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Talking too much about India is not Indianess, but correcting the politicians, questioning the elected members, securing the social fabric, saving the democracy and reinstating the secular character are the Indianess.  While it's important to recognize that political and religious ideologies can be diverse, it appears that some individuals or groups associated with Hindutva, a political ideology in India that promotes an exclusive Hindu identity, have been propagating false narratives from 1925.  The question here pertains to why people might not be standing up for justice in response to these alleged fake narratives? There could be several reasons for this phenomenon: Lack of awareness: Many people may not be informed about the full scope of the issue or the extent of the false narratives being propagated. Media influence: The media can play a powerful role in shaping public opinion, and biased or one-sided coverage might contribute to the acceptance of false narratives. Confirmat

      India takes a distressing retreat from democracy   Not long ago, a 12th-grade political science textbook in India informed students about the 2002 Gujarat riots. Triggered by the death of Hindu pilgrims in a train fire, a violent rampage killed nearly a thousand Muslims. The chief minister of the province was Narendra Modi. The school textbook noted that the government was criticized for failing to control the violence, and told students that the events “alert us to the dangers involved in using religious sentiments for political purposes. This poses a threat to democratic politics.” But future classes will not read this passage. Mr. Modi, now prime minister of India, is attempting to impose a Hindu-led majoritarianism upon the country, including on its school curriculums and textbooks. Two pages about the Gujarat events were slashed, and other events in the long history of India’s 200 million Muslims deleted . India’s schoolchildren and its democracy are the worse f