Mohit Jain

On the outskirts of Pune, in the verdant Deccan Plateau, is the Shiv Senapati Mohite Gaushala. Its head trustee is a man called Parsuram Modak, described on his Facebook fan page as someone with links to the BJP and RSS for 40 years.

A young man got engaged to his fiancé last evening at a lavish ceremony in a plush suburban hotel, as his father played the perfect host. The only jarring note in this otherwise familiar picture of ceremonial opulence was struck by the presence of cops at the function, who joined the usual crowd of aunts and uncles as they watched over the pro...

On the outskirts of Pune, in the verdant Deccan Plateau, is the Shiv Senapati Mohite Gaushala. Its head trustee is a man called Parsuram Modak, described on his Facebook fan page as someone with links to the BJP and RSS for 40 years.

A young man got engaged to his fiancé last evening at a lavish ceremony in a plush suburban hotel, as his father played the perfect host. The only jarring note in this otherwise familiar picture of ceremonial opulence was struck by the presence of cops at the function, who joined the usual crowd of aunts and uncles as they watched over the pro...