V S NAIPAUL Ek Din Ek Jeevan An Interview by Tavleen Singh

Sir V. S. Naipaul talks about a wounded civilization: "I feel Hindu India, the only Hindu India, was probably much more fatally wounded than the people are willing to admit here."

[@BholeV]

His book India: A Wounded Civilization and Among the Believers is a must-read for every conscientious Hindu.

[@madhusudanrajput2310]

Right brother

[@avimukta1]

Explain what is a conscientious hindu? . Could we have brought it upon our selves even if some one else did not? Hindu? Where were our GODS then when they had their hands deep inside our coffers? Busy being an illusion? Must Read? Wow!? What have you gleaned from the Wounded Civilization? Tell me o wise guru? Tell me oh guru is that true ? They could'nt under mine us as well as we could undermine ourselves?

[@artofwrick]

And even after reading all that, nothing can make me glorify the past. I don't think you've read his works

[@Meera_Jogan]

This man had such clarity, i wish our PPL had listen to him

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

Yes, Renaissance people studied the classics extensively. The Renaissance period, which spanned from the 14th to the 17th centuries, was characterized by a renewed interest in the art, literature, philosophy, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. The scholars and intellectuals of this time sought to revive and understand the ancient wisdom and knowledge of these classical civilizations. They studied works by ancient philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle, read literature from the time of ancient Rome, and examined scientific, mathematical, and architectural advancements made in the classical world. The study of the classics played a crucial role in shaping the intellectual and cultural landscape of the Renaissance period.

[@IGNOUPLUS]

Poor Tavleen has to listen to the truth

[@troll14369]

Are you hindu supporter bro ...

[@micheal6803]

She is among the very few who listens and accepts it....

[@MohanLal-fy6to]

V.S Naipoul is supporting India should be Hindu Nation

[@baldwin9180]

Sir Naipul who I admire would support India being a secular democratic nation, with western styled institutions, of which Hinduism is its heritage and where religions like that of the Moguls that practice gender segregation and cannot be combined with or do not respect democracy and the values of international civilisation and human rights can have no place.

[@madhusudanrajput2310]

Jai shree Ram 🙏 Now started प्राणप्रतिस्थान हो गया अब क्या? This is modijee's question.... now our responsibility and duty to do ........

[@user__100]

During Partition, M population got two new countries. What did Hindus get?

[@rahulchouhan4586]

We get propagandist Bollywood

[@agrajyadav2951]

Defeat, as always, losers

[@madhusudanrajput2310]

@@rahulchouhan4586 right 👍

[@shyamalsen2173]

Very very hurt feelings to hear it

[@hemantsingh1887]

Renaissance can come Some ideas taken from Europe individual freedom liberty, Gandhi ideas where of particular time not universal When two communities accept history as painful as it was Middle class should be encouraged

[@spacelion6318]

Great indian who spoke truth

[@Kuldeep-vb8mi]

Beautiful. Read The Renaissance in India - Sri Aurobindo and India's Rebirth.

[@MrPankaj73]

शायद हम भारतीयों को इतिहास का सम्मान करना नहीं आता । हम इतिहास से कुछ सीखते भी नहीं हैं ।

[@madhusudanrajput2310]

Right

[@sangeeta_mam]

Wish @tavleensingh had understood even half of what he said.

[@baldwin9180]

In fact Sir Naipul is telling her how fortunate India was that it was British colonial rule that liberated her of the Moguls and their religion. If you regard Jezus Christ as an avatar of Shiva and Maria Magdalene his girl friend as an avatar of Shakti there are even more simularities between Hinduism and Christianity than both of them with Islam.

[@DeepakJAT0007]

​@@baldwin9180💀

[@sumanchowdhury6162]

House of biswas, everyone should read it

[@nirbhaynandan72]

My religion is being Indian. and after that a laugh i don't know what was in that laugh but i saw a mix feeling of pain and hope for better India. Today India is getting hijacked by various forces Who don't want better India.

[@madhusudanrajput2310]

Right

[@madhusudanrajput2310]

प्राणप्रतिस्थान हो गया अब क्या? This is modijee's question.... now our responsibility and duty to do ........

[@dasfernandez1089]

Naipaul had he lived in India he wouldnt have become a great writer as he's now. Not even gone near Nobel lauréat...😂

[@ronaldbhola]

Can the entire transcript of this recording be made available ?

[@ravindersamnotra1295]

1

[@axesingh5484]

Big slap on Tavleen's face. Naipaul was so frank in his opinion about oppression of Hindus. Fake secularist Tavleen started her discussion on communalism and Naipaul turned it upside down. Shame on Tavleen types in India

[@avis7406]

For which book VS Naipaul got the Nobel prize?

[@pravintidke9367]

India : Wounded civilization

[@rishabhrockstar5739]

He has not got for a particular book, it was for as stated by NOBEL's official site given because of his United perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutinity

[@neilb3332]

Google.com

[@rishwiz9]

Nobel Prize is given for a body of work. Not a single book

[@unlimitedGK-om8bs]

congratulations 🥳🥳🥳

[@firstal3799]

Naipaul would have been proud of what's happening in India now. So prescient he was

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

14:53 sahi bol rha 👺 Ab hora na economic development tab to books padenege

[@601460146014]

Journalists with their agenda, why dont she keeps her mouth shut and lets him speak. She cant ask a single sensible thing.

