Social media was meant to connect us, but in recent years it has become a powerful amplifier of sectarian anger and abuse in India. I have chosen to lie low on Facebook, the only platform I used actively. I have an X account meant for blogging-related activities. My Instagram account is used only to connect with my former students. These platforms are all dreadful places, that’s why I chose to sit in the shadow. The kind of language people use on these platforms...