Let’s not laugh at Mayawati’s money garland or Ramdev’s political steps — they are far more serious than many of our other illustrious leaders’ exploits. The joke, as I see it, is on the Indian thought-aping intelligentsia, the Indian digital-haves Twitterati, and the Indian power incumbents, writes Gautam Chikermane. Read more

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