Indians recently celebrated the ascent and safe landing of the Chandrayaan moon expedition. A billion Indian citizens are caught up in the euphoria of this mammoth technological achievement. The nation joins the company of the U.S., China and Russia in going to the moon, and we have soaked up congratulations coming from around the world. This certainly inspires a whole generation of youth to dream big.
It is difficult to describe to the developed world how Indians view this as the dawn of a new age. We have now landed on “Chandrama,” which means “moon-mother.” Many Indians worship the sun and moon.
Tragically, this fantastic development was marred by a dark and disturbing phenomenon which also caught the world’s attention: India’s widespread descent into religious and communal hatred. Incessant hate speech has birthed violence…
