple issue,the sinhalese cannot prevent eelam,and there will be a lot of tamils in their area,they will have to provide secularism or else it will turn into a minor india pakistan.
the only real and permanent solution would be a secular democracy like ours but in the last phase of the war,the sinhalese put paid to that chance.
there is no way that the tamils can now live without eelam.
if the lankans had had patience and brains,they would have been transparent during the last phase of the war and would have also allowed a secular democracy.

]]> Comment on Books and Blogging: My Side of the Story by On Books. « NotionsCapital http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/books-and-blogging-my-side-of-the-story/#comment-3977 On Books. « NotionsCapital Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:56:16 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-3977 [...] by critic and poet Meena Kandasamy, at The Digital Public Sphere: Books in the Age of New Media, Oct. 15, 2009, Iowa City Public [...] [...] by critic and poet Meena Kandasamy, at The Digital Public Sphere: Books in the Age of New Media, Oct. 15, 2009, Iowa City Public [...]

]]> Comment on Silence may be costly, hence this post by rick http://meenu.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/silence-may-be-costly-hence-this-post/#comment-3972 rick Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:05:43 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=465#comment-3972 not only in this college....every college there used to be this problem........there is always a hell might be waiting after all silence...it also comesout or dont comeout based on the individual.......what happens if all get this hell waiting to deploy hiding in them......there will be another war.....war is not new to every one in this caste.......if war they want ...they will be smelling their own blood in this tamil sand..........see .....u know what some cheap guys do.......ill say in quotes.................."one cheap guy will come and ask the individual :hey r u thevar cast.......he too will say yes or will say not to mention........suddenly this cheap guy will bring a word tht "r u ppl so great huh...what u will do kill.....now come on... kill me if u have the guts"............see......this is how the prob starts.......i ve seen incidents like this.......this prob happens every where......but by chance this law college prob came out.....when r u press ppl gonna bring out all the probs tht happens........... thx. me to belong to thevar cast. not only in this college….every college there used to be this problem……..there is always a hell might be waiting after all silence…it also comesout or dont comeout based on the individual…….what happens if all get this hell waiting to deploy hiding in them……there will be another war…..war is not new to every one in this caste…….if war they want …they will be smelling their own blood in this tamil sand……….see …..u know what some cheap guys do…….ill say in quotes………………”one cheap guy will come and ask the individual :hey r u thevar cast…….he too will say yes or will say not to mention……..suddenly this cheap guy will bring a word tht “r u ppl so great huh…what u will do kill…..now come on… kill me if u have the guts”…………see……this is how the prob starts…….i ve seen incidents like this…….this prob happens every where……but by chance this law college prob came out…..when r u press ppl gonna bring out all the probs tht happens………..

thx.
me to belong to thevar cast.

]]> Comment on Books and Blogging: My Side of the Story by Mircea http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/books-and-blogging-my-side-of-the-story/#comment-3969 Mircea Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:16:58 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-3969 Meena, Since this comments section appears to be a fan thread, let me add my name as a dedicated reader of your blog, as well as of your poetry and nonfiction. Any chance you'll do a reading or appearance somewhere in the Boston area during your stay in the US? Good luck with everything! Best wishes, Mircea Raianu Meena,

Since this comments section appears to be a fan thread, let me add my name as a dedicated reader of your blog, as well as of your poetry and nonfiction. Any chance you’ll do a reading or appearance somewhere in the Boston area during your stay in the US? Good luck with everything!

Best wishes,
Mircea Raianu

]]> Comment on Books and Blogging: My Side of the Story by Jay http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/books-and-blogging-my-side-of-the-story/#comment-3966 Jay Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:50:03 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-3966 You're a really good writer, vivid, clear, direct, coherent, from the heart through the head. And you recognize that when things change, they change; the important thing is to recognize the reality and figure out what it will mean, not to mourn and fight to keep what is going and gone. You’re a really good writer, vivid, clear, direct, coherent, from the heart through the head.

And you recognize that when things change, they change; the important thing is to recognize the reality and figure out what it will mean, not to mourn and fight to keep what is going and gone.

