Article Review- “May you ever rule, may your pen write thousands”

Article Review

Quote “May you ever rule, may your pen write thousands” (Khushwant Singh)

Reflection

The hag utterances while at a party where they were uttered after Hukum Chand had finished tipping the girl for her exemplary singing, which saw Hukum throw a five rupee note. The context of the phrase can be seen to present a reciprocal of appreciation by the singers at the party who were entertaining the guests. The phrase can be interpreted as a prayer for the giver to gain more in life to replenish the money’s pocket. Being a magistrate, the reference of the pen writing thousands of figures indicates that they wish for him to continue with his role and that his honor may increase and one day become one to rule the people.

Quote “I am Khalistan, not Indian” (Leonard)

Reflection

The quote plays a role of distinction were people who utter the words tend to distance themselves from critique as there are instances where there can be a confusion between what Khalistan stands for in the modern time and what it stood for where they had been accusations of people using it as a tool for mounting empty slogans in the name of Khalistan. In the current time being, Khalistan is not primarily about taking to arms rather is a movement that seeks to liberate the minorities in the country, which they have no means of thriving. The differentiation in the quote absorbs all critique from participation in violation of human rights recognized in the various documents in the current setting. The statement was brought about by the Punjab conflict, which saw an image of India being tainted and thus the rise of the critique. The need to differentiate is to avoid being associated with what the conflict brought about and to be able to stand out as a different person from the characteristics portrayed by both groups.

Quote “One Chinaman is Worth Two Negroes” (Kim)

Reflection

The quote in the text is from the era where racial wars still existed, and there was still a national stripe between blacks and whites. The presence of Chinese immigrants in the USA saw confusion as they did not fit into any demographic. That being the case, the whites began the triangulation process of the Chinese. The lawmakers would go ahead and create an Asiatic category. The quote suggests that they were deemed to rank higher than the blacks in the scenario where blacks were seen to be at the bottom of the food chain. The terms saw the Chinese immigrants be treated almost as equal as the blacks; however, despite abolishing slavery in California, the whites still had racial dominance in the state. The quote reflects on how the early whites viewed people who were different from them and treated them with less dignity and value in the sense that they would compare the value of a Chinese person to being worth two black people in terms of labor and importance. There was further comparison where civic rights of blacks would apply to the Chinese. The comparison made them get references of free laborers where they were not part of the slave trade. They were thought to be more superior than the blacks in terms of brainpower and a crystalized form of civilization.

Quote “Sikh diasporic feminisms” (Hundle)

Reflection

The article tries to examine the limitations present and the possibilities of the political and intellectual project in contrast with the knowledge of politics in the field of academia and the context of the communities. The invocation of feminism in the article brings about a view of an onto-epistemological, intellectual, and political project that has a great association with patriarchy. Despite the complex situations, the project goes ahead to identify the terrains of Sikh projects in terms of feminism in contrast with Indian feminism. The article also shares an interest in sexuality distinctions that have been incorporated in the feminist criticism, which portrays productive imagery of modern sexual expression. The article goes ahead to lay out a vision and mission in which they aim to face many obstacles

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Works Cited

Handle, Anneeth K. “Sikh diasporic feminisms: Provocation 1.” Sikh Formations, vol. 13, no. 4, 2017, pp. 237-240.

“Khushwant Singh’s novel “Train to Pakistan” – a masterpiece of partition literature.” Journal of Xidian University, vol. 14, no. 7, 2020.

KIM, CLAIRE J. “The Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans.” Politics & Society, vol. 27, no. 1, 1999, pp. 105-138.

Leonard, Karen. “The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies, Edited by Pashaura Singh and Louis E. Fenech.” Sikh Formations, vol. 12, no. 1, 2016, pp. 103-108.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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