New Delhi: Even as a writer Salman Rushdie She is on her way to recovery after a deadly attack on her on August 12 in western New York, where the 24-year-old Had matri When the author was stabbed multiple times when he was on stage to discuss ‘the refuge of writers and other artists in exile in the United States of America’, this has sparked yet another acrimonious debate in an already polarized time.
While US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called the attack “reprehensible”, writers and artists across the country told IANS that the incident is a reminder that free speech, religious bigotry and violence against artists will not stay away from the headlines for long. Can.
Author nayantara saghaliof a long time friend Rushdie says that he is horrified by the vicious attack on Salman Rushdie and the world of hatred and violence in which we now live.
“I salute his courage as a writer and the way he has defended freedom of expression throughout his life. In fact, he defended me too,” this writer retorted Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015.
Emphasizing that we have become a society united by hatred and violence more than by compassion, the theater director Neelam Mansingh ChowdharyThe Padma Shri awardee says the attack on the author is heartbreaking, and once again emphasizes that violence continues to haunt us.
He said: “Civilization is a thin layer that needs to be zealously protected, otherwise the swamp is manifested in ways that brutalize and show toxic gases fuming our soul and spirit. We are living in dark times, And Rushdie’s fierce commitment to the value of free thought and freedom of expression in the face of increasing violence is an act of great courage and conviction.
“The battle against words cannot be fought with knives and guns. These are sad days and sad times. Hope is a fading landscape.”
Sahitya Akademi Award winning playwright Mahesh Dattani Tell that the whole world is becoming more aggressive and intolerant. Dattani said: “The fatwa was in 1989, and the attack happened in 2022. It is extremely disturbing that we are occupying a place in the universe where people are ready to kill for their faith.”
“We’re definitely going backwards in terms of social development. It’s not a healthy society. It always starts with writers and artists, but it’s not a peripheral thing. It doesn’t stop there. We have It has been seen that in history the first voice that is suppressed is that of the artist.”
Bose Krishnamachari, artist and founding member-president of the Kochi Biennale Foundation, said that religious bigotry is not limited to our part of the world only.
He said: “What happened a few days ago is horrifying. Violence seems to have become the answer to all dissent. The penetration of education seems to have had no effect on people who are obsessed with religion. This will continue to happen until then.” Until people realize this. Debate and civic discussion is the only way to resolve differences.”
Author Taslima Nasreen Against whom several fatwas have been issued for his “anti-Islamic remarks” that he said he was extremely angry after a religious leader called to kill him after addressing a rally of thousands in Pakistan a few days ago. disturbed.
Nasreen continued: “While many fatwas have been issued against me in the past, this is the first time someone has announced my name in front of such a large gathering and demanded that I be killed. The recent attack on Rushdie is deeply saddened. It proves that anyone criticizing Islam can be a target.”
While US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called the attack “reprehensible”, writers and artists across the country told IANS that the incident is a reminder that free speech, religious bigotry and violence against artists will not stay away from the headlines for long. Can.
Author nayantara saghaliof a long time friend Rushdie says that he is horrified by the vicious attack on Salman Rushdie and the world of hatred and violence in which we now live.
“I salute his courage as a writer and the way he has defended freedom of expression throughout his life. In fact, he defended me too,” this writer retorted Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015.
Emphasizing that we have become a society united by hatred and violence more than by compassion, the theater director Neelam Mansingh ChowdharyThe Padma Shri awardee says the attack on the author is heartbreaking, and once again emphasizes that violence continues to haunt us.
He said: “Civilization is a thin layer that needs to be zealously protected, otherwise the swamp is manifested in ways that brutalize and show toxic gases fuming our soul and spirit. We are living in dark times, And Rushdie’s fierce commitment to the value of free thought and freedom of expression in the face of increasing violence is an act of great courage and conviction.
“The battle against words cannot be fought with knives and guns. These are sad days and sad times. Hope is a fading landscape.”
Sahitya Akademi Award winning playwright Mahesh Dattani Tell that the whole world is becoming more aggressive and intolerant. Dattani said: “The fatwa was in 1989, and the attack happened in 2022. It is extremely disturbing that we are occupying a place in the universe where people are ready to kill for their faith.”
“We’re definitely going backwards in terms of social development. It’s not a healthy society. It always starts with writers and artists, but it’s not a peripheral thing. It doesn’t stop there. We have It has been seen that in history the first voice that is suppressed is that of the artist.”
Bose Krishnamachari, artist and founding member-president of the Kochi Biennale Foundation, said that religious bigotry is not limited to our part of the world only.
He said: “What happened a few days ago is horrifying. Violence seems to have become the answer to all dissent. The penetration of education seems to have had no effect on people who are obsessed with religion. This will continue to happen until then.” Until people realize this. Debate and civic discussion is the only way to resolve differences.”
Author Taslima Nasreen Against whom several fatwas have been issued for his “anti-Islamic remarks” that he said he was extremely angry after a religious leader called to kill him after addressing a rally of thousands in Pakistan a few days ago. disturbed.
Nasreen continued: “While many fatwas have been issued against me in the past, this is the first time someone has announced my name in front of such a large gathering and demanded that I be killed. The recent attack on Rushdie is deeply saddened. It proves that anyone criticizing Islam can be a target.”