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Really well expressed. Unless the intelligentsia in India becomes bold and impartial, willing to pass any thought or view, irrespective of whom it comes from, through crucible tests, they will not be seen as on par with thought processes of the developed world.
Our education system should inculcate this habit of thought and expression among the young from an early age.
Can’t say if I qualify as an intellectual, although my Twitter biodata refers to me as an armchair intellectual, but I ONLY care about facts. Not fiction or fairy tales, which fill up so much of public discourse nowadays.
Finally, a much needed introspection. Intellecyltualisation can also be a gateway escapism to personal and political reality. This happens across the ideologies.
Who are “intellectuals’?! You have put ‘intellectual’ and ‘soros conspiracy theorists’ in the same line! As of now, the ones who blame Nehru and soros for everything hate the word “intellect” and would swear to God that all the problems in the world are due to these ‘intellectuals’ ( I mean apart from Nehru).
Really well expressed. Unless the intelligentsia in India becomes bold and impartial, willing to pass any thought or view, irrespective of whom it comes from, through crucible tests, they will not be seen as on par with thought processes of the developed world.
Our education system should inculcate this habit of thought and expression among the young from an early age.
Can’t say if I qualify as an intellectual, although my Twitter biodata refers to me as an armchair intellectual, but I ONLY care about facts. Not fiction or fairy tales, which fill up so much of public discourse nowadays.
Finally, a much needed introspection. Intellecyltualisation can also be a gateway escapism to personal and political reality. This happens across the ideologies.
Who are “intellectuals’?! You have put ‘intellectual’ and ‘soros conspiracy theorists’ in the same line! As of now, the ones who blame Nehru and soros for everything hate the word “intellect” and would swear to God that all the problems in the world are due to these ‘intellectuals’ ( I mean apart from Nehru).