An open letter...

Hello Bhatiya,
I don’t know you nor do I want to know who you are. But the scathing comment you left on my last posting warranted a reply and I was forced to write you an open letter for you had left me no other option by denying me access to your email address. And I hope you would visit my page once again to read the letter…
Anyway, your criticism was pinching and left me sleepless for some nights. The question reared its head in my mind if I had really crossed the line of decency by writing my exploits, which you said is good fodder for readers’ fantasy, and which are of course very personal and involves someone who is very dear to me. (I also wondered what made you stop short of calling my exploits a figment of my fantasy!)
It is not that your comment was any great; any person with average intelligence and education would have made same comment; for that that is the way your upbringing prepares you to comment on such things. It is only after you get some education in and exposure to literature, you become more open to the idea of sex and passion being inseparable parts of love.
Being a student of Sanskrit literature, I don’t need your help in classifying what I write. You can call it cheap because there is a lot of passion in it but then that is the limitation of your understanding as you cannot see the undertone of the posting which is full of love and the pain of its loss. Before I write something else, I would like to suggest you (for it costs nothing!) to read the Sanskrit classic of Kalidas, Kumarsambhavam, in which the great poet has vividly depicted the lovemaking scenes of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The depiction is so crude and descriptive that it is said that after writing that part of the Mahakavya, Kalidas earned the wrath of the Lord and fell ill. He had to do penance before he could complete the work. No doubt, Kalidas was a great scholar and his works are unparalleled in the History and despite being full of sexual overtures, his works are called classics.
Such examples galore in all the literatures of the world. And there is one particular reason why I cited this example. And that is that one meaning of the name of my character is Parvati. And I believe that by writing like that if Kalidas could not cast slur on Parvati or defile her, my posting too won’t affect the Goddess. Goddesses are like lotus, though in mud, yet beyond it.
So as far as your genuine suggestion of generating revenue by writing porn story is concerned, I would just like to thank you for your advice. I do write for a living but in newspapers and I am making good enough for myself. So you needn’t worry about that. My blog is my personal space in the virtual world and that I write just to give vent to my feelings and I won’t take suggestions from you on what to write, where to write. If ever there would be anything like what you suggested, it would be here only. So keep visiting my blog.
But the initial question still remains unanswered. What was it in your comment that made me go sleepless for some nights? Well, I wondered what was it in my writing that influenced a stranger, a non-stake holder, to write a comment like this. Had it come from some other quarters, it would have been understandable. Had it not been for the support extended by the friends, especially that of a lady, who posted her comment as anonymous, I would have removed that posting.
In retrospect, I conclude that if I can elicit such a scathing response from you, a non-stake holder, the purpose of my writing is served. Keep visiting the page for more action...
And your criticism is always welcome...


Amitabh Shankar