This morning I watched a bunch of kids from a school in my neighbourhood go
past my house in a procession shouting slogans like Bharat Mata Ki Jai!. I
remembered my childhood when I would also be compelled to do the same without
even understanding what I am doing.
My mind raced to Walter
A good reminder that nationalism comes in different shapes and packages.
Here's some background to Bharat Mata politics:
Bharat Mata
This article is about the national personification of India. For the Hindi
film, see Mother India.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharat_Mata
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