]]> Comment on Books and Blogging: My Side of the Story by Meena Kandasamy http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/books-and-blogging-my-side-of-the-story/#comment-3965 Meena Kandasamy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:34:39 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-3965 @Matt, thank for the message. Nice actually that someone meets me in real life, and then sees my blog. It is always the other way around. No, that dear man was really not rude to me, sorry if the meaning has come out that way. He felt bad too, I think, and that's why he also consoled me, reasoning that the Tamil Tigers managed to last for nearly a quarter century.. @Matt, thank for the message. Nice actually that someone meets me in real life, and then sees my blog. It is always the other way around.

No, that dear man was really not rude to me, sorry if the meaning has come out that way. He felt bad too, I think, and that’s why he also consoled me, reasoning that the Tamil Tigers managed to last for nearly a quarter century..

]]> Comment on Books and Blogging: My Side of the Story by Matt Thomas http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/books-and-blogging-my-side-of-the-story/#comment-3964 Matt Thomas Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:27:08 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-3964 I was at your talk earlier and really enjoyed it. So much so, in fact, I made a point to check out your blog when I got home. (I'm following you on Twitter now too.) Sorry to hear someone was rude to you; there were some weird people in attendance. Just the fact that you have a blog made me smile. I hate it when people who don't blog, Facebook, tweet, or otherwise have any experience online talk about the "digital public sphere." Thanks for this post. I can't wait to read your other work. I was at your talk earlier and really enjoyed it. So much so, in fact, I made a point to check out your blog when I got home. (I’m following you on Twitter now too.) Sorry to hear someone was rude to you; there were some weird people in attendance. Just the fact that you have a blog made me smile. I hate it when people who don’t blog, Facebook, tweet, or otherwise have any experience online talk about the “digital public sphere.” Thanks for this post. I can’t wait to read your other work.

]]> Comment on Two links: an interview and an essay by Meena Kandasamy http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/two-links-an-interview-and-an-essay/#comment-3963 Meena Kandasamy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:47:13 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=703#comment-3963 @Samartha, sorry for returning to this so late in the day. you rise a lot of important points. the compartmentalization is partly what I choose, and partly what happens to me without my choosing it. i think the themes I touch upon (more than my identity itself) is what gets these labels to me.. i absolutely agree with you that sometimes political poetry (dalit poetry included) does read like random sloganeering. even i slip into that trap sometimes, so i can feel what you say... i m not sure if scraping reservation is going to put an end to caste oppression. because, the beneficiaries of reservation (a lot of the most backward communities) are responsible for some of the most heinous atrocities against the dalits... but i do believe that a coming together to address this issue will help. thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. @Samartha, sorry for returning to this so late in the day. you rise a lot of important points. the compartmentalization is partly what I choose, and partly what happens to me without my choosing it. i think the themes I touch upon (more than my identity itself) is what gets these labels to me..

i absolutely agree with you that sometimes political poetry (dalit poetry included) does read like random sloganeering. even i slip into that trap sometimes, so i can feel what you say…

i m not sure if scraping reservation is going to put an end to caste oppression. because, the beneficiaries of reservation (a lot of the most backward communities) are responsible for some of the most heinous atrocities against the dalits… but i do believe that a coming together to address this issue will help. thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.

]]> Comment on Books and Blogging: My Side of the Story by Meena Kandasamy http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/books-and-blogging-my-side-of-the-story/#comment-3961 Meena Kandasamy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:35:19 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-3961 @Padmanabhan, No, my father studied Tamil literature. Kandasamy is a very common name in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, that's all. Thank you for your kind words. @Padmanabhan, No, my father studied Tamil literature. Kandasamy is a very common name in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, that’s all. Thank you for your kind words.

]]> Comment on Books and Blogging: My Side of the Story by Dr. K. Padmanaban http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/books-and-blogging-my-side-of-the-story/#comment-3960 Dr. K. Padmanaban Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:29:54 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-3960 Hi Meena, I don't bother about caste, creed, race or religion. I am watching you and admiring you as my friend. I would like to ask you about your surname, Kandasamy When I was studying my M. Sc. in Virudhunagar I hade a college-mate whose name is also Kandasamy. After our studies he joined somewhere as Asst. Prof. of Chemistry in a Govt. College, may be Ooty. Are you related to him. I come from a family where all are equal and our servants used to sit with us and eat. I would like to talk to you to know you better. If you are not interested, doesn't matter. Wish you a Healthy and Happy Deepavali With Love and Best Wishes Dr. K. Padmanaban Hi Meena,

I don’t bother about caste, creed, race or religion. I am watching you and admiring you as my friend.

