Day 1,668: hubristic, rally, implicate, absolve
The danger is that a hubristic Hindu chauvinism undermines his economic ambitions.
It organised a rally of Hindu activists in 1992 that led to its destruction, sparking Hindu-Muslim riots across South Asia.
After ten years in power, Mr Modi, who was implicated in deadly anti-Muslim riots in 2002 when he ran Gujarat state (he was later absolved by the courts), no longer seems so restrained.
Artwork of the day
Rally in front of the Palace of Fine Arts
Mstislav DobuzhinskyOriginal Title:Митинг перед Дворцом ИскусствDate:1920Style:Naïve Art (Primitivism)Genre:cityscape
Word of the day
hubristic: too proud:
rally: a large public meeting where a lot of peopleshow their support for something:
implicate: to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened:
absolve: (especially in religion or law) to free someone from guilt, blame, or responsibility for something:
Quote of the day
“The idea that humans are yet intelligent enough to serve as stewards of the Earth is among the most hubristic ever.”
― James Lovelock, The Revenge of Gaia