Intolerance of alternative views, lifestyles, and, in this case, a reading of history, has unfortunately become deeply ingrained in our society. The ‘Aurangzeb’ controversy once again brings this to the foreground. Before getting to it, a few general comments would be in order to outline the context. At the time of independence and the drafting and adoption of a new Constitution, the first generation of Congress and other leaders, Dr. BR Ambedkar most preeminently, argued for and instituted a liberal state which would protect and nurture a liberal society in which all kinds of views and lifestyles could proliferate. There would be a ‘unity in diversity.’ In the Nehruvian period,........

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