I would like to ask you about your surname, Kandasamy When I was studying my M. Sc. in Virudhunagar I hade a college-mate whose name is also Kandasamy. After our studies he joined somewhere as Asst. Prof. of Chemistry in a Govt. College, may be Ooty. Are you related to him.

I come from a family where all are equal and our servants used to sit with us and eat.

I would like to talk to you to know you better. If you are not interested, doesn’t matter.

Wish you a Healthy and Happy Deepavali

With Love and Best Wishes

Dr. K. Padmanaban

]]> Comment on Review of Solo (Rana Dasgupta) by Melinda Huntley http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/review-of-solo-rana-dasgupta/#comment-3957 Melinda Huntley Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:42:03 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=573#comment-3957 I have just finished this book now and I am stunned by the beauty and terror that is articulated. It is wonderful and magical. I have just finished this book now and I am stunned by the beauty and terror that is articulated. It is wonderful and magical.

]]> Comment on Two links: an interview and an essay by Samartha Vashishtha http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/two-links-an-interview-and-an-essay/#comment-3954 Samartha Vashishtha Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:38:20 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=703#comment-3954 Excellent interview, Meena. :-) However, it is slightly painful to see a promising, young poet compartamentalize herself so tightly. I would much rather mention Meena Kandasamy as one of the best young IE poets we have out there rather than the "first Dalit Indian English woman writer." The Dalit poetry movement in Hindi is decades-old and I have immense respect for some of its better poets. What sometimes bothers me is that poetry itself is compromised to make room for slogans. The first step towards breaking the caste system is deciding to break it uniformly. Otherwise, you have caste oppression to deal with on the one hand and senseless reservation to deal with on the other. It is when the "Dalit" and the "Non-Dalit" poetry merge that this can happen. And like you say, poetry alone can initiate this change. I've read your work with great interest all through, and respect you as a good fellow poet. However, everybody is entitled to their opinion. I am too. :-) Excellent interview, Meena. :-)

However, it is slightly painful to see a promising, young poet compartamentalize herself so tightly. I would much rather mention Meena Kandasamy as one of the best young IE poets we have out there rather than the “first Dalit Indian English woman writer.”

The Dalit poetry movement in Hindi is decades-old and I have immense respect for some of its better poets. What sometimes bothers me is that poetry itself is compromised to make room for slogans.

The first step towards breaking the caste system is deciding to break it uniformly. Otherwise, you have caste oppression to deal with on the one hand and senseless reservation to deal with on the other. It is when the “Dalit” and the “Non-Dalit” poetry merge that this can happen. And like you say, poetry alone can initiate this change.

I’ve read your work with great interest all through, and respect you as a good fellow poet. However, everybody is entitled to their opinion. I am too. :-)

]]> Comment on Two links: an interview and an essay by வால்பையன் http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/two-links-an-interview-and-an-essay/#comment-3953 வால்பையன் Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:11:36 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=703#comment-3953 தமிழில் உங்களுக்கு ப்ளாக் இருக்கா!? தமிழில் உங்களுக்கு ப்ளாக் இருக்கா!?

]]> Comment on Beautiful, Beautiful Dalit Men… by raasan http://meenu.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/beautiful-beautiful-dalit-men/#comment-3952 raasan Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:50:24 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=246#comment-3952 what a rubbish idea the primitive hindu ppl lived with. what a rubbish idea the primitive hindu ppl lived with.

]]> Comment on Rough-cut schedule by jeevanism http://meenu.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/rough-cut-schedule/#comment-3950 jeevanism Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:30:44 +0000 http://meenu.wordpress.com/?p=698#comment-3950 best wishes for all of niches in ur life.. best wishes for all of niches in ur life..

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