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Vernacular military literature in India ?

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       Oridnarily I'm all for more writing and more publishing in local (and any) languages, in India and elsewhere, but I'm finding it hard to get on board here. As reported in the Times of India, 'No vernacular market for military literature', which sounds good to me -- but:
Former Army chief, General Shankar Roy Chowdhary said we need more writers in vernacular language for military writing
       Hmmmm .....
       And:
Maj Gen G D Bakshi conveyed "a need to eulogise modern military heroes to teach ethics and values to young growing children". He mooted the idea of Indian war comics
       Teaching ethics and values, and eulogizing military actions appear to me to be entirely incompatible. And to combine 'war' and 'comics' -- to crudely simplify in drawings, and try to make palatable or even appealing the ugliest and most contemptible of human activities ... no, it's good to hear that writers, vernacular or otherwise, show little interest in having any part of this.

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