According to balagangadhara, there is no 'cultural forgetfulness' in the Indian situation, which is in marked contrast to the the Chalmers type dynamic common to the west (comedy masking the horror, etc). Corrspondingly, we can never get the level of akwardness, fakery, and mask culture seen in, for example, 'Jesus People'.
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Then Vivek took up the issue of the relation between the Indian cultural experience and the social sciences. <b>He argued that the social-scientific descriptions of Indian culture and society deny access to the Indian experience instead of reflecting upon it.</b> The western cultural experience has become the framework of description, which generates a rift between the experiences of Indians and the theorizing of the social sciences.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Denying access to one's experiences. This is exactly what we see in The Shining with the protagonist's self-induced amnesia. The original theme of alcoholism was the more concrete aspect which kubrick elaborated upon. Christianity is an amnesia induction algorithm.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->6. <b>In other words, there is no âcultural forgetfulnessâ involved here.</b> If the mother tells this story without âshameâ or embarrassment, the âVictorianâ values are not involved in this situation. What are involved are questions like: what are stories in the Indian culture? How are they told? What.. link <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Then Vivek took up the issue of the relation between the Indian cultural experience and the social sciences. <b>He argued that the social-scientific descriptions of Indian culture and society deny access to the Indian experience instead of reflecting upon it.</b> The western cultural experience has become the framework of description, which generates a rift between the experiences of Indians and the theorizing of the social sciences.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Denying access to one's experiences. This is exactly what we see in The Shining with the protagonist's self-induced amnesia. The original theme of alcoholism was the more concrete aspect which kubrick elaborated upon. Christianity is an amnesia induction algorithm.