It looks like 'The Indian Express' is talking to 'The Hindu' - UG
Major
Dakshinamurti, a close associate of UG, recalled an anecdote about the learned
man's slavery! Today he leads a contented, self-sufficient life, all by
himself, in total harmony with nature in a farmhouse near Bangalore with no TV,
newspaper or Internet, the trappings of a gregarious life.
Major, a
big-time votary of BBC for 30 years, prided himself on the 'borrowed' knowledge
doled out by the popular radio station. Further, he religiously consumed
write-ups by some leading columnists of the day in national dailies like The
Indian Express, The Times of India etc.
Once in the
presence of UG, Major got into a heated debate with another highly opinionated
visitor on some mundane issue. The argument got escalated, at some point it
even turned furious with each side trading counter-arguments.
UG chipped
in at the right moment, “Major, it looks like 'The Indian Express' is
talking to 'The Hindu’! (The
two leading English dailies in India) You both blurt out what you read in your
favourite columns. Tell me, in all this, is there anything that you can call
your own? It is all borrowed opinion! Even the servant maid has her own world
view! All these arguments are just empty and worthless, mere clash of opinions!
"
For the
sensible Major, this indeed was an eye-opener and he thenceforth gave up on all
his favourite columns.
Most of us
are willing victims! Every one has a personal favourite - a writer, a
columnist, an anchor. As UG points out, we are unconsciously tied to the
'doctored' opinion of these worthies.
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