When intellectualism is confined within the boundaries of wordplay and presentation sans substance and a life of action, a society is bound to have several intellectuals because present era presents umpteen platforms to shoot off from the mouth without much lived experience or empirical evidence of theories being shot off. Maybe the intellectuals of the 80s didn’t foresee the medium but they must definitely have been surrounded by such motormouths even during their days.
To become an ‘intellectual’ in India, one must: adopt socialism or communism; think with the heart rather than the brain; and be an alumnus of JNU or DU. One should smoke, drink, and balance foul-mouthed banter with sophisticated formal speech. It is essential to dismiss God and Hinduism, eat beef, and—for men—sport a beard, a kurta-pyjama, and a cloth side bag. To complete the persona, one must loathe businessmen, love minorities, and master the art of the protest.”
When intellectualism is confined within the boundaries of wordplay and presentation sans substance and a life of action, a society is bound to have several intellectuals because present era presents umpteen platforms to shoot off from the mouth without much lived experience or empirical evidence of theories being shot off. Maybe the intellectuals of the 80s didn’t foresee the medium but they must definitely have been surrounded by such motormouths even during their days.
To become an ‘intellectual’ in India, one must: adopt socialism or communism; think with the heart rather than the brain; and be an alumnus of JNU or DU. One should smoke, drink, and balance foul-mouthed banter with sophisticated formal speech. It is essential to dismiss God and Hinduism, eat beef, and—for men—sport a beard, a kurta-pyjama, and a cloth side bag. To complete the persona, one must loathe businessmen, love minorities, and master the art of the protest.”