Quite agree with the above hypothetical statement.

However, if that dwg happens to be that of a venerated God or Goddess of the vast majority of the people, in the nude, in a very un-godly and derogatory manner… I would not agree with the above statement.

Why doesn’t MF do a similar thing about Mohammed … or Virgin Mary … or Jesus ….
Does his artistic inclinations towards drawing nude pictures of divine figures start and stop with Hindu Gods …?

RSS- the favorite whipping boy of self-righteous ‘intel’lectuals should be held guilty if it did not protest acts such as that.

Those who do not have any knowledge of Indian culture of pre-10th century era, before the Muslim invasion, when all sorts of persecuted communities found refuge among the Hindus and those who unthinkingly accept Macaulayite education that aims to destroy Indian culture will parrot ideas such as the above.

Wake up Gargi Dixit and realise that you have nothing to be ashamed of about your Hindu roots. In fact you have every reason to be proud of your heritage.

Read up the Vedas on Advaita philosophy that says that You are The Brahman- the Immutable One, which if you really understand it, you will find much similar to and even superior to the individualism that you seem to appreciate.
And on the philosophy of Vasudaiva Kutumbakam- Universal Family – the real essence of secularism and socialism.

BTW which country do you live in? 16 year old girls have sex all the time, they get pregnant, and give birth to babies too.
If you live in India, then average age to lose virginity is 17 in Delhi, 16 in Mumbai, 18 in Chennai.

Point is not whether its correct to have sex at that age or not, point is, who are you to decide whether they should have sex at an early age or not, or what is the correct age for them to give consent.

Secondly, what amount of law stops 16 year old girls having sex? A 16 year old girl has sex with 17 year old boyfriend, and this crime never goes unreported, but somehow we don’t hear 16 year old girls regularly having sex with 40 year old men.

The problem in your thinking is dude, you think you own people. You think you are the vanguard of society’s morality, you think “If I think predators will be running amok if we allow 16 year old girls have sex”. How about bringing some substantial proof?

For my side, proof is Mexico, age of consent: 12. Yes a 12 year old girl can legally have sex with a guy 40 years old. OMG child predators are running amok….NOT!

It is simple, if M.F Hussain makes a drawing and RSS attacks it, or if Chandrakant makes a idol and pictures, and BJP goons attacks him, Or if Taslima Nasreen comes in Kolkatta or Kanpur, and Muslim jamalia or other muslim groups attaks her, or if Indian muslims shows their fundamentalist fanatism against Salman Rushdie, then it is Political Intolerance and and Anti-Secularism, and is wrong.

I believe,India has never remained and will never be politically tolerant and free just because it is so vastly secular.

Toohey, illusions are created, truth are understood by the means of reason.

You can create illusions and live in it.

Reality remains absolute, because it is dependent on reason, not your fucking perceptions of reason.

Because contradiction doesn’t exist, If you are confused, then check again, its not contradiction, but the way of your perception is irrational.

Now, about arranged marriage, there is distinct difference between reason and compromise. Yet, you don�t understand that difference.
Slowly, India is liberating. Now some girls do dare to kick the smartasses who demands for dowry etc. many girls rejects peer pressures too for their cause of reasonability.
Things are surely improving but at very insignificant pace.

And anyways, you are not a free thinker. You are a brick batter, a whiner a lazy parasite a second hander.

“Man is rational animal; he has Mind, the ability to think right for himself and judge his actions ..”
you say every man is entitled to his opinion, every man has his own resoning ability to think .
“Yet, the individual autonomy doesn’t banish the other individuals to criticize or express their views on such relations.”
“The political notion of such freedom is, every Individual has the same rights as everyone else has. “

so as you say every person is entitled to his opinion based on his reasons. then why is it wrong if a person chooses an arranged marriage out of his reasons, why is it wrong if a person chooses to have reservations based on his reasons ? why do you say it is wrong since it is based on reasoning ?
how do you say a particular reason is wrong or right .. why is a particular action right or wrong ? what is the truth .. what is reality .. who determines it .. ? and what are your reasons to champion this philosophy .. arent you biased .. but you must have your reasons right .. so does a person have his reasons for his bias. why do you call someone else to be biased but when you take a stand you say its right ! isnt this called hypocrisy !
am just a free individual thinking on my own based on what you say !

am not saying your right or wrong .. just saying that this is your principle but how can it be someone else is wrong?

a creative man is motivated by the desire to live .. to exist !

@above “It’s captivating because it is true and that is what Ayn Rand is famous for–truth” reality and truth can be created .. you can create it too if you come out of the limitations imposed by someone/something else !