On Sunday evening, Calcutta could not decide. The Debate 2026, presented by the Calcutta Debating Circle in association with The Telegraph, had the motion: “Hinduism needs protection from Hindutva”. Historian Sharma took the audience back thousands of years to argue that “the core of Hinduism is pluralism”. “Hinduism is endangered by Hindutva because the core of Hindutva is exclusionary,” she said. She and historian Sharma pointed out historical inaccuracies in the arguments of the opposition members.

Source: The Telegraph January 14, 2026 02:46 UTC