Here's something written by a well-known man, a man even more whimsical than myself. Read, and let him or me know whether, if you are an Indian, you feel sorry for him and sorry about ourselves. The man loves India despite everything! He can be reached by email at m.kaempchen@gmx.de
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Really Sir, the man loves India despite everything. He maintained the balance between the two extremes. On one hand he acknowledged how much has he learnt from Indian art and philosophy while on the other hand he exposes the bitter truth that we Bengalis hardly want to accept. I was really touched by his essay and at the same time felt sorry for him- because , in my opinion, his life is an anachronism. It made me sad when he pointed out in the essay that Indians, by rule, are no longer inspired by people who lead a life of simplicity and honesty. And I also pondered upon the fact that how his words match exactly with yours- Sir. You too have shared the same sorrow with us. I found a lot of similarity between him and you. It was really nice to read such an essay.
In all these days I have got just one comment on this post. Tells me a great deal about the quality of my readership, it does.
Really Sir, I too was astonished that no one else commented on this post even after such a long time. It was such a nice essay to read and reflect upon.
with regards,
Soham Mukhopadhyay
Dear Sir,
I have to admit, I had not looked up this blog in a while. I feel that a lot of Germans and English are Indophiles. I am reading a book called Philosophies of India, written by a German, and it seemed somehow logical that such a book would be written by a German (when I was looking for such a book).
This article seems like a very sincere narrative and I cannot help but feel sorry for him at some of the things he says. But I am also glad that in spite of all the trouble he faced and still does, he does something he likes, and lives a simple and enriching life. I do wish he had more like-minded people to interact with. I could see some of your opinions and views reflected in his article. Thanks for sharing this.
Sincerely
Nishant.
Dear Sir,
The original link to the Statesman article might be broken; if I am not mistaken, I think this link (http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/lp/kul/mag/otw/20611531.html) is about the same person.
Indeed such people are not a dime a dozen and hopefully God rewards him with peace and happiness.
And here's another article (http://www.latestnews360.com/readmore/1374727/entertainment-news/Three-score-and-fifteen.html) by Martin Kampchen where he observes about the birthday celebrations of great men in India. We really do need more people who will lead by examples rather than just reminiscing about the past.
With regards,
Saikat.
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