Saturday, September 24, 2011

Ani, "Ganesh vs. Hitler play upsets Hindus," Hindustantimes, 9/19/11, (http://www.hindustantimes.com/Ganesh-vs-Hitler-play-upsets-Hindus/Article1-747494.aspx)

In this article, we read about a play titled "Ganesh Versus the Third Reich." This is a newly produced play directed by Australian artist, Bruce Galdwin. This play has been taking on some heat because it depicts this Hindu God of associating itself with Hitler in some fashion or another. This article starts off by talking about how this play has upset some Hindus, like Hindu statesman Rajan Zed. Zed is President of the Universal Society of Hinduism in Nevada and says that Ganesh is not meant to become a mockery on the stage of theatre. Although, at the end of the article, the writer forgets about the negatives of the play and gives information regarding its showing times and location. The article ends with information about Ganesh and what the specific god represents. I think this article shows the negative effect of portraying a Hindu God but then explains nicely how the God is really meant to be portrayed as. 

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