Emergency-era Bombay and the Hindu Hotel
Gaitonde's first job in 1977: a pure-veg hotel where caste sells better than food, and where he learns religion is a business.
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#religion
7 moments.
A chicken bone in a Hindu hotel
Mathu dares Gaitonde to eat meat; Gaitonde turns it into a lesson on how a single bone can wreck a pure-veg business.
Guruji's parable of the demon brothers Atapi and Vatapi
As Ayodhya's temple politics boil, Guruji tells the tale of two demons who feed travelers and then rip them open, calling it the essence of every religion.
Gaitonde's history lesson: Shah Bano, Rajiv Gandhi and Ramayan on TV
Over a body being disposed of, Gaitonde explains how a 1980s political trick put the whole country in front of the TV and taught Bunty the power of religion.
Bhonsle asks Gaitonde to keep Muslims from voting; Gaitonde throws him out
Bipin Bhonsle brings temple offerings and cash, then asks for help winning his election; Gaitonde introduces his mixed crew and refuses the Hindu-Muslim game.
Subhadra schools Gaitonde on why the poor love God
Gaitonde calls religion the world's biggest business; Subhadra answers that for the poor, festivals are their one day of feeling human and equal.
The Haabil and Qaabil sermon: why Allah demands sacrifice
Sartaj's captor retells the first murder from scripture and lands on his own answer: God is sick of us and the pain is a debt we owe him.