Let us Agree to Disagree :)

Let us Agree to Disagree before I go on

I don’t really read marathi literature anymore – but if I say this aloud amongst my friends there will be an uproar I will be instantly labeled a snobbish reader- as the reason for the downfall of our maay marathi –
But I don’t Agree ----
I read a lot and on a variety of subjects from pulp fiction to philosophy to poetry to religion to archie comics---- Shakespeare to Chetan Bhagat - I see a lot of films nearly one a day and very very rarely do I need to see the same film twice- I read more books than I re view films-
So basically I have touched so many subjects –some I have gone to depths some I have just skipped through – I can be called a well read person

All this introduction so that my reviews are taken a tad more seriously than they would be other wise......
Well it seems that good old approval crises still rears its not so pretty head once in a while.....

Well the point of the matter is I don’t really like Chetan Bhagat’s Writing- and was met with instant reproval- I did not really get to support my statement –
I don’t really like CB’s work – I find it for want of a better word mediocre –
He does write simple to the point short books that tell stories that millions of Indian youth enjoy reading BUT He is not a good writer in the literary sense. He is no Vikram Seth or Arundhati Roy.I see no reason to read a piece of mediocre work and praise it . I see no reason to praise any mediocrity at all

It is not that I am against CB I am against Sandip khare and Salil Kulkarni too
Another explosive discussion waiting to happen-
(Sandip khare is a marathi poet and lyricist currently a hot favourite like CB in the 25 something age group.Salil Kulkarni of the sa Re ga ma fameJ a music director again ahot favourite in the same age group –)
An age group that is barely literate in my books- that is - they are engineers and professionals but they have not read anything beyond the scope of their exams- their exposure to classics is basically the cartoon films made on the books- who think “Sidney Sheldon” is a classic- and Kailas Kher is a sufi singer
Let me say this again I am not against any of the People I mentioned above – I am against the mediocre work that is being praised- the mediocrity of a creative piece has to noticed –accepted and improved upon—
To recognize mediocrity when it is shoved in your face and to be able to reject it – we must explore that what is the best-
When the young praise Khare as pratiGADIMA(gadima reincarnate) - the valmiki of marathi literature who wrote the Geet Ramayan –that got translated in 9 indian languages- a legendary poet, lyricist, playwright, script-writer, dialogue writer, actor, novelist… I wish these worthy fans would read at least one work of GADIMA and choke on their words of praise for the mediocre…

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