The
Hindutva bubble has clearly burst. Mass demonstrations
by peasants, traders, doctors, teachers, students
and even school children in the past few days have
shown that not only the fear gripping the people is
over but also the Indian political discourse is shifting
towards material-practical matters, again acquiring
a resemblance to what it had been in the pre-Modi
years.
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This article was originally published in The
Telegraph on April 18, 2018.