Anandabazar Patrika

Anandabazar Patrika - Editorial

21 cSArc 1414 yuyS} 7 vMzG} 2007

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Ao~S} SMc} {SMk Pc
w|SMr P Sv SA}MMi

{urS} XAucS}-hr MMi w|SMr P}v AvM AyMSMz w|SMMr}
<Ar S{ySH} XvSS} ZAr P{M~ Yj <s{ wy A~dMiv
SSrH zShS|

Isnt power a sort of generalised war which assumes at particular moments the forms of peace and the State? Peace would then be a form of war, and the State a means of waging it.
Truth and Power. Michel Foucault

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uSvwt} VHMc AyuyS zSrS PtaS |S Ac vS PtdS M, jSvSM~v <uSv YvST~ c r@S} ySA} PSxS PMm Py Y}S{ cM} yS |S ySM~S PeSMi} _cr~S ySA, PcSA} c}S ySeSv PSyS} fM}, ySsTM{ YuAvc <SuvH} SA} YvST~ cH cM}v? <uSMv} tSAZ wS~v cM}v wM}S { r@S}a _ Aw _~ cSo, rMy cdva e{ PrSM~vAv, ZM Av Ao~S} AywS}q {~ DMc y~M~v,  Ac vS jSAv vS, rMy {Sv zS~ |S}S AyMSz c}Mi, rS}S <ArASH~ P Atv S{ySH} Sr PsMc Ao~S}Mc yS>hSMr AeMAiM~v Pcv w|SMr crS}S? Pc y~~ Ao~S}Mc yS>hSMr AeMAi~S{? Ao~SM}} ySAMr Y`v u}M~ S{ySH}SZ YSA{ My, rSZ S{ySHMt} yS>hSMr AeMAi~S{ S{ySH rS M~ Pcv {Mv c}Mi, w|SMr crS}SZ `A~ hS~SMvS} AvMt AtMMiv? Y{}S jA}{SvS} AyM}SAurS c}S {Sv z~ ykMi Y{}S P| {SvM} SSMsZ jA}{SvS c}Mr AtD vS, {Sv rS ykMi vS

S{ySH}S cH yM~v?

Ao~S} Y} w|SMMr} <Ar rS>Mt} {Sv XvSS yS>cS} yMjSS} PcSmS~wcM} Ao~S} vS}Sqh4 tM} `A~Mr Yr MAiM~v wS>h S{ySH r@SMt} _c jv }jy d>S, wSM _dva `A~} tSe y~M~v, PSvS{dH ySjSM} PdS~SdA~ <Ar PS{yS} AyA r P}Mv} hS~ e{ PSvS{dH} }SuSM{SvwM} eMeS~ <s{ y YcS} Pv, PdSvcS} ySA2S z}r PfS, XLw eSZ, rSw {~Mt} XAzM|Se, PS~M~SM}} PsMcZ AyA M P|r, {S~ SM{Z PpScSr vS Ao~S}}S jy cSo, P}v cSo, y ySwSM} {SvMc XcSM} P}MdMi a}S A{o Po A{~ yiM} t{S y sSMc, XvaSA} AdhA _c SM} PyA y PvrSMt} AyTM$ <cSM Aci y~S} S cS}a PvZ w|SMr AtM Aci My vS

{Sv Pcv jSMv vS P| _ Aw _~ cSMo e{ P{M~?

YvST~ c, <uSv, wSA~mS S{ w|SMr:
aMt}a yMk PvaS} tSA YMi P}v
PtScSMv} PySMo y Aci P~dS sSMc, YA{ PtMdAi

{tv Ytc, {AvmA} cA{Cm-t, PSvS{dH S{ w|SMr:
11 {SM tyS} S{ t M AeMMi
Pc\ P}Mv} csS PrSM~Av {Sv Mhrv v

\7Ar ySeAt, <uSv, CnyS S{ w|SMr:
P}v AvM PcSva A~Adr XAzM|Se PvZ

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Ao~S}Mt} tSAMySu, rrS AvM w|SMMr} {r?

H~ yS\A}, w|SMr Ahy, PSvS{dH {AvmA} cA{Cm
Ao~S}Mt} XS~mM{* Ayc cSeMj Z cM}Mi,
{S~w AyA~ c}S} w}a Z cM}Mi aMt}
AyS Ai~, _~ScS} Ao~S}, AvZZ AtM

\7Ar ySeAt, <uSv, CnyS S{ w|SMr
w|SMr tMt} M Ao~S}Mt} Dc YMi yM~ {Mv 
vS {Mv , y zS~ h~Ai~ yM~Z t}S Aci yM~vAv

}SMj {~, {AvmA} cA{Cm} t,
CnyS S{ w|SMr (cM t)
Y{}S PcSSA~Cm PtAd, yv M Ac vS PtAd {S~
YMAv y~M~ XS~mM{* XoS} w}HS cM} PtAd vS

}cSM}} M P| t} _SMr <SvMc YvS ~ SM{} UM}, P t} {SZ~ AcM~SA{mSM}} AMMy MrS cM{Mi, Ac SSMs} t} cM{Av y} AyM}SAurS} vcS Y}a  MMi {SvM} cSMi c _} wSavS YtS c}S yMhM jTA} w|SMMr} cSMi jTA}, Pc jA}{SvS c}Mr wSM}, Pc wSM} vS, rS} iS>h yt~SMr vS PtaS \MM _{v fSMr} xM~ <SMv} M {SvM} {urS} XAucS} PrS PdSS PeMiZ, {Mr} ySAMr <MyM} Sa SA}MMi w|SMr

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