Mitali Saran: The god-awful state of secularism

When it's the thought that counts, but not in a good way

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What’s left of our rationality took another tooth-loosening blow in Mathura the other day. One morning, according to newspaper reports, several dozen Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, and other Hindutva activists showed up at the Bindu Seva Sansthan Ashram, and made round eyes and scary teeth at its leader, Swami Balendu, because the Swami had organised a meeting of—wait for it—atheists. The activists felt that the godless have no business meeting in their extremely goddy town.  So far, it’s your garden variety, lunatic fringe problem. What really ...

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Mitali Saran: The god-awful state of secularism