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ù¨m{¨ H=b{¨N{¨ m}µtm{¨? m}l{¨Z= ù¨ p{¬Ð_}, ù¨ Ao¾T{d{nª @ôÛf}l{¨|nª ze=T{¨N¾\}ðN¢ KN{ Û_¾p}, c}Úd{p{¨|, o¶N{ ztp{¨|V=o¾ p{¨|m{¨Õ N¾zt= ù¨m{¨ H=T{¨N{¨d{Ô Al{¨¨c{p{¨|?
m}l{¨Z= d} c{m{Ù=. m{T{d{ KN{ u}c{d{. d¶d{¨ m{T{l¨_{ð N}p}ö @ð Aú=T{o¶b{¨. b}d{=_{Z @b¶ p{çÆ=b¢. @=b{¨N¶ d¶d{¨ T}o| _{N{¨Áp{Q} m}µtd{¨. m}~td{ ze¦ÐztN}n¨ @d}p{¨N{=Q} ÛzeT{¨m¢=T}nð @d{¨N{¨d}Ôd{¨. N}ð AN+â zgÍm+ l{¨©ðp{m¢âZ¤ Û±e*t Kze¦ÕN¾o¶b{¨. m}l{¨Z= d}N{¨ KN{ m{N{¹p²¨d{ @m{Æd{ (worship) p{=Z¡b¢. @m{ÆN{¨\{¨ @d}p{¨N{=Q} D=\}ö.
ù¨m{¨ BZ¤p{n m}~td{ ze¦ÐztN{= The Great Indian Way o¾ ù¨m{¨ p{¨þä Kanthapurao¾ AøzrÁm¢=çd{ ñî, @=Z· N{m{Ù AT{m{^ p{¨|Ãm{= ¹p²ze¦ p²¨¨ÃQ¢d{ËZ¨ N{ð~eÐzt¨=b¢.
Kanthapura N¢ p²d{N¢Á f½o¶b{¨. The Great Indian Way N¢ p{T¶Æd{¨.
Kanthapura m}~td{ Bm{¹p²Iw{ä _{m{p}_{ N{b} Serpent and the Rope m}µtm{¨? C Bm{¹p² Iw{äÞo¾ ù¨o¾ N{öQ¢d{ p{¨|m{¨Õo¶ø¨Z¡?
H=_¾ N}n= Hd¾Ô Ûzel{¨|ztn¨ zeÍ\}N{ d} ztÃb{¨m{¨p{¦ð N{n¨zt¨N{¨d}Ôd{¨. @N{Á\¢_¾ d} ztß=_{ N{c{ p{¨¨Q¢~tf½l¨=b¢.
A Bm{¹p² Iw{äo¾d¶ p{¨d{ b¶q{=o¾ u}ß_{=Û_{Ú= N¾zt= f½m}Z= ze«$m², ÛzeW|u}ßp{¨Ú= zgnp{=_{= N}p{Z= N¾zt= _{zed{ p²¨¨b{nl¨Ú=b¢. C p{¨|m{¨Õ Ûzek}p{= ù¨ m{T{d{n ù¨b{ D=b}?
d¶d{¨ p²¨¨b{Z¡ d{¨=è Q}=c¶l{¨ p}b¢ð. µtp}ÛQ}= o¾ Al{¨d{_¾ N¼=_{ N}n= Dd}Ôd{¨. N}ð d} @d¶ßzr^ _}îßN{p{¨¨, c}m¢ÙN{¹p²¨d{b¢, m}VN¥l{¨¹p²¨d{b¢ N}b{¨. A _{m{p}_{ N¼=_{ N}n= m{p{¨^ p{¨zvám¢ b{ÃQ{m{ Q{\¢µed{¨. Al{¨d{ p{¨ü_{¨Ù\{¨, N}ð d} Q{¨m{¨p{¦ N}b{¨. N¶m{w{o¾ Ûû A_}Ùd{=b{d{¨ N{öl{¨Z=_¾ d} @d¶ßzr^ ze«Ðm{l¨=b¢. d¶d{¨ p²_{¨N{¨Ád{Ôb¥ @=_{N{¨ ø¨=çd{b¥ d}N{¨ b¼m¢N¢=b¢.
ù¨ m{T{d{n¨ ¹±v=b{p{ c{m}ÙðÔ Q{¨m¢=T¶ @ð @d{¨N{¨=Z|m{¨. p{¨m¢ ù¨ m{T{d{Þo¾ p{¨|m¢ÁâV= Q{¨m¢=è B_{m{ p{¨_}öÔ Q{¨m¢=è T²~eÕd{ øzrl{¨|n zt=Q{î?
d}N{¨ _}m{~tÞöd{, d¶d{¨ b{m¢à=çd{ zt_}Úd¶Ô @d¶ß~r=T¶d{¨.
ù¨m{¨ øøc{ p{¨_}n p{¨c{Ú Dd{Ô zt=i=c}öÔ øztÙm¢=çd{ËZ¨ @ð~eÐzt¨=b¢?
d} zeð zt_}ÚðÔ N}=x¢=T{Z=. zem{p{¨|Óm¢N{¹p²¨d{, ðm{µex{¹p²¨d{ zt_}ÚðN¢ _¾p{ p²b{¨N¾Áp{Z=.
The Great Indian Way o¾ p{¨þä Q}=c¥ì T²~eÕd{ p{¨_{ zem{¹p²¨d{, c{m{Ù iÓb{¹p²¨d{ AT{m{^ p{¨|Ãm}ðÔ, p{¨_}ðN¢ Dd{Ô u}=~RN{ f}m}àßñÔ d¼N¢Á T²Ðze¦d}Ôm{¨. Kanthapura _{m}ß_{ p{¨þä N¼Ð_{Q} AT{m{^ p{¨|Ãm{= ù¨b{ C Aµex{ Iø¨Z¡?
d}N{¨ u}=~RN{ ztp{¨ztÚn ù¨b{ AztÐN¢ o¶b{¨. m}l{¨Z= d}N{¨ KN{ _{zezt¨â. d¶d{¨ zt_}ÚðÔ @m¢Æ=T¶ KN{ p{¨|p{¨©n¨ Df}ztN{¨Ï^¡.
Salman Rushdie, Shashi Tharoor, Arundhati Roy p{=Z¡ m{T{l¨_{n_¾ ù¨ zt=i=c{= Q{¨m¢=ç T²Ðf}m}?
p}w{ä m{T{d{n¨ Hze¦Õ\{© T{b{p{o¶b{¨.
m}VN¥l{¨ c{m{Ù= (political correctness ) u}~v_{Ú=o¾ KN{ p{¨¨OÚ¹p²¨d{ k}Q{= N}b}?
m}VN¥l{¨|nN¢ u}~v_{Ú=_¾ Ho|Z¡ zt=i=c{= D=\{N{ª\{b{¨. q{Òi ÛizvÙd{¨ Am}c¢=T{Zp¶¨ m{T{l¨_{, N{ø øc¢.
(p{¨©o|n¨ : N.U. Abhilash, V.K. Shashikumar, Nirad Choudhuri, Rajarao, Sudhir Kumar, Kathleen Raine N{ªm{¨Õ : N{d{N{ Ûzeu}b+ . p²o¶Æm{¨ d}m}l{¨^ m}p{¦ Q}m¢N¢ N{¬_{ÊV_{n¨.)