Dying from an overdose of love

Babri Masjid is on my mind as I write this column. On December 6, 1992, when the Masjid fell to a horde of Hindu right-wingers, I’d never imagined that the Hindutva brigade’s myth, that the largest numerical and power majority in India is somehow threatened by minority religions, would gain the force that it has today. Or that cow love would reach the fever pitch that it has today. In the run-up to the 2019 general elections, netas of all hues are reiterating their devotion for all things bovine. It is when one travels to Indian villages that one can