It has never been easy to ask questions in human history. Those who have questioned have been persecuted, hounded, punished and even killed. Science has progressed because of the courage people had to say no. Philosophical movements and religions, too, began with questioning.

The action the BJP chooses to take against its MP will tell us if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's earlier 'outreach' to Pasmanda Muslims and his call to BJP workers to take out 'Sneh Yatras' are genuine.

The very fact that Mohan Bhagwat is concerned with who or what an acceptable Muslim looks like speaks volumes about whether the RSS has changed its position or just adapted to the times. 

Right wing leaders around the world exploit a sense of victimhood among the population to consolidate their own vote bank.

The opposition to Firoze Khan’s appointment speaks volumes about the fundamentally one-dimensional view that the right wing has about the manner in which it views identity in its various forms – be it religion, language or culture.

Inhabiting their echo chambers, the audience sees what the inaccessible prime minister wants them to through his various puppets.

In exploring the roots of ‘Islamic radicalism,’ centuries old texts are deconstructed, yet we ignore the works of Savarkar – who was only writing a few decades ago – and whose portrait adorns India's parliament.