tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post116335515991783632..comments2023-11-12T06:53:00.201-08:00Comments on At Home, Writing: Writing as Resistance: The indomitable Art of Mahasweta DeviBhaswatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-21461699199946644172006-11-22T10:27:00.000-08:002006-11-22T10:27:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comment, Jack. Good you read it, be...Thanks for the comment, Jack. Good you read it, because I didn't know any of that about Magsaysay. How ironical could that be? I will look into the link you mentioned. Thanks for that<br /><br />Coming to Mahasweta, she does put one to shame, doesn't she? 80 years old and still fighting the battle for her unsung heroes in forests and remote villages of India. Incredible.Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-88107479709748247512006-11-21T20:04:00.000-08:002006-11-21T20:04:00.000-08:00A very good post Bhaswati. I had never heard of he...A very good post Bhaswati. I had never heard of her before until reading this blog and I'm definitely going to learn more about her. A very informative blog. It's a shame though that she had to have an award giving to her called the "Ramon Magsaysay" award since President Magsaysay of the Philippines (during the 1950s) was a puppet for the United States of America and enacted policies that plunged even more of his fellow Pilipinos into poverty and tried to eradicate the Communist Party of the Philippines (PKP, Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas). You can learn a good deal about Magsaysay in the book "Philippine Society and Revolution" but its hard to find, you can find it on the website for the <a href="http://www.lfs.kilusan.net/">League of Filipino Students</a> though. But nonetheless, what a great activist, if only I could contribute a tenth of what she did to society I would have lived a good life.Jack Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349703689965815558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-8084477995454230152006-11-18T07:02:00.000-08:002006-11-18T07:02:00.000-08:00She is remarkable, Jeff. Glad to share. :)She is remarkable, Jeff. Glad to share. :)Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-6056120004638360252006-11-18T06:53:00.000-08:002006-11-18T06:53:00.000-08:00A remarkable woman. Thanks for sharing this, Bhasw...A remarkable woman. Thanks for sharing this, Bhaswati.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106410070220667314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-43784408371411228772006-11-16T20:52:00.000-08:002006-11-16T20:52:00.000-08:00The odds must have been high for her, Bernita. How...The odds must have been high for her, Bernita. However, for such people, no obstacle is "odd" enough, I guess. :)Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-69262731687362172006-11-16T08:28:00.000-08:002006-11-16T08:28:00.000-08:00Looking at the bones of her face in that photo mak...Looking at the bones of her face in that photo makes me think she must have been a beautiful woman - which surely must have complicated her struggle and her cause.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-24367942806105897452006-11-15T09:59:00.000-08:002006-11-15T09:59:00.000-08:00Thank you, Cesar :)
Anonymous, welcome to my blo...Thank you, <b>Cesar</b> :)<br /><br /><b>Anonymous</b>, welcome to my blog. Glad the post helped you. Good luck for the exams!Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-88947248049998011092006-11-15T08:36:00.000-08:002006-11-15T08:36:00.000-08:00you have no idea how helpful this post was, to me ...you have no idea how helpful this post was, to me - and it came at the right time too. i had an exam on her works tomorrow - this is wonderful information! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-10033384189233354792006-11-14T10:44:00.000-08:002006-11-14T10:44:00.000-08:00Yet, another wonderful post, Sury. The attention a...Yet, another wonderful post, Sury. The attention and care you put into every delivery never ceases to amaze me. Congratualtions!cesarcarloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521521008555753588noreply@blogger.com