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

19:42 buddhism bhi nhi tha Pakistan me??? Buddhism in Pakistan took root in the third century BCE under the Mauryan king Ashoka.[1][2][3] The Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka inscribed on rock boulders in Mansehra and Shahbaz Garhi written in the Kharosthi script recording aspects of the emperor's dharma or righteous law represent some of the earliest evidence of deciphered writing in South Asia, dating to middle of the third century BCE.

[@devanshu6335]

Bhai angrezi seekhlo yaa angrezi vdeo caption ke sath dekha kro...wo kah rha ki pak me history aise mitai gai jaise hinduism aur budhism kabhi tha hi nhi waha.

[@MANOJSharma-gj4ot]

See how unapologetic Hindu he was. He had immunes himself from political correctness.

[@AliHussain-fz7pd]

Some very prescient remarks here, and a reminder that those that write fiction usually have a higher caste of mind than journalists, who in my mind have always written poorer versions of fiction. India indeed is suffering from delayed onset historical aggrievement, and toiling with an emasculated sentiment, made worse by the presence of a constitutional identity that was not consensual but rather an imposition by elites negotiating with the British for independence. What's missing in these comments however is now that the long awaited fish has finally been put on the table, and a direction has been chosen, what will the fallout be? Religiously inclined majoritarianism has been a tried & tested model, ironically in the Islamic world & the region both in Pakistan, Iran & Afghanistan has brought disastrous results & indeed we have our very own equivalent of Erdogan in high political office now, who too, like Modi's Turkish counterpart , has brought economic regression & regional alienation in 6 short years. The great sadness in India's case is, that it has all come marginally too early, at the arguably the worst time as Bharat was on the precipice of long-awaited success.

[@vik8860]

I must say.... you are a pretty good writer yourself. With regards to your concerns, I believe the right people are cognizant of the innate risks that come with the changes we are going thorough, and are well posed at handling any conflagration as well as the many agent provocateur who bear untoward intentions. I personally feel every indian to be my brother regardless of religious denomination, and am optimistic for the future overall.

[@AliHussain-fz7pd]

@@vik8860 Thank you for your compliment. Sadly I do not share your sentiments, nor your optimism, and it isnt rooted in any personal longing to be derogatory. The reality is that India has come a long way from being a 3rd world, poverty stricken nation to what it is today. I look at China as an old tycoon back in business, but India is very new money. A whiff of prosperity and India has a tendency to become very rapper-esque..boastful, violent lyrics..Its a shame that a nation famed for its diversity and pluralism is actively, through State institutions, partaking in historically rooted, retrospective retribution. Turning its back on its own constitution, with the buy-in of both the judiciary & the police. Those are 2 institutions that I'd regard as your reference to "The Right People". When they begin to go wayward, your never too far from Banana Republic territory. Over in Pakistan, we had the arrival of Zia, the country has never been the same since, and so this is a pattern that we recognise well. All it takes is a politician to invoke the superiority of his little religion/community, and eventually the retardation of the public psyche takes hold. There will not be any dramatic, swift, descension, but rather its the kind of moment that will be historically rued, as India was on the brink of becoming more than an emerging market before the Election-winning BJP machine came to the fore. Whats worrying is that your opposition is decidedly impotent, still directionless and all it can convey is a message of "Modi out" to the public..only this isnt the USA, it was enough to defeat Donald, but your red-neck equivalent bloc is the pre-eminent political force in the country. This has nothing to do with how you feel towards your fellow civilians.

[@firstal3799]

Why are you hurt by Indias boastfullneas? Is that your religion ? China and India are different. India has a small class of elited who are as smart as the elite of west. Bit it's had a vast and overwhelming underbelly which is as stupid as Africa. China on the other than is uniform and mediocre smart all throughout . This difference produces very diverse reaction.

[@AliHussain-fz7pd]

@@firstal3799 you have attributed the word hurt" to me, I'm certainly not hurt in any way whatsoever. What is there to be hurt about?

[@firstal3799]

Weren't you complaining Indians boast about their success while Chinwe who have been much more successfull in terms of their economic achievement are silent about it? As a Muslim I can see you won't like present govt or perhaps even Indian progress. This is a speculation and has some grounding in your comments but I .not sure. Bit I do know most Indian Muslims don't like India or India succeeding

[@helpinghand6456]

People are too naive to understand that, what they tell it defines them. If you complain, you will never be the person you always wished to be. If you talk and your word elevates hatred among communities, you have to think twice what are you actually doing.

[@alokkumar-kd8vk]

How old is interview

[@vivekchaubey3703]

1998

[@siddhanti]

Subtitles are atrocious

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

1:58 baki dunia unke liye bas European desh hai lol Africa ki bhul hi jate hai aur south east asia ko bhi Are babu gareeb desh hai har koi silver spooned paida no hua tha us jamane me Ab dekh lo😭😭👹👹 Ab to har koi book pad skta par sab phone pe Hahahaha

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

18:20 lol Micheal Jackson ke liye bhi morche hue the😭😭

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

Lagta to yahi hai ki hamari civilazation ki death ho chuki hai par Renaissance hinduism se hi aana chaiye naki British se

[@madhusudanrajput2310]

प्राणप्रतिस्थान हो गया अब क्या? This is modijee's question.... now our responsibility and duty to do ........

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

4:05 neitzche hokar cool banega londa

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

17:47 as a woman should👹👺👹

[@mohsinasgarali]

Naipaul was a great fiction writer As a political commentator he was living in the insular conceits of centuries.

[@neilb3332]

Unsure what you think the difference between fiction and political commentary is

[@firstal3799]

He was breaking the intellectual conceits of past. Now his views are at mainstream if not the mainstream We owe him among a few others a great debt of gratitude

[@abhijitsharma7425]

Lol