India’s Muslims at 78 years of Independence

India’s Muslims at 78 years of Independence

It’s the 78th anniversary of India’s Independence. There is much to celebrate, yet much to reflect:  how far we have drifted away from the promise made “at the stroke of midnight hour” of upholding constitutional values and practices, a disquiet that most recently is animating apprehensions across the country about voter exclusion in Bihar and other states, with implications for possible mass disenfranchisement of vulnerable groups. For Muslims,…