India will celebrate the 78th anniversary of Independence on August 15. On the eve of Independence in 1947, India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, in his famous tryst with destiny speech, declared, “All of us, to whatever religion we may belong, are equally the children of India with equal rights, privileges and obligations.” The Constitution adopted in 1950 followed up by committing to secure for all its citizens, justice and equality, and to promote among them, fraternity and the unity and integrity of the nation. However, 11 years of Bharatiya Janata Party rule at the Centre and decades in the...