Hindutva vs Science

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Progress is a unified process – something that involves a people, the exchange of ideas, and agreeing upon what’s best for the bigger picture. Instead, we’re restricting ourselves to one set of ideas, one set of beliefs, one set of understandings, and believing it to be the best, which is the complete opposite of how modern science functions.

The very idea that laid the foundation of India – the freedom to choose one’s own religion, which in turn comes with its own set of choices – is under attack today. With every lynching, and every attack on a minority, India is on its way to proving that it would much rather favour one kind of citizen over the other. There is no doubt that a rich and varied culture like ours comes with its own baggage, but it’s getting to the point where it is hindering our own progress as a country.

Read on, as Meera Nanda questions India’s attitude towards scientific progress while Romila Thapar explores the changing meaning of secularism in the country.