An illuminating history of majoritarianism, hate speech, and censorship in South Asia after partition. When India and Pakistan were divided in 1947, it was commonly believed that India would be secular and house people of various religious communities and traditions while Pakistan would be the home of Muslims and an Islamic state. 75 years later, Pakistan has drawn ever-narrower definitions of what it means to be an Islamic republic, and India is on the verge of establishing itself as a Hindu state. The erstwhile eastern province of Pakistan, Bangladesh, has alternately professed secularism and Islam.? Neeti Nair assesses landmark debates since partition- debates over the constitutional status of religious minorities and the meanings of secularism and Islam that have evolved to meet the demands of populist electoral majorities. She crosses political and territorial boundaries to bring together cases of censorship in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, each involving claims of ?hurt sentiments? on the part of individuals and religious communities. Such cases, while debated in the subcontinent?s courts and parliaments, are increasingly decided on its streets in acts of vigilantism. Hurt Sentiments offers historical context to illuminate how claims of hurt religious sentiments have been weaponized by majorities. Disputes over hate speech and censorship, Nair argues, have materially influenced questions of minority representation and belonging that partition was supposed to have resolved. Meanwhile, growing legal recognition and political solicitation of religious sentiments have fueled a secular resistance.