[IndyMedia Bombay] How to Respond to Boud?

[yashodhara pawar]

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As a silent "lurker" on the list and one completely outside journo circles BUT
one who has worked intensively in setting up "start-up" concerns across
boundaries, I can say just one thing: All criticism, glares, reviews at the
incipient stages of fledging concern such as IMC is extremely valuable. Why
re-invent the wheel?
The idea is to be able to keep an open mind, wide open, door flung out to let
in EVERYTHING....even inspections that somehow irritate. I wish I could be more
specific because yes, I do, have significant experience in this but don't wish
to broadcast it.

I am sorry, Shekhar, if I may take the liberty of disagreeing, your email came
across as being a tad touchy. Let us be more positive otherwise we all know
where this would head towards, given the well-honed minds and egos.

And, yess, this trenchancy too should be viewed correctly. 
-----Original Message-----
From:	Shekhar Krishnan [SMTP:kshekhar@bol.net.in]
Sent:	Saturday, July 27, 2002 4:27 PM
To:	Bombay IndyMedia List
Cc:	New IMC; Pickens, Mark; Sand, Jay
Subject:	[IndyMedia Bombay] How to Respond to Boud?

Dear Everyone:

I want to respond personally, after some distress at reading the 
flurry of e-mails from Boud Roukema. Given that IndyMedia is such a 
new concept in our circles, and that Boud's voice is one of the few 
which comes from the global IMC circles and is authoritative, I am 
worried at the impression generated. I do not believe, or at least I 
had no idea, that we would be submitted to such a ruthless, 
intrusive, and unfair questioning. Boud's postings reflect to me the 
quotations of a bureaucrat inspecting our papers, silently hackling 
at our lack of knowledge of the rules, but soothing us by saying it 
will all work out.

I'm never one for silencing criticism or asking penetrating 
questions. But this is ridiculous, and goes completely against the 
spirit of openness, transparency, and enthusiasm in our meetings and 
other encounters around building the IMC. Boud recommends 
decentralising, but then prescribes to us a minute-by-minute 
presentation we should make to students. He counsels sensitivity on 
caste and class issues, saying he believes our intentions but advises 
us on how to go about recruiting people on the street. I find this 
extremely condescending. Our "application" has been divided and 
annotated like the way a municipal official scrutinises a building 
plan. I feel like I'm in a Kafka novel!

I want everyone on the list, both from Bombay and from other IMCs 
worldwide, to please respond and comment on what direction we should 
take in our dialogue with Boud's concerns. They are legitimate and 
rigorous, but there is a time for questioning which comes in the 
weeks and months ahead. Please everyone tell us how you feel.

Best


Shekhar
_____

Shekhar Krishnan
9, Supriya, 2nd Floor
Plot 709, Parsee Colony Road No.4
Dadar, Bombay 400014
India

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As a silent "lurker" on the list and one completely outside journo circles BUT one who has worked intensively in setting up "start-up" concerns across boundaries, I can say just one thing: All criticism, glares, reviews at the incipient stages of fledging concern such as IMC is extremely valuable. Why re-invent the wheel?\par
The idea is to be able to keep an open mind, wide open, door flung out to let in EVERYTHING....even inspections that somehow irritate. I wish I could be more specific because yes, I do, have significant experience in this but don't wish to broadcast it.\par
\par
I am sorry, Shekhar, if I may take the liberty of disagreeing, your email came across as being a tad touchy. Let us be more positive otherwise we all know where this would head towards, given the well-honed minds and egos.\par
\par
And, yess, this trenchancy too should be viewed correctly. \par
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\b Sent:\tab\b0 Saturday, July 27, 2002 4:27 PM\par
\b To:\tab\b0 Bombay IndyMedia List\par
\b Cc:\tab\b0 New IMC; Pickens, Mark; Sand, Jay\par
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Dear Everyone:\par
\par
I want to respond personally, after some distress at reading the \par
flurry of e-mails from Boud Roukema. Given that IndyMedia is such a \par
new concept in our circles, and that Boud's voice is one of the few \par
which comes from the global IMC circles and is authoritative, I am \par
worried at the impression generated. I do not believe, or at least I \par
had no idea, that we would be submitted to such a ruthless, \par
intrusive, and unfair questioning. Boud's postings reflect to me the \par
quotations of a bureaucrat inspecting our papers, silently hackling \par
at our lack of knowledge of the rules, but soothing us by saying it \par
will all work out.\par
\par
I'm never one for silencing criticism or asking penetrating \par
questions. But this is ridiculous, and goes completely against the \par
spirit of openness, transparency, and enthusiasm in our meetings and \par
other encounters around building the IMC. Boud recommends \par
decentralising, but then prescribes to us a minute-by-minute \par
presentation we should make to students. He counsels sensitivity on \par
caste and class issues, saying he believes our intentions but advises \par
us on how to go about recruiting people on the street. I find this \par
extremely condescending. Our "application" has been divided and \par
annotated like the way a municipal official scrutinises a building \par
plan. I feel like I'm in a Kafka novel!\par
\par
I want everyone on the list, both from Bombay and from other IMCs \par
worldwide, to please respond and comment on what direction we should \par
take in our dialogue with Boud's concerns. They are legitimate and \par
rigorous, but there is a time for questioning which comes in the \par
weeks and months ahead. Please everyone tell us how you feel.\par
\par
Best\par
\par
\par
Shekhar\par
_____\par
\par
Shekhar Krishnan\par
9, Supriya, 2nd Floor\par
Plot 709, Parsee Colony Road No.4\par
Dadar, Bombay 400014\par
India\par
\par
_______________________________________________\par
IMC-Mumbai mailing list\par
IMC-Mumbai@lists.indymedia.org\par
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-mumbai\par
\par
}

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