14 Nationalism In Need Our nationalism’s journey has been unfortunate. We started out with a reassuring idea based on just principles and have ended up with a many-headed monster. Ramachandra Guha writes. 28 Break Through The Barbs Irfan Habib expounds on the shadow cast by religious chauvinism pushed by majoritarian politics on India’s being. The need for a positive patriotism was never so dearly felt. 34 Mission Country Saji Narayanan C.K. writes about the legacy of the RSS and why the Left is sidelined in India 47 Another Dive Into Depth On the 70th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, Apoorvanand urges us to revisit the philosophy of the father of the nation, make our own peace with it 64 Hindsight and the Caravan of Life Do open wounds heal Muzaffarnagar five years after a riot.