“At first, my mind was open to this story but as it continued I found myself resenting the storyteller for her clear exploitation of this desperate and vulnerable family. On the pretense of friendship, she used this man -humiliated him and denied him his only truth and comfort- for what a dumb podcast that western viewers listen to at the gym?! I found this to be a disturbing listen. The disbelief of western unimaginative culture has always exploited India and our rich traditions. Your surprise indicates your ignorance of our culture. The reliance on mostly white voices to narrate is a form of colonization.
Although I appreciate your discussion of partition, why not discuss the current efforts for reparations that India has been asking for? It is sad that a subjected people were used to liberate the another people while they remained unfree and forced to give their meager resources away.
It would have been more interesting for her to use this story as an allegory for the creation of Israel - another event occurring in 1948 with the Partition of Palestine based on an imagined homeland.
Thanks always NY times for never being on it!”
Si-Mami via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/27/20