In Sabarimala violence, a flashback to the RSS 1982 agitation to stop a church from being built

That movement had helped the Sangh grow in Kerala. The BJP now hopes to gain politically from the current protests.

TA Ameerudheen

· Oct 18, 2018 · 09:00 am

How did Jainism spread in South India? A small town in Tamil Nadu holds the answer

For the marginalised Tamil Jain community, Kazhugumalai is of great religious significance.

Mahima A. Jain

· Oct 17, 2018 · 11:30 am

‘Is there any woman on this bus?’ As Sabarimala opens to all women, mobs guard its gates

On Tuesday, policemen did not do anything to stop people stopping cars and buses enroute to Sabarimala to check if they had any women passengers.

TA Ameerudheen

· Oct 17, 2018 · 06:30 am

‘It is an upper-caste protest’: Ezhava outfit in Kerala denounces RSS plans for Sabarimala stir

Community leader’s refusal to join protest could upset Sangh’s bid to cash in on dissatisfaction over Supreme Court order allowing women to enter the shrine.

TA Ameerudheen

· Oct 10, 2018 · 07:30 am

Women priests at this Kerala ashram hope Sabarimala verdict will bust the myth of menstrual impurity

Menstruation ‘isn’t an issue for devotees who offer themselves to God’, say the priests of the Ekalavya Ashram.

TA Ameerudheen

· Oct 08, 2018 · 07:30 am

West Bengal: Trinamool Congress asks Muslims not to display weapons during Muharram processions

State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said the request was a ‘moral victory’ for the saffron party.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 14, 2018 · 11:56 am

‘We’re going back to the essence of Islam’: The rise of women’s mosques in US and Europe

From Copenhagen to Los Angeles, a handful of mosques cater to Muslim women who want their own place of worship.

Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Sep 13, 2018 · 11:30 pm

What Pope Francis’ choice of a Goan-origin Karachi cardinal means for Christians of Pakistan

A scholar traces the history of persecution of the 2.5 million Christians of Pakistan.

Myriam Renaud, The Conversation

· Jun 30, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Pass that chillum: Why is pot-smoking so common at Sufi shrines and why is it frowned upon?

Colonialism and modernity turned hashish from a gateway to transcendence into one of degradation.

Hammad Khan

· Jun 22, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Uttar Pradesh CM orders closure of tanneries in Kanpur from December to March before Ardh Kumbh Mela

Adityanath has issued this directive to ensure that pilgrims take a dip in clean Ganga water, a state government official said.

Scroll Staff

· May 17, 2018 · 08:14 pm

Sufism doesn’t necessarily mean what you think it does

Dispelling four myths that South Asians have about Sufism.

Zahra Sabri

· May 09, 2018 · 11:30 am

Haryana namaaz row: Waqf Board asks Gurugram officials to remove encroachments near mosques

The board has identified 22 such areas in the city.

Scroll Staff

· May 08, 2018 · 09:40 am