Supplementing Existing Legal Arguments on Sabarimala
Despite all witty-weighty arguments of lawyers in the defense of Sabarimala tradition, on 28 September 2019 the Hon’ble Supreme Court by 4:1 majority lifted the ban on women of a certain age/menstrual age from More...
Sabarimala: What is actually at stake?
The discourse around the recent Sabarimala verdict clearly shows what is wrong with a hegemonic modernity and rationality that refuses to see its own limits and forces all plurality into conformity. It feels like More...
Court Decides Lord Ayyappa’s Destiny
The Court finally disposed the Sabarimala case ruling that all women can now enter the temple. Reason given by the 5-Member bench of Supreme Court is that Article 25 of the constitution guarantees freedom of conscience More...
That 7-Page letter goofed up your case, Your Honour
The mutiny of four Supreme Court judges in New Delhi on Friday, 12th January 2018 is already history now. But a group of four senior Supreme Court judges speaking to the media about the adversarial contents of their More...
Made Snana: Another case of dismantling Hindu practices?
The controversial practice of “Made-Snana”, which involves devotees rolling over the food leftover by Brahmins, in certain temples of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, once every year is again in the news. This time, More...
Supreme Court’s Verdict on Appointment of Archakas to Hindu Temples- III
[contextly_sidebar id=”ytxap5UN2lLb9k09tNqyYgcdwzCsCozw”] In the first two parts of this series, I had examined the question of whether the rights of religious institutions under Article 26 of the Constitution More...
Temples and the State in the Indian Tradition: Part 8
Continuing the series on Hindu Temples, their conception, history, heritage and legacy authored by M.D. Srinivas. [contextly_sidebar id=”IHcXfU188PLVJMbaB3u54J3ycjBGqGCr”] Strengthening the government More...
OROP: Modi Government is the Victim of Past Sins
It’s pathetically foolish for anyone to believe that that the NDA government will deceive the nation by not honouring its commitment to OROP. It’s natural for the Pappu of our politics who has recently taken More...