How women who tried to go to Sabarimala after the Supreme Court judgment were forced to return by devotees who used children as shields

Why the dissenting judgment is right

Caught between God, women and law, Kerala is still debating

A land scam puts the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, India’s largest and oldest, in a bad spot. How long can he resist a fall from grace?

The dangers of conversion by other means

Dalit priests have found acceptance in neighbouring Kerala, but in Tamil Nadu, will the wait ever end for non-Brahmins to enter the sanctum sanctorum?

When this evangelist is at play, Hinduism is pretty cool—and fun

The sordid tale of a godman divested of his halo by the law and the question of how he acquired it

Faith, fear and banishment

Arif Mohammad Khan speaks to Executive Editor Ullekh NP on a range of issues, including the ongoing tussle over triple talaq, polygamy, Muslim insecurity and Constitutional propriety. Excerpts: