What’s behind the communal tinge to Maharashtra politics?

Communal eruptions across the state have raised concern that Maharashtra may be headed for a bigger sectarian flashpoint

Mumbai The class IX student at a Kolhapur school is a huge fan of Narendra Bhagana, the subaltern Haryanavi singing sensation with testosterone-heavy lyrics: Bhai tera gunda, villain rhn de, bandook chalegi... (your brother is a thug, forget the villain, guns will go off...). You get the drift. Earlier this month, this 16-year-old, along with four other minors, was arrested for disturbing peace in the city and sent to a juvenile home for 14 days

A gutted bike in Akola

His WhatsApp display photograph showed