Ansar Ali and the music of our times
Opinion
The writer is a lawyer.
We are told that as the Titanic sank, amidst the clamour that ruptured the placid night sky, two sounds stood out. First, the ringing of the watchtower bell – alerting the crew that ice had punctured metal. For the next couple of hours, the crew frantically attempted to keep the ship afloat. And then came the violins.
This week’s column was originally intended to be about the TLP and things like the Futility of Banning an Idea. Borrowing from Salman Raja Sahib writing in these pages some years ago (albeit in a different context), I might have pondered how “minds congeal much like blood.”