[Opinion] Mrs. Savita Jha Khan's Rant About Mahakumbh On Indian Express Shows They're Terrified About Too Many Hindus Coming Together - The Commune

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Mrs. Savita Jha Khan's Rant About Mahakumbh On Indian Express Shows They're Terrified About Too Many Hindus Coming Together - The Commune

I came across an ‘opinion’ piece by Dr Savita Jha Khan on the apparently disturbing trend of Hindus assembling in large numbers. What is put across as a concern looks more like fear when one reads the piece. At the outset, Mrs Khan wonders whether going to Kumbh means Hindus have started following a codified, performative & mandatory form of Hinduism. This assumption is shocking because Hinduism is not a bunch of random beliefs. It has its codes…