Naipaul and the secular rot

There could not be an easier target to pick. V.S. Naipaul’s vanity is legendary. One only has to read Paul Theroux’s memoir of a dead friendship. He has been accused of bigotry and prejudice against Muslims. Last week, actor and writer Girish Karnad criticized Naipaul for misreading Indian history, among other matters. Literary taste and merit apart, this is clearly a fight about secularism.

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