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temple control
Democratizing Temple administration: Throwing the baby out with the bathwater
In the ongoing discussion about state entrenchment in Hindu Temples, we come face to face with the question of what the alternative system would be
People who think govt control of temples will rid them of inter-jati conflict assume that a pro-Hindu govt will always be in power
Viewing it through the single lenses of govt control, though, does not do justice to the various other aspects of society within which these temples are situated
Why election based representation from the ‘district’ in which the temple is situated might be a result of misplaced understanding
Proposing election based representation from the “district” in which the temple is situated often misses the point that each temple evolved its own unique methodology to integrate the local communities into how it was run and the resources managed.
Char Dham priests to protest against Uttarakhand government’s decision to set up Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board
Priests claim that Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board has been set up by Uttarakhand govt will take control of temples
Meet cartoonist Vishal: Busting leftist monopoly in narrative with Hindutva cartoons, one at a time
Vishal makes cartoons on Instagram which seeks to bust the leftist monopoly over the control of discourse
Tamil Nadu: Madras HC intervenes, govt withdraws order asking only Hindu temples to pay Rs 10 crores to CM’s Coronavirus relief fund
Earlier the Madras HC had refused to interfere with the Tamil Nadu govt's order to distribute free rice to Mosques in the month of Ramzan.
5,450 tonnes of free rice to 2,985 mosques, 47 temples have to pay rupees 10 crores: Tamil Nadu government order
The Tamil Nadu government has asked 47 temples to donate total of rupees 10 crores to the CM Relief Fund to fight Chinese coronavirus while giving free rice to mosques for Ramzan
Despite being reprimanded by Madras HC, Tamil Nadu government set on giving away temple land to illegal squatters
The Tamil Nadu government is determined to give away thousands of acres of Temple land to illegal squatters.
Eeny Meeny Mynie Moh: Public Places
God, however, was in no mood to correct this delusion that many people, including many in that state, harboured.
The indefatigable, the defiant, the man of honour: What it means to be Pon Manickavel
IG Pon Manickavel is due to retire in November.
