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SHADOW (unregistered) on September 14th, 2006 @ 5:29 pm
I hate this Times Bangalore Festival, This guys(Times) thinks making festival means bringing people from somewhere who don’t know anything about Bangalore & performing the shows.
Don’t they have any local talent here to pick for the festival ? Down with Times double standards.
Arun (unregistered) on September 14th, 2006 @ 11:49 pm
You spoke my mind. They would have done good to remove ‘Bangalore’ from ‘Times Bangalore Festival’.
randramble (unregistered) on September 15th, 2006 @ 8:08 am
Exactly! Times seems to be treating India as homogenous so that they can sell more of their stuff. They have a small Kannada piece to counter any criticism. I hate the paper already and more so now!
Suresh (unregistered) on September 15th, 2006 @ 12:35 pm
Hey, just one clarification…has “Times Bangalore Festival” replaced “Bangalore Habba” ??
rubic_cube (unregistered) on September 18th, 2006 @ 10:37 am
@ Arun – more agreement! They should have dropped the reference to Bangalore. They might as well not have it on the title with the kind of schedule that they have drawn up.
@ Suresh: Bangalore Habba is a tourism initiative by the government. Not by some media house.
rubic_cube (unregistered) on September 18th, 2006 @ 11:49 am
@ Shadow, Randramble: While I agree that these events should focus on the local Kannada flavor and organize things that promote Kannada culture/arts, I also have to mention that these events try to accomodate a more rounded approach. If you notice, Bangalore is more cosmopolitan than it has ever been. If you need to conduct a cultural program, then you have take into account the local flavors and the cosmopolitan crowds. I would have wished that there were atleast 1-2 more Kannada specific events, but the rest would remain the same.
Also – please do remember that Kannadigas are known for their loving and peaceful ways rather than such extremism in not welcoming/accomodating foreign/external influences. In strongly objecting to external influences, you are only spoiling the allure of the Kannadigas. I am not a Kannadiga by language or by birth. But I am Kannadiga enough to realise the above.
randramble (unregistered) on September 19th, 2006 @ 8:36 am
One clarification: I didn’t object to external influences; I only talked about the local flavour getting drowned amongst them.
I hate this Times Bangalore Festival, This guys(Times) thinks making festival means bringing people from somewhere who don’t know anything about Bangalore & performing the shows.
Don’t they have any local talent here to pick for the festival ? Down with Times double standards.
You spoke my mind. They would have done good to remove ‘Bangalore’ from ‘Times Bangalore Festival’.
Exactly! Times seems to be treating India as homogenous so that they can sell more of their stuff. They have a small Kannada piece to counter any criticism. I hate the paper already and more so now!
Hey, just one clarification…has “Times Bangalore Festival” replaced “Bangalore Habba” ??
@ Arun – more agreement! They should have dropped the reference to Bangalore. They might as well not have it on the title with the kind of schedule that they have drawn up.
@ Suresh: Bangalore Habba is a tourism initiative by the government. Not by some media house.
@ Shadow, Randramble: While I agree that these events should focus on the local Kannada flavor and organize things that promote Kannada culture/arts, I also have to mention that these events try to accomodate a more rounded approach. If you notice, Bangalore is more cosmopolitan than it has ever been. If you need to conduct a cultural program, then you have take into account the local flavors and the cosmopolitan crowds. I would have wished that there were atleast 1-2 more Kannada specific events, but the rest would remain the same.
Also – please do remember that Kannadigas are known for their loving and peaceful ways rather than such extremism in not welcoming/accomodating foreign/external influences. In strongly objecting to external influences, you are only spoiling the allure of the Kannadigas. I am not a Kannadiga by language or by birth. But I am Kannadiga enough to realise the above.
One clarification: I didn’t object to external influences; I only talked about the local flavour getting drowned amongst them.