Faith and tolerance

All citizens can be persuaded to cross at least the first few stages of tolerance that require us to accept the principles of democracy and respect others

Tomorrow is Christmas Day, the highpoint of a season of goodwill and a time to remember the benign aspects of religious belief. Unfortunately, that is not possible in India because of the growing prevalence of religion-inspired violence perpetrated mostly by fanatics from the majority community. A recent such incident that challenges the very foundations of law and order has led to this lament.

On December 3, 2018, a brave police officer, Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, was killed by a cow-protection (gau rakshak) mob in Bulandshahr in UP. A group of retired civil servants, committed to upholding and promoting constitutional values, recently