Tiananmen Square-type moments come only once a while and tend to restore our faith in humanity. One such incident happened recently in India.
Brinda Karat, a left-wing politician and a Hindu, stood in front of a bulldozer, waving an order of the Supreme Court, demanding that authorities stop the demolition of businesses and homes of poor Muslims. It was a bulldozer, not a tank, but she was the only activist who had the courage to stand up to the bulldozer.
“We saw bulldozers just smashing structures” she said. “We had to stop it.”
