None of the brave, brave souls of the white-faced anti-colonial cancel culture would EVER talk about the identity and activities of the billionaires and trillionaires behind the current neo-colonial policies that are ravaging the former colonies of the British Empire. Oh, but these heroes are attacking where it matters, old warhorse Kipling and beloved children’s author Enid Blyton.

They need to take their slick hands off  colonial. Kipling was an Indo-Anglian author, racial prejudice and all. He may have been a racist, but he was also a sensitive lover of India’s villages and village folk,  her jungle lore, and her varied landscapes. Enid Blyton  is part of middle-class Indian kids’ imaginative world.

The move drew criticism from some on social media.

“I refuse to accept any criticism of Enid Blyton,” tweeted writer Aseem Chhabra. “I refuse to cancel how my childhood was shaped, with thrilling adventures, mysteries.” Filmmaker Pooja Bhatt tweeted: “Like millions of readers whose imagination was fuelled by her books, there goes my childhood I guess.”