http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/tibetan_tales_old_myths_new_realities Comments for "Tibetan tales: old myths, new realities, Jamyang Norbu " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/tibetan_tales_old_myths_new_realities <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In Satyajit Ray&rsquo;s film, <i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.satyajitray.org/films/ganasha.htm">Ganashatru</a></i>, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen&rsquo;s play, <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Enemy_of_the_People">Enemy of the People</a>, a doctor discovers that leaking sewers are contaminating a water source which is regarded as holy, and which attracts large number of pilgrims. The doctor, concerned by the sudden rise of water-borne diseases, tries to warn the townspeople of this danger. But the mayor and others, with a vested interest in the pilgrimage site, attack the doctor for what they see as his anti-Hindu views, and soon with all manner of demagogic rabble-rousing tactics turn the entire town against him.</p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/tibetan_tales_old_myths_new_realities" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/tibetan_tales_old_myths_new_realities">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/tibetan_tales_old_myths_new_realities#comment asia &amp; pacific arts &amp; cultures Jamyang Norbu Original Copyright Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2600 at http://www.opendemocracy.net