indurajay

I’m a bit taken aback by the viciousness of the comments on my tweet about the visa denials for the #BharatSummit. Why is it so hard for these so-called votaries of Hindutva to understand that Hindu civilisation was built on ideas of dialogue and “samvad”, and that our tradition of “purvapaksha” requires us to be able to fully understand and repeat the arguments of the other side in order to refute them effectively? What kind of political culture can be built on a rejection of the fundamental principle that “I disagree with what you say, but I will always defend your right to say it”?