Trupti Desai’s efforts to seek equality between the sexes in matters of worship have been on the front pages of newspapers and on prime time television news. The government and the courts have backed her efforts. If men can enter the inner sanctums of Hindu temples, why can’t women? The Indian Constitution guarantees equal rights.
Some have suggested that the founder of the Bhumata Ranragini Brigade take her campaign to other religions as well. The mosques are open to all, but some claiming to be dargahs bar women from entering the inner sanctum. Other dargahs permit entry. Desai made......