p. 65
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Childhood has become a major dystopia for the modern world. The fear of being childish dogs the steps of every psychologically insecure adult and of every culture which uses the metaphor of childhood to define mental illness, primitivism, abnormality, underdevelopment, non-creativity and traditionalism.
— Ashis Nandy
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Source: Wikiquote: "Ashis Nandy" (Quotes, Traditions, Tyranny and Utopias: Essays in the Politics of Awareness (1987))
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About Ashis Nandy
Ashis Nandy (born 13 May 1937) is an Indian political psychologist, social theorist, futurist and critic.
About Ashis Nandy
Ashis Nandy (born 13 May 1937) is an Indian political psychologist, social theorist, futurist and critic.
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