India, Aug. 10 -- Enough has not yet been said of the brutality of the "One India" narrative and the brazenness with which it legitimises the lowest common denominator of societal attitudes and a viral thinking. Two incidents over the last few days embody a deeply disturbing and distressing fallout of the muscular leadership in the political space degenerating into gender triumphalism in the social space. One that automatically assumes muscularity and decisiveness as admirable male traits and everything else as supine and feminine frailties. Is "toxic masculinity" then the new national character? Now codified almost?

The first case was of the Unnao rape accused Kuldeep Sengar, now expelled by the BJP, wishing a speedy recovery for the su...