Haji Ali Dargah trust finally relents, allows women's entry into inner sanctum

Women will be granted access to the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai on par with men, the dargah trust told the Supreme Court on Monday and sought four weeks to make the requisite......

Women should be permitted in Haji Ali dargah, rules HC

The court said, “The ban imposed on women from entering the Haji Ali dargah is contrary to Articles 14, 15, 19 and 25 of the Constitution of India. Women should be permitted to enter the......

Trupti Desai enters Haji Ali dargah, skips core area

IMAGE: Activist Trupti Desai visits Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai on Thursday. Photograph: PTI After spearheading campaigns to break bar on entry of women in the sanctum sanctorum of two famous......

Trupti Desai offers prayers inside sanctum at Trimbakeshwar temple

Gender rights activist Trupti Desai on Friday visited the Trimbakeshwar temple and offered prayers inside the sanctum sanctorum of the popular Lord Shiva shrinewhich houses one of the 12......