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How A Facebook Page Helped Two Women Enter The Sabrimala Shrine
As a conservative backlash sought to silence women who wanted to visit Sabrimala, they turned online to find each other.
- K.A. Shaji
- HuffPost
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala —Forty two-year-old law professor Bindu Ammini, a law professor, and 44-year-old Kanakadurga, assistant manager of a state-run grocery store, first met online in…
In the early hours of January 2 this year, the two women entered the shrine under heavy police protection, prompting a violent backlash from those opposed to allowing women “of…
The two women have since been moved to a police safe-house over fears for their safety.
The women, and…