Guwahati, Dec. 14 -- What have you given us?' asked a crowd to Benjamin Franklin, regarding the American Constitution, in the summer of 1787. Franklin's answer was hopeful and yet a reminder of a continuous obligation for citizens of a constitutional democracy: 'A republic, if you can keep it.' The idea of constitutional democracy in India is facing its greatest existential threat in decades and if we still can't agree on it, we probably aren't looking at things at all.
The legitimate Hinduization of India has begun in the Northeast of India, a region the rest of India has historically rarely cared for or looked at with interest. And that is essentially why it has begun here. The passing of the Citizenship Amendment Bill has raked up senti...