tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049862144591432726.post7637850164112278968..comments2023-09-04T00:27:39.921-04:00Comments on Mehr-E-Niimroz: The Noonday Sun: Ghalib on the coils of religious symbolismAmit Basolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971441501623497376noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049862144591432726.post-7093404023439237732008-08-05T07:25:00.000-04:002008-08-05T07:25:00.000-04:00Reading your post I was reminded of the immortal c...Reading your post I was reminded of the immortal couplet-<BR/>Ban kranti ke pujjari, siddhant mein hatti<BR/>Bar dil mein umang aur dimagh meing tatti<BR/>{Become devotees of revolution, obstinate only on matters of principle<BR/>Fill your heart with hope and your brain with shit)<BR/>If you can make a living saying the same old thing- which had no effect when it was first uttered and thus earned a sort of grudging tolerance from those in power- then for, God' sake, don't stint the wine!<BR/>Get drunk at least before you vomit- since vomiting is your occupation.<BR/>Thus, the true message of Ghalib is- being an intellectual in Delhi is nothing but cramming and vomiting. Hence being drunk is important.<BR/>Also gambling. If you can get a windfall that way- maybe you can move to some commercial city and set up in Business.<BR/>Ghalib's true greatness lies in his praise of Rum- the God of the Hindus. Of course, only reason he made this discovery was because the Mutiny had cut off supplies of French wine.<BR/>Still, he was a great man.<BR/>As Sahir Ludhianvi mentions- gandhi, Ghalib etc. are worshipped only by their assassins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com