Hindustan Times
The Issue: The sainthood of Obama
The Soundtrack: Spirit in the sky
The Mayurvihar Bengali Post-Puja Cultural Association (MBPPCA) was toying with the idea of awarding Barack Obama a lifetime achievement award. Now it seems that the Nobel Academy has pipped it to the post. Which is a pity because the MBPPCA, after portraying the asura being impaled by Durga during the Pujas two years ago, had run out of ideas by which its members could show the ‘war-mongering, hegemonistic, so-what-if-he’s-a-friend-of-India?’ George W. Bush as the embodiment of pure evil — and thereby showcase their own sense of goodness. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Indrajit Hazra on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Filed under Music · Tagged Durga Pujas, Mayurvihar Bengali Post-Puja Cultural Association, MBPPCA, Nobel Academy, Nobel Peace Prize
