I've watched a friend fight for basic maintenance after her marriage ended, only to be told her rights depended entirely on which religious law she was born under rather than what was actually fair. That shouldn't be how justice works for anyone.
by meeraiyerEditorial
I've watched a friend fight for basic maintenance after her marriage ended, only to be told her rights depended entirely on which religious law she was born under rather than what was actually fair. That shouldn't be how justice works for anyone.
Goa has run under a single common civil code since Portuguese colonial rule, decades before independence, and legal scholars often point to it as evidence a UCC can coexist with India's religious diversity -- though scaling that model nationally would still need to reconcile protections like Article 371 for the Northeast.
Has public criticism of religion by prominent atheists been good for society?
Is caste-based reservation system still necessary in modern India?