NEW DELHI, Jan. 18 -- India has taken so sharp a turn in recent years that the very centre has shifted considerably. What led to this swing? Is it possible to trace the path to this point? Is there a way back to the just, secular, inclusive vision of our Constitution-makers? These are the questions that Aakar Patel wrestles with in this book Our Hindu Rashtra: what it is, how we got there?*
Aakar Patel, columnist and former executive director of Amnesty International India, was arrested and then let out on bail earlier this week for allegedly posting "offensive" tweets against Modi and the Ghanchi community in Gujarat. In general he has been consistently doing fearless critical political commentary and has been known as Modi-Shah baiter....