The Contours of India's Post-Truth State If we must put a finger on a period when post-Truth politics became the dominant form, it would be the election season of 2014 in India. A 'Thank You Modi' poster in central Delhi, celebrating the Union government's free vaccination drive. Photo: Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty Politics12 hours ago When we talk of a âpost-Truthâ age, we must start by identifying a particular date or period when Truth died. Is that different from saying âpost-Nehruâ India, because he is a person with name and form, unlike Truth? We know the date of Nehru’s death and we can put him in a timeframe. Can we put âTruthâ in a similar time period and social context? Probably yes; a cursory look at the social discourse and mores of a period do indicate the norms and values that guide the times.