The last post was unexpectedly pertinent. Within hours of posting, two women have finally entered the Sabarimala temple according to this report. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that led the priests to shut down the temple for an hour for purification; this report also notes how the allegedly secular Congress party has joined the chorus against the two …
A Hindu Year 1
For India, we start the year with Hindus backed by the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party blocking women from entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala in violation of a Supreme Court judgment. (All the women wanted to do is to worship at the shrine.) This has gone on for months. In response to repeatedly …
India Today: Basic Freedoms Threatened as Usual
I was born in India (and also, on occasion, work on Indian philosophy). Before giving up Indian citizenship I was involved as part of the secular resistance to religious extremism, particularly Hindutva on which I will have much to say eventually. The purpose of this short post is to draw attention to a remarkable story …
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Sahotra Sarkar 