@ranjona I believe we need to leave the space for not two but three distinct groups of Hindus.

a. Those who want a Hindu supremacist state
b.those who don't
c. those who feel Hindus should be privileged in some way but coexist peacefully with others and don't agree with the methods of (a).

While being (b), I see a whole lot of older folks I know, being (c).

@tariquesani @ranjona

Agreed. But I am saying this as a person with the privilege of being who I am in India, and with the lack of privilege in where I live right now:

every society has a) evil b) people who are vulnerable to evil

I have accepted that a lot of people are just vulnerable to misinformation and manipulation, and that a lot of people are good in misleading and manipulating. All we can do is to protect the vulnerable among us.

@ranjona @sandipb at the expense of sounding elitist - yes!

We as a race are super efficient aka kanjoos when it comes to using the most evolved organ in our body. 😎

Hindutva, by itself,is, as @audreytruschke
put it, morally indefensible.

That's why they have to hide behind Hinduism.

Let's ignore the bigots and work with religious Hindus to explore the dichotomy between Hinduism & Hindutva ; it is only by finding common ground with them can we build a nation that works for all of us.

I realize it can be rather frustrating, Ma'am, but there is no purpose to align to your opponents' strategy.

@tariquesani @ranjona @sandipb