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Maharashtras new anti-conversion law seeks to prevent coercion and fraud, but its broad regulatory framework risks placing prayer, religious association and freedom of conscience under a cloud of suspicion.
ON THE NEW YEAR OF 2019, from the northern tip of Kerala to the southern end of Kerala stretching over 620 kilometres, half a million women of Kerala stood holding their hands as a human chain which was described as Mahila Mathilugal (womens wall) demanding gender equality which also wanted access to the Sabarimala temple to worship the Lord Ayyappa who is adorning the temple. It was stated that the women during their menstruation cycle are not allowed to enter Sabarimala because it is conside
The Supreme Courts quashing of FIRs against Jantar Mantar protesters, coming after Dharmendra Pradhans resignation, shows how sustained peaceful protest from Gandhis Duty of Resistance to Ambedkars Educate, Agitate, Organise continues to hold power accountable in India.
In this extract from her book Courting Equality: Landmark Cases in the Battle for Womens Rights, Mihira Sood traces the legal history of the Sabarimala exclusion as she argues that the ban on menstruating women is not a nuanced religious requirement but a form of untouchability the Constitutions framers deliberately left room to address.