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Article : Resurrecting the author
Source : The Hindu Article
An author who declared himself “dead” last year has been judicially resurrected (पुनर्जीवित). Under intense pressure from conservative religious and caste groups, award-winning Tamil writer Perumal Murugan had announced his death in a literary (साहित्यिक) sense. That was his way of voicing his anguish (पीड़ा) at being hounded by some in his hometown of Tiruchengode in Tamil Nadu for writing a novel that they deemed (समझा) prurient and defamatory (अपवादक), four years after its publication. Perumal Murugan was forced to agree to a written “unconditional apology” at a ‘peace committee’ meeting organised by local officials at Namakkal in the face of orchestrated (करवाया) protests to demand a ban on his novel Mathorubhagan (One Part Woman) and his prosecution. In a welcome verdict that reinforces the point that jurisprudence (न्यायशास्र सा) in the country is still speech-protective and is unwilling to accept any role for “faceless” mobs in silencing an author, the Madras High Court has rejected the demand for banning the book or prosecuting him, and declared that it will not allow self-appointed super-censors in society to decide what people read or see. It has upheld the freedom of writers to write and advised those professing to be hurt by a book to just avoid reading it.
The 160-page judgment by a Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul builds on a series of progressive rulings. It has applied the contemporary community standards test in concluding that there is nothing obscene in the novel. It has affirmed (इस बात की पुष्टि) that the novel’s focus is on recording the travails of a childless couple subjected to community ridicule (उपहास) rather than what the book’s opponents allege: that it is an attempt to vilify the deity in a Tiruchengode temple or the women who lived in the town by linking them to a social practice of having sex with strangers on one particular night as part of an age-old temple festival. The Bench has instead reminded the authorities of their duty to secure freedom of expression and not pander to mob demands in the name of preserving law and order. The court draws on the argument that eroticism is not unknown in Indian artistic tradition and rebuts suggestions of vulgarity by pointing to the merit of using the earthy language spoken by the people. If there is one thing in the judgment that sits uneasily in this well-articulated defence of free expression, it is that the state should have an “experts’ body” to resolve such “conflicts”. Even if the objective is to counter unreasonable protests, the notion of having a committee to advise the government in dealing with a conflict between protection of free speech and maintaining law and order may itself represent a grave compromise.
Meaning of the words highlighted in the article
1. Resurrected(verb) – restore (a dead person) to life
Synonyms – animate, recover
Antonyms – destroy, agitate
Ex: He intended it as a joke, but the memory it resurrected was painful.
2. Literary (adjective)– concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form
Synonyms – classical, scholarly
Antonyms – illiterate
Ex: This year may be taken as the beginning of his literary activity and public life.
3. Anguish (noun) – severe mental or physical pain or suffering
Synonyms – heartache, sorrow
Antonyms – delight, comfort
Ex: A look of anguish crossed Jonny’s face.
4. Deemed (verb) – regard or consider in a specified way
Synonyms – assume, expect
Antonyms – disbelieve, disregard
Ex: He deemed it wise to accept the offer.
5. Defamatory(adjective) – (of remarks, writing, etc.) damaging the good reputation of someone; slanderous or libellous.
Synonyms – insulting, disparaging
Antonyms – complimentary, approving
Ex: To every insult we receive we will offer a proposal, to every defamatory remark, an idea, and to every exaggeration, a smile.
6. Orchestrated (verb) – arrange or score (music) for orchestral performance
Synonyms – arrange, coordinate
Antonyms – disperse, separate
Ex: Just then, the high point of excitement of the late afternoon was orchestrated by Mrs. Lincoln, Dean’s cat, who had emigrated with him from Pennsylvania.
7. Jurisprudence ( noun) – the theory or philosophy of law
Synonyms – constitution, legislation
Antonyms – disorganization, violation
Ex: In other words, the system of jurisprudence is the most striking example of Spanish influence.
8. Affirmed (verb) – state emphatically or publicly
Synonyms –confirm, declare
Antonyms – deny, forget
Ex: Perhaps no more can be affirmed of any nation.
9. Ridicule (noun) – the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour
Synonyms –contempt, mockery
Antonyms – admiration, praise
Ex: Turn the ridicule of their foulness upon the Christians.
Word of the Day
Obeisance
Meaning (English) – deferential respect
Meaning (Hindi) – श्रद्धा
Synonyms – loyalty, praise
Antonyms – dishonor, disrespect
Example – The family would visit Punjab’s famous Golden temple to “pay obeisance for his success.
उदाहरण –परिवार “उनकी सफलता के लिए श्रद्धा की अभिव्यक्ति” हेतु पंजाब के विख्यात स्वर्ण मन्दिर की यात्रा के लिये जाएगा।
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