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Maharashtra’s Powerful Anti-Conversion Reform Panel: Women, Law and Workplace Rights
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s announcement of an all-women committee to review conversion-related complaints in the corporate sector raises important questions about law, faith, gender, and workplace power. The proposed committee can help clarify how anti-conversion reforms should distinguish voluntary religious choice from coercion, fraud, inducement, or institutional pressure. This analysis explains the constitutional background,…
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Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh seeks stamp duty waiver to safeguard sacred temple lands; CM positive
The Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh has requested a stamp duty and registration fee waiver for temple lands and a new anti–land grabbing law to protect religious properties. The Chief Minister has responded positively, indicating a readiness to evaluate the proposals. A waiver could lower compliance costs, accelerate title regularization, and channel more resources toward heritage protection…
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A Nationwide Anti-Polygamy Law? Assam’s Bold Model Fuels an Urgent Call for Equality
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has called for a nationwide anti-polygamy law, taking cues from the Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill 2025. The proposal seeks to align personal law practices with constitutional guarantees of equality and dignity. Supporters argue that a harmonized framework can improve legal certainty, protect vulnerable spouses and children, and reduce litigation complexity.…
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Over 1,000 Maharashtra Temple Trustees Urge a Tough Anti–Land-Grabbing Law for Sanctity and Safety
More than 1,000 temple trustees from 22 districts in Maharashtra have called for immediate enactment of a strict ‘Anti-Land Grabbing Act’ modeled on Gujarat and Karnataka. They argue that a clear legal framework would deter encroachments, speed up dispute resolution, and strengthen protection for religious endowments. The demand highlights the emotional toll of losing sacred…
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Winter Session Breakthrough: Maharashtra Plans ‘Love Jihad’ Law, Centered on Interfaith Harmony
Maharashtra’s leadership has assured HJS that efforts will be made to introduce a law related to “Love Jihad” in the state’s Winter Assembly Session. The emerging policy focus emphasizes preventing coercive or fraudulent conversions while safeguarding constitutional freedoms and adults’ right to choose a partner. Citizens across Maharashtra are calling for clear definitions, due process,…
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Proven Fallout of Bad Regulation: Discover Smart Deregulation to Transform Indian Cities
Indian streets often reveal a stark mismatch: crowded footpaths of informal vendors and empty formal shops behind them. The difference is not demand, but regulation that makes legality costly and informality convenient. A Mumbai restaurant case shows the burden clearly40+ licences, a dozen inspectors, and hundreds of official interactions each year, often “smoothed” by bribes.…
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A Cultural Curriculum for Judicial Reforms
A slew of judgements over various aspects of the Hindu society and culture in recent times have exposed the extent of the deracination of India’s judiciary. As always, I live on hope and optimism and hope that our judiciary might finally be cured of its cultural illiteracy. If not that, I hope that this curriculum…