Contemporary painting and Indian politics

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Artistry serves same function as sport in modernity, that is, to simulate a sense of subjectivity and control in the consumer populace. Frankly, it is quite a good thing that sport has been so casual in its application in India, in comparison to the regimented ranks of communist countries which delight in technique's potential to deliver from oppression. Every two bit casteist is plugging for his own caste man without regards to "merit". every Bengali for the Bengali on the team, etc. It is impossible to forge true modernity from the caste material of India. This is why Ellul makes a specific execption for India in his opus. Art, sport, etc basically allow for the (controlled) exposition of extra-technical impulses. Jati is outside this control; hence the concerted attacks on indian caste.