Living in a hate culture: Hatred conquers India’s civic space

A march in London against mob lynching culture of India.

Copyright: South Asia Solidarity Group (southasiasolidarity.org)

Known to be a single nation despite diversity in almost all spheres, India’s spirit of ‘unity in diversity’ is under threat because of the hate culture that has grown to gargantuan proportion over the years and spread across the country. Expressed in many forms and forums, words of hate, generally called hate speech, have not only spread hatred and incited violence across the length and breadth of India, but also are severely endangering the very fabric and ethos of Indian society.