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Does India have enough laws to combat superstition?
Manage episode 429521306 series 2631520
The recent stampede at a religious congregation in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, resulting in more than 120 deaths, has reignited the debate on whether India has adequate legislation to address exploitative religious and superstitious practices. Experts have advocated for a national law akin to existing legislation in Maharashtra and Karnataka to effectively address superstition, black magic, witch-hunting, and other inhuman practices.
Does India have enough laws to combat superstitious practices? Here we discuss the question.
Guests: Avinash Patil, president, Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (MANS); Alok Prasanna Kumar, co-founder and lead of Vidhi Karnataka.
Host: Aaratrika Bhaumik
Edited by Jude Francis Weston
187 episodes
Manage episode 429521306 series 2631520
The recent stampede at a religious congregation in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, resulting in more than 120 deaths, has reignited the debate on whether India has adequate legislation to address exploitative religious and superstitious practices. Experts have advocated for a national law akin to existing legislation in Maharashtra and Karnataka to effectively address superstition, black magic, witch-hunting, and other inhuman practices.
Does India have enough laws to combat superstitious practices? Here we discuss the question.
Guests: Avinash Patil, president, Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (MANS); Alok Prasanna Kumar, co-founder and lead of Vidhi Karnataka.
Host: Aaratrika Bhaumik
Edited by Jude Francis Weston
187 episodes
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