> Yes. The criticism of anything that was traditional has always been
> harsh, unjustified and at times in very bad taste. It is always intolerance
> and even hatred. It is so easy to see stones being thrown at traditional
> poetry just because it is traditional and praises being showered on
> mediocre poetry just because it is modern. We must be able to see beauty
> in both wherever it exists.It is unfortunate that there is
> so much antipathy for our cultural heritage. What I see in several so called
> criticisms is not objective assessments, honest predictions or academic
> evaluations but outright denial, intolerance, hatred and a wish to kill.
> Sometimes I wonder if people really mean what they write.
The above makes it seem like only the non-traditionalists are
guilty of the above sins of harshness, bad taste, unjustified
criticism, intolerance, hatred, antipathy for cultural heritage,
inability to appreciate beauty, outright denial, and a wish to kill.
And I suppose that the traditionalists are not capable of any of those
sins. Is that so, Sridhara Rao gaaru?
Regards. --- V. Chowdary Jampala