Vistasp Hodiwala

I have spent a a lot more time in India last 2 years. I no longer recognize the country I was born in, grew up in. A country that over 10 years gained a 4T dollar economy but lost everything else. Our joy, our smiles, our soul, our ethos, our love, and most importantly, our (cobbled) togetherness. All we have now is a delusional arrogance/pride and hate and anger. Lot of anger. The foundations of a society can't be on arrogance, hate and othering. 10 years ago we were (poorer) Indians, but we were Indians. One nation, one people. Today we are Hindus (who are in danger), Muslims (who are traitors), Sikhs (who are Khalistanis), Kashmiris, Hindi speakers, non Hindi speakers, Maharashtrians, Biharis, North Indians, South Indians. We are many things now, many identities, but we are losing the only identity that matters. What our external enemies (Pakistan, China, extremist groups, add whatever name you want) couldn't achieve in 75 years, Modi Government managed in just 10 years. We learned that the most effective weapon required to destroy a country/society is not nukes, not armies, not terrorist groups. All it takes is a sold out media, a corrosive government, and 4 social media apps.