The 21st Century India

I recently came across an article by Sagarika Ghose titled - 'Manifesto for a liberal Hindu'. It’s a nicely written piece betraying her anger and obvious prejudices wholeheartedly. She doesn't, of course, care much for objectivity. It's an opinion voice, after all. But more than focusing on the liberal aspects of being a Hindu, the author uses it as an opportunity to attack "Hindutva" - something she obviously hates. She cites the Hindu values of the pursuit of moksha, meditation and the qualities of tolerance and patience, but apparently embodies none of them. I am not here to defend Hindutva, but want to make a genuine effort to put things in the right perspective. First of all, whatever the author emphasizes on the negative side of the Hindutva issue, remains primarily a political movement and has hardly filtered down socially. Cow vigilantes, saffron clad politicians, slogans of Hindu rashtra etc are not issues, which liberal Hindus take seriously. T