42)The Republic of Inhospitality
India Republic Day -- Seeing that India celebrates Republic Moment and the chests of an incredible number of Indians swell with satisfaction at the thought of our astounding diversity and imagined military prowess it is well for you to reflect on what kind of Republic the country has become. A republican way of government is not merely one out of which the head of express is not a hereditary monarch; rather the modern republic engraves the idea that sovereignty resides within the people and that the will of the people as expressed through their own representatives is supreme. Exactly what has however been crucial to the idea of the republic everywhere is the notion of inclusiveness. In this respect the testimonies that have been coming out of India in recent times tell a tale that is chilling to the bones a tale which leaves behind a stench this no amount of sloganeering concerning Swachh Bharat or even some thing more than a symbolic wielding in the broom can eradicate. If inclus