Once unleashed, communalism always breaks nations.
It took the sheen off India’s renaissance in the 1930s; it will again corrode new India’s energies.
It has momentum that we can only pretend to control.
@pbmehta cautions, but we are on a high! indianexpress.com/article/opinio…
It took the sheen off India’s renaissance in the 1930s; it will again corrode new India’s energies.
It has momentum that we can only pretend to control.
@pbmehta cautions, but we are on a high! indianexpress.com/article/opinio…
The logic of Partition and the logic of freedom are fundamentally incompatible.
One traps us in compulsory identities, the other lets us define ourselves.
One sees fellow citizens as a potential threat, the other as a resource to build something special.
One traps us in compulsory identities, the other lets us define ourselves.
One sees fellow citizens as a potential threat, the other as a resource to build something special.
Our battles are like a rerun of the 1930s — cow protection, love jihad, new excuses to hate.
We will now complete the logic of Partition, we said — deepen the divisions, the sense of victimhood and bigotry that tore apart the soul of India.
We will now complete the logic of Partition, we said — deepen the divisions, the sense of victimhood and bigotry that tore apart the soul of India.
Fundamentalism in Pakistan, open calls for violence in Delhi, all now wearing the garb of some higher national purpose.
In a strange alchemy, embracing this DEATH WISH seems to make us feel more alive as a nation.
Happy Independence Day in advance 🇮🇳
In a strange alchemy, embracing this DEATH WISH seems to make us feel more alive as a nation.
Happy Independence Day in advance 🇮🇳
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