The Sourav-Sana Ganguly episode shows the perils of parenting in the age of internet

On the day of a protest march against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Mumbai, a friend with teenage daughters told me in tones of bemusement: “My daughters want to hold placards in the building compound and protest against CAA”.

He wasn’t quite sure how to handle this. Like most urban and big city parents of this generation, his stance was one of moral ambivalence. There is an academic adherence to liberal values but it is negotiable and largely expendable.

These aren’t households that encourage active bigotry either — except for a few racist jokes on the family WhatsApp group. But what is a happy, extended Indian family WhatsApp group without passive bigotry, inappropriate humour and good morning forwards?