An administrative register cannot record nuances of culture of a land, its people | The Indian Express

An administrative register cannot record nuances of culture of a land, its people | The Indian Express

Written by S Gopalakrishnan |Updated: September 9, 2019 9:57:52 am

The writer works as content head of Radio Mango, Dubai

An administrative register cannot record nuances of culture of a land, its people

Let us hope India won’t have literatures of this kind a few decades from now — stories about how a fakir was finding it difficult to sing a song in detention, or the tragic journey of a singer to untraceable roots in Kabul or Iran.

An administrative register based on material proof of origin won’t be able to record the nuances of the cultural roots of a land and its people.

“Jogot Jure Jater Kotha/Loke Golpo Kore Jotha Totha/Lalon Bole Jater Fata/Bikiyechi saat bajaare” (Whole world talks about religion/ and everywhere people do discuss divisions/Lalon says/ “I auction the stamp of the religion in the market of humanity”)