A fantastic Satyajit Ray scene :) - Interviewer: What do you regard as the most outstanding and significant movement of the last decade ? Siddhartha: The war in Vietnam Sir. Interviewer: More significant than landing on the moon ? Siddhartha: I think so Sir Interviewer: Could you tell us why you think so ? Siddhartha: Because the moon landing, you see, we werent entirely unprepared for the moon landing. We knew it had to come sometime, we knew about the great advancements in the space technology. So we knew it had to happen. I am not saying it was not a remarkable achievement but it was not unpredictable the fact that they did land on moon. Interviewer: Do you think the war in Vietnam was unpredictable ? Siddhartha: Not the war itself but what it has revealed about the Vietnamese people, about their extraordinary power of resistance. Ordinary people, peasants, and no one knew they had it in them. And this isnt a matter of technology, its just plain human courage. And it takes your breath away. Interviewer: Are you a communist ? Siddhartha: I dont think one has to be one in order to admire Vietnam Sir.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 13:51:23 +0000
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