Hindu fundamentalism is a contradiction in terms, since Hinduism is a religion without fundamentals; there is no such thing as a Hindu heresy. How dare a bunch of goondas shrink the soaring majesty of the Vedas and the Upanishads to the petty bigotry of their brand of identity politics?

The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone: Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-century Power (ed. Penguin Books India, 2007) - ISBN: 9780670081455