One word has been often referred to in political conversation: a simple six letter word: ‘fringe’. That’s right: ever since an official response to anger in the Arab world over the controversial remarks made by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on the Prophet described her as a ‘fringe’ element that did not reflect the views of the Modi government or the BJP, people have been wondering what really does the word ‘fringe’ mean. The oxford dictionary meaning of the word ‘fringe’ is: the outer edge of an area or a group. My first acquaintance with the word ‘fringe’ was then I heard of the popular actor Sadhana from the 1960s who had a famous ‘fringe’ cut hairstyle.