I was born in India (and also, on occasion, work on Indian philosophy). Before giving up Indian citizenship I was involved as part of the secular resistance to religious extremism, particularly Hindutva on which I will have much to say eventually.
The purpose of this short post is to draw attention to a remarkable story from BBC of how a journalist in the state of Manipur has been jailed for a year without trial for Facebook posts criticizing the government of the state. (The state is ruled by the Hindu nationalist BJP that also is in power at the federal level.)
Sahotra Sarkar 