INTOLERANCE AND COW POLITICS India, which was once known for its integrity and diverse nature, is no more a tolerant nation. Peace and non-violence which was the dream of Mahatma Gandhi has remained merely a dream. Atrocity and barbarianism has become a part of our culture. From the ongoing incidents it seems like intolerance among Indians is increasing because of cultivation of politics of hate and the behaviour shows India is tending towards an era of barbarism and the civilization of illiterate where nobody thinks on his own but believes whatever religious and political leaders say. Here sentiments are much more worthy than life of human beings. A man is lynched just because of a rumor that he had consumed beef. Condemning the Dadri incident former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju said, “What could be more unfortunate than this that a man is killed on the basis of rumour and for no other reason”, during a lecture at Banaras Hindu University. Incident like Dadri have becom...