tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post3487117662729336454..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Sanskriti: A Different Kind of Literary Meet in Boston, by Dipika MukherjeeKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-56544712178854895252018-06-27T04:35:04.126+01:002018-06-27T04:35:04.126+01:00Griselda, you make excellent points. She also went...Griselda, you make excellent points. She also went on about equal opportunity harassment (the large number of gay directors in Bollywood means women and men are equally vulnerable), but that is a rather silly argument for validating toxic workplaces, be that Bollywood or elsewhere. People were outraged, but unfortunately not enough to call her on it. I was on two panels and felt I had hogged a microphone for too long to talk about social justice issues and didn't want a slanging match with the Guest of Honour.:(Dipika Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734481154069467025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-50862367221504359712018-06-26T22:55:46.593+01:002018-06-26T22:55:46.593+01:00I agree, this is a fascinating insight into an Ind...I agree, this is a fascinating insight into an Indian literary festival, all the more exciting for it being held in Boston. There are truly no borders when it comes to celebrating books.<br /><br />To answer your question though - I'm with the shocked reaction to Shobha De's pronouncement that if Bollywood actors have to submit to unwanted yucky sexual demands of the powerful in order to forge a career, they are not victims. OF COURSE THEY ARE. If they didn't submit, they would have no film career, is that really OK? Sure, these talented actors could refuse and become teachers instead but what kind of a choice is that? De seems to have no conception of imbalanced power relationships, or that the abuse of power automatically creates victims. I wonder if she'd say the same if she'd had to submit to sexual abuse in order to get published...Griselda Heppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09207965148074302337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-74787586701064048182018-06-26T17:54:46.425+01:002018-06-26T17:54:46.425+01:00Thank you Umberto. I sometimes wonder whether I wr...Thank you Umberto. I sometimes wonder whether I write about things that may seem irrelevant to the large AE audience based in US and UK, so it is always heartening to see a comment like yours, affirming that my post resonates. Gratitude to you for always taking the time to support so many posts on AE!<br />Dipika Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734481154069467025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-43179504521580784782018-06-26T07:30:19.214+01:002018-06-26T07:30:19.214+01:00Thank you for a fascinating, insightful report of ...Thank you for a fascinating, insightful report of Sanskriti from my hometown of Boston. I had never heard of this festival, but your writing puts one right in the middle of it all, experiencing all the sights, sounds, celebrities, mavens and scribes up close, like being there. I look forward to experiencing more and reading fine works cited. Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.com