Ideas that harm

A nation thinking as a mob, in unison and marching in lockstep, is a dangerous thing for itself and for others

Many will be alarmed at the open calls for violence and even genocide in the wake of a recent movie on Kashmir. The BJP has not spoken against or cautioned Indians about this, and nor do most expect it to. This is because the party and its leaders generally tolerate and perhaps even encourage rhetoric against minorities. However, there are other reasons as well and it is interesting to examine the intellectual relationship the party has to the mob.

The BJP’s constitution says it has something called a “basic philosophy”, and that is “Integral Humanism”. The name refers to four lectures