[Wikimediaindia-l] Presenting "The India Chronicles"

[Bishakha Datta]

On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 11:23 PM, Gautam John <gautam at prathambooks.org>wrote:

>
> It isn't so much about official and unofficial narratives - it's about
> dominance and if this is the only one then it is the dominant one. And
> dominance is about more than just the existence of a single narrative.
>
> I think it's about all of these: what's considered official and unofficial
and what dominates - and maybe what's seen as definitive too.

While one narrative may dominate in the short run, in the medium and long
terms the existence of multiple
narratives usually does ensure that no single POV can rule. (look at all the
voices and multiple perspectives around Steve Jobs' passing).

Agree that power is also part of the equation: whose voice? whose narrative?
who puts it out?

And I think part of it is how we choose to see it and who/what we choose to
hear - if I choose to see Tory's piece as dominant because it was
commissioned by the Foundation, then that determines how much power I give
it. If I decide it is an interesting chronicle of a moment in time, then it
becomes 'a' version, not 'the' version.

Also: want to second Hisham in suggesting that people add their comments on
Tory's piece, since that too is the intention.

And I'm bowing out of this now, since I'm on a flight with lots of time to
spare and could go on and on and on. :)

Cheers
Bishakha
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