Tag: RELIGION
Verdict Awaited in Sabarimala Case: Will Women Gain Access to the Temple?
Women are equal citizens with the same fundamental rights like their male counterparts. However, in Sabarimala temple women between the age group of 10-50 years are not allowed their right to worship freely based on archaic customary practices. Can the Constitutional Bench contest this practice and return to women their right to equality?
What the Sentence on Ram Rahim Singh will convey
Ram Rahim Singh the Dera Sacha Sauda Chief along with the nation await his sentence today after being convicted for rape. In recent days his case has caused massive violence and curfew like situation in Punjab and Haryana leading to the deaths of more than 38 people. What remains to be seen is whether the politician-god- man nexus emerges stronger over justice or Indian democracy still values the principle of social justice and punishes its offenders?
Seeing beyond Ram Rahim: diverse manifestations of religiosity in these turbulent times
In this analytical article the author has gone deeper into the dynamics of the prevailing social forces and tied to understand the religious phenomenon.
