Discrimination against Hindu Institutions-Talk by J Sai Deepak
J Sai Deepak, the Delhi based litigator who practices primarily before the Delhi High Court, delivered a talk at the Press Club of India. The talk was organized by the Srijan Foundation on the topic: Freeing Hindu More...
‘Caste considerations’ have no locus standi in appointment of temple priests
[contextly_sidebar id=”LYnHVdcyLggxQDlR7tl1TIZZCCoBCdn3″] The SC/ST welfare legislature committee tabled its sixth annual report in the Karnataka legislative assembly on November 23, 2016, where it has More...
Civilizational Conflict: An analysis using Game Theory
To fully understand the conflict between civilizations, it is necessary to understand how conflict occurs between the two groups. When two or more groups exist in close spatial proximity to each other, a number More...
UPA or NDA, Discrimination and Disparity continues
“There are as many as 2,07,000 temples in Karnataka and the total income of these temples amounts to Rs 72 crore. Only a sum of Rs. 6 crore is being spent by the Government for their upkeep. On the other hand, More...
Workshop on Temple Governance: An Indic Model for the new millennium
Namma Devasthana had organized a workshop on “Temple Governance” on July 2, 2016 at IIM-Bangalore. The hearing of Poojya Swami Dayanand Saraswati’s petition in the Supreme Court for the autonomy of Hindu More...
Elephant In The Room III
[contextly_sidebar id=”R7O4lSrT5EFjxqRs8aXswbMPGgvji5Ps”] Kerala court releases elephant on bail ~March 12 2013, The Times of India Murder attempt on blind tusker: Killing opponent’s elephant More...
Can the State Interfere with the Rights of Hindu Religious Institutions?–Part II
[contextly_sidebar id=”Arv9fyYqRfpXZLnMxlpolxbbyQZuQXpT”] Non-Statutory Warning – This piece undertakes a fair bit of legal analysis, which is indispensable given the nature of the discussion. More...
Do Hindu Religious Institutions Have Rights? – I
Over the years, one has heard a vast cross-section of Hindus express concern over the seemingly unfettered authority exercised by governments over Hindu religious institutions, in particular temples and their property. These More...
Temples and the State in the Indian Tradition: Part 7
Continuing the series on Hindu Temples, their conception, history, heritage and legacy authored by M.D. Srinivas. [contextly_sidebar id=”eDH4dsAcCf3ZEam857FCj9erXjVN2QPk”] TEMPLES IN INDEPENDENT INDIA: More...
Temples and the State in the Indian Tradition: Part 6
Continuing the series on Hindu Temples, their conception, history, heritage and legacy authored by M.D. Srinivas. [contextly_sidebar id=”KfdecjMXIj2UUvoQoNnNy3Serq57tv6Z”] Administering the temples More...