OP-ED: The true face of India at its best

The girls and women who represent India in the Olympics often come from the country’s vast silent majority
Every four years in predictable rotation, the Olympic Games become another pearl-clutching moment for India’s chattering classes. 

As every day passes, the nation of 1.3 billion continues to fall far down the medal standings. At the time of writing, it’s ranked 64th in Tokyo, behind the four-way tie of Kyrgyzstan, Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Armenia, whose combined population is less than that of Rajasthan.