tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338553383568349203.post4696038565335283456..comments2023-10-05T19:31:39.616+05:30Comments on I Witness: RizwaanAratihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14230417563571710180noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338553383568349203.post-24310946560072042422010-10-12T09:10:05.977+05:302010-10-12T09:10:05.977+05:30I actually think that we, as society, have anesthe...I actually think that we, as society, have anesthetized ourselves to a numbness that lacks imagination to feel death, loss of the 'other'. The questionable citizenship and politics would end if we are able to crack our hard shells and feel the human loss inflicted when we rationalize the grabbing of territories or resources. Rizwaan hits hard with terror thats played out on lives far away - and personalises it sufficiently to hurt - and maybe even enough for a few to act upon it?Aratihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230417563571710180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338553383568349203.post-20900458075074252742010-10-11T12:00:38.283+05:302010-10-11T12:00:38.283+05:30Rizwan reinforces the stereotypes of Kashmir while...Rizwan reinforces the stereotypes of Kashmir while trying to find its way out...and doesnt ever address the actual politics and figure the culprits.<br />in speaking the language of poetry and philosophy, Rizwan again trivialises death (probably seeing it as useful a technique in evoking emotion from the people) but that very thing reduces the killings to ludicrous dimensions. Before it puts soldiers and civilians as victims together, it needs to ask some tough questions on citizenship and the politics.Deepak Srinivasannoreply@blogger.com