May 2, 2021 Share “How does one begin to capture scenes from a nation led by a fascist regime being felled by a deadly pandemic,” asked Toronto Star columnist Shree Paradkar on Monday in a column ostensibly written to soothe the pain of Indo-Canadians as we watched our ancestral homeland facing the full wrath of the COVID-19 virus. Fascist regime? I had to read the opening paragraph twice to make sure I had not misread the slur on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. One could blame Modi for many things, but to suggest he was a “fascist” was beyond the pale and exhibited contempt towards India.