Taking a stand

I generally don’t take up issues through this blog — it is a literary blog — but then there are certain issues that deal with writing, that deal with freedom of expression, and that deal with dignity. Only last evening I commented that most bloggers are the yuppy types that go underground the moment someone challenges them. Gaurav has proven me wrong. If you cannot make sense of what I’m talking about, you may as well visit some links for background knowledge:

Higher Education Sector in India Again!

Lies, damned lies and fake blogs

and this is the stuff that perhaps started it all…I’m not sure:

The fraud that is IIPM

I’m not going to go into the right or wrong of the debate but I do respect Gaurav for sticking to his ground because I think there are very few people who can do that. If he believes in whatever he is doing, even if he ends up being a lone crusader (which, I don’t think he is going to be, going by the storm brewing in the Indian blogsphere), he deserves immense respect. There are very few people in India who can take a stand.

This incident also highlights the power blogs are emerging out to be. Good! Really. This is a very potent tool both in the hands of right people and wrong people. Right people are always blamed for inertia, for latency. Blogs give them power to raise their voices from the cushy confines of their bedrooms or study rooms.

I hope some more issues rake up storms in the blog world.