The article first appeared in The Print on January 16, 2024
The reel begins with two men hanging out on a terrace—and ends with one strangling the other for not knowing what’s happening on 22 January. Social media has been flooded with news reports and content on the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, a loud buzz that is now clamouring to a cacophonous fever pitch. The moment in India’s history is being memorialised in memes.