I know the India of my childhood (1980s&90s) was far from perfect, and had many inequities and cruelties even then.
But I still miss how the general collective zeitgeist in those days was "unity in diversity", not "Bharat desh mein rehna hoga..."
But I still miss how the general collective zeitgeist in those days was "unity in diversity", not "Bharat desh mein rehna hoga..."
The biggest casualty of Indianness in the Modi years has been the general collective assumption of inclusivity. It's not like we got along even before him. But we knew, we should get along.
He's come and said, no need to get along. In fact, mutual suspicion serves him best.
He's come and said, no need to get along. In fact, mutual suspicion serves him best.
That general collective instinct, to suppress our worst natural parochial tendencies and instead work towards a collective India for everyone, warts and all, that's been destroyed by the sanghis in recent years. Now nationalism is about punishing someone. Not working together.
India only works as a democratic republic if there is a basic level of trust between communities, and an understanding that despite these many many differences and historic injustices, we are all in this together.
Sanghism is built on shrinking the definition of a patriot.
Sanghism is built on shrinking the definition of a patriot.
If the many many of"tribes" that make up India stop buying into the collective nation building experiment and instead have to realign themselves to a "Hindu Rashtra", then there's a whole lot of death and destruction that awaits. Because that's some cruel bigoted shit.
MoSha are tearing apart what was an improbably durable experiment in democracy by attacking its weak spots. It's horrifying to watch.
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