Over the last few weeks, instances of communal violence in India have been reported with greater frequency that ever before.
On Ram Navami, celebrated on April 10, instances of communal clashes were reported from as many as four states. Moreover, the day also saw a row over non-vegetarian food being served on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, and clashes took place outside a mosque in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri less than a week later.
Two weeks after Apoorvanand, a professor of Hindi at Delhi University, made a video for The Wire discussing how hatred for Muslims presents itself in Hindu festivals, he has returned to discuss the topic of communalism, noting that matters have gone from bad to worse.
Watch as he discusses the communal situation in India today and whether the country has gone too far down this particular rabbit hole.
