Madhavankutty Pillai

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How Amit Shah is following the first Home Minister in establishing the rule of law

Mar 27, 2025 | t.ly | Madhavankutty Pillai |Siddharth Singh |Rajeev Deshpande

News Briefs | Openings Dictum | The Big Picture | Newsmaker | Noisemaker | Ideas | Money Mantra | Viral (Illustrations: Saurabh Singh) IT IS THAT TIME of year when the US Commission on International Religious Free•dom (USCIRF) releases its annual report. As always, the report is a blend of fact, fic•tion and fantasy and singles out countries for violation of religious freedoms. As in other years, India has been singled out as a “Country of Particular Concern”.

Mar 27, 2025 | openthemagazine.com | Madhavankutty Pillai |Siddharth Singh |Rajeev Deshpande

News Briefs | Openings Dictum | The Big Picture | Newsmaker | Noisemaker | Ideas | Money Mantra | Viral (Illustrations: Saurabh Singh) IT IS THAT TIME of year when the US Commission on International Religious Free•dom (USCIRF) releases its annual report. As always, the report is a blend of fact, fic•tion and fantasy and singles out countries for violation of religious freedoms. As in other years, India has been singled out as a “Country of Particular Concern”.

Mar 20, 2025 | t.ly | Madhavankutty Pillai |Ramesh Singh |Ullekh NP |Sudeep Paul

FOR A STATE that prides itself on being progressive, Kerala has been grappling with a resurgence of caste discrimination, particularly within temple spaces. The Koodalmanikyam Temple in Thrissur has become the centre of controversy after priests (tantris) boycotted all temple ceremonies in protest against the appointment of a so-called avarna individual to a non-priestly role. Their justification? A supposed violation of the temple norms.

Mar 20, 2025 | openthemagazine.com | Madhavankutty Pillai |Ramesh Singh |Ullekh NP |Sudeep Paul

FOR A STATE that prides itself on being progressive, Kerala has been grappling with a resurgence of caste discrimination, particularly within temple spaces. The Koodalmanikyam Temple in Thrissur has become the centre of controversy after priests (tantris) boycotted all temple ceremonies in protest against the appointment of a so-called avarna individual to a non-priestly role. Their justification? A supposed violation of the temple norms.