Three nationalisms

“Jab lal lal laharayega, tab hosh thikane ayega.” “Bhagwa jab laharayega, tab hosh thikane ayega.” “Tiranga jab laharayega, tab hosh thikane ayega.” These three slogans are largely symbolic of the three kinds of nationalism seen on campus — left, right and Nehruvian. The first two are extremist, exclusionist, and imported. They selectively adhere to the…