customs – Itisaras

Religious Tourism and Paid Darshan In Hindu Temples:

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Tanya Mittal 0 Comments black market, bumper offers, commercial exploitation, customs, Darshan essentials, deluxe darshans, discriminatory, donations, family darshans, fast track, festive seasons, flowers, Friday, God, Haldirams, Hindu belief, Hindu deities, holy prasadam, holy sites, hotspots, Idols, Incense sticks, Indian culture, Lokniti, Mandhardevi Kalubai, mismanagement, multi-stakeholder, nepotism, pilgrimages, prasad, pujas, queues, sanctum, Spirituality, stampede, temples, Vacation, VIP darshan, visitors, VVIP, waiting, wealthy passengers, Worship

All devotees are equal but some devotees are more equal than others? The peculiar practice of ‘VIP Darshan Pass’ that allows you to bypass long queues is one example of the extensive commercialisation that has permeated places of worship today.

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The Fault in our Roots

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Shriya Tandon 1 Comment administration, Akbar, archaic, barbaric, Belief, Bigotry, Caste, caste-orthodoxy, clan, communal harmony, community, consent, conspiracy, Constitution, customs, democracy, dogma, education, election, era, feudal, gotra, Gram Panchayat, group, History, honor killing, Indian history, institution, integrity, Jats, judicial, khap panchayat, liberty, modernization, mughal, Mughal empire, Mughal era, orthodox, Panchayat, Polity, quasi-judicial, Rights, social, socio-political, sub-caste, Supreme Court, Tradition, Women

A genuinely liberal culture or one that is advancing towards the thought is a consistent and solid arrangement of equity. In reality, when the government assistance of the populace is entangled in a political tussle of the predominant gatherings of society, it is the equity framework which anchors the fair soul. In contemporary India, the commonness of Khap Panchayats make for risky threats to this equity framework.

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Promise of the Preamble

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Belief, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief Justice, citizens, Congress, Constitution, contempt of court, controversy, country, crimes, criticize, customs, Dalits, Decriminalization of 377, democracy, differences, diversity, duplicitous, economy, Emergency, equality, Expression, faith, fraternity, future, Government, historical, hope, independence, Independence Day, institution, Judiciary, Justice, liberty, Lifestyle, mission, nation, nationality, policies, political, Preamble, pressure, Rajya Sabha, republic, scrutiny, sovereign, thought, threat, Triple Talaq, universal, values, verdict, vision, Worship

India is celebrating 73 years of Independence today commemorating its successful overthrow of the colonial rulers in 1947. A lot of promises were made to the citizens of our country post independence. The question is – Who lived upto it?

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Arakkal dynasty: A story of the moors of Malabar

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Editor 0 Comments Ali Rajah, Ali rajah beebi, Arabia, Arakkal, caliph, Cannanore, Caste, Chirakkal, coastal state, cultures, currency, customs, diversity, Dutch, economic prosperity, ethnicities, Europeans, islands, Jacob Visscher, K.M Panikkar, kannar, keralolpathi, king, Kolathiri of Kolathnadu, Lakshadweep, letters, Malabar, Malabar and the Dutch, Malayalam tex, matrilineal, moors, Ottoman rulers, Persia, political influence, political power, prince, royal family, ruling house, Sir Evan Cotton, St. Angelo fort, trade, Vasco da Gama

India has a sumptuous royal history of its rulers. From Rajputs to Nawabs to Marathas and Mughals, we have had it all. But the moors of Malabar have another story to tell, another royalty, another ruler.