Before my family and I journeyed from Kashi to Gaya to perform Gaya Shraadham, we made sure we did not miss visiting and offering worship at as many of the famous and ancient temples and shrines in Varanasi as possible, given the limited time available at our disposal. It was a whistlestop quick pilgrimage-tour weContinue reading ““Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART-5 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023″
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Intra-Majoritarian Minority Appeasement politics in India
IT HAS ALWAYS STRUCK ME AS INTRIGUING IRONY THAT IN INDIA WE HAVE A “MAJORITARIAN” GOVERNMENT THAT BAULKS AT HANDING OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS OF ALL HINDU TEMPLES TO THE MAJORITIES THEMSELVES, AND PULLING OUT ALTOGETHER, FEARING IT WILL ONLY INVITE THE MINORITY OF SECULARISTS AMONGST ITS OWN KIND TO CRY HOARSE OVER SUCHContinue reading “Intra-Majoritarian Minority Appeasement politics in India”