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Criminalizing civil offense – Triple Talaq in India

If the idea is wrong, then everything will be wrong.  Theory formulated from bad Idea and its application into practices, functionalities and subsequent consequences all will be wrong and counter-productive when the nucleus of this entire idea is wrong.  Meanwhile general public will have little interest in scrutinizing the fundamentals of the wrong idea, but would eventually blame everything else, thus unknowingly will believe a wrong as a right and debate on its consequences only.  Yet another misleading of ruling class, especially considering BJP’s communal stand in Indian politics.  BJP government is keen to promulgate a new law criminalizing Tripe Talaq (uttering all three at once) seems to be an action from over excited and short sighted political hot heads trying to achieve two results.  One is to boast among majority community about their braveness of liberating poor Muslim women from the outdated and cruel religious laws and other is creating unnecessary flutter among Mu

Women in India – Curious case of Hadiya

According to Dharma Shastra, “By a girl, or by a woman, or by a woman advanced in years, nothing must be done, even in her own dwelling place, according to her mere pleasure.  In childhood, must a female be dependent on her father, in youth on her husband, her lord (husband) being dead, on her sons.  A woman must never seek independence” Today, we are witnessing Dharma Shastra is being applied on Hadiya by none other than the custodians of constitution in addition to the investigation of indoctrination of her mind.  A 24 years old girl was called for personal appearance at the highest court of India to explain her position and instead of hearing from her, the consuls of various government agencies involved in this case were arguing against the hearing of Hadiya without completing NIA investigation.  The learned judges were about to call for the day even without giving a chance to Hadiya despite of several arguments by Consuls Kapil Sibal, Indira Jaising and Dinesh.  As rightl