BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Date iCal//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.2// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20240310T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendar.1672.events_uoft_date.0@www.crimsl.utoronto.ca CREATED:20230803T200102Z DESCRIPTION:\nWhen and Where: \nMonday, September 11, 2023 12:30 pm to 2: 00 pm \n CG 265 \n Canadiana Gallery \n 14 Queen's Park Crescent West, To ronto, ON M5S 3K9 \n\nSpeakers \nProfessor Deepa Das Acevedo, Emory Univ ersity School of Law \n\nDescription: \nJoin us for the first seminar of t he 2023-24 CrimSL Speaker Series on Monday, September 11!Professor Deepa Das Acevedo will present 'The Battle for Sabarimala: Religion, Law, and Gender in Contemporary India.'This is a free event, however, registratio n is required.Prior to the seminar, join us for a light lunch from noon t o 12:30 pm in the Centre Lounge. Please indicate your lunch RSVP for cater ing purposes when you register. AbstractThe Battle for Sabarimala tells th e story of one of contemporary India’s most contentious disputes: a long-r unning struggle over women’s access to the Hindu temple at Sabarimala. In 2018, the Indian Supreme Court ruled that the temple, which had traditio nally been forbidden to women aged ten to fifty because their presence off ended the presiding deity, was required to open its doors to all Hindus. The decision in Indian Younger Lawyers Association rocked the nation: prot ests were launched around India and throughout the diaspora, a record-set ting human chain called the ‘Women’s Wall’ was coordinated, and dozens of petitions were filed asking the Supreme Court to review, and potentially reverse, its landmark opinion. Perhaps most significantly, IYLA led the Court to openly reconsider the Essential Practices Doctrine that has been a mainstay of Indian religious freedom jurisprudence since 1954. In this monograph-length study of the dispute, legal anthropologist Deepa Das Ace vedo draws on ethnographic fieldwork, legal analysis, and media archives to tell a multifaceted narrative about the ‘ban on women’. Reaching as fa r back as the eighteenth century, when the relationship between temple de ities and the government was transformed by an ambitious precolonial ruler , and coming up to the litigation delays caused by the coronavirus pandem ic, Das Acevedo reveals the complexities of the dispute and the constitut ional framework that defines it. That framework, Das Acevedo argues, ref lects two distinct conceptions of religion-state relations, both of which have emerged at various stages in the—still unresolved—battle for Sabarim ala. About Professor Deepa Das AcevedoVisit her Emory University School of Law faculty profile. AccessibilityPlease note that CG 265 is on the secon d floor of the Canadiana Gallery building, with stair access only as ther e is no elevator. If you have any access needs or if there are any ways we can support your full participation in this session, please email crimsl .communications@utoronto.ca and we will be glad to work with you to make t he appropriate arrangements. Health & SafetyWe are following health and sa fety measures outlined by the University of Toronto and the Government of Ontario. Should there be changes in protocols related to health and safety of our guests and community, registrants will be advised. \n14 Queen's P ark Crescent West, Toronto, ON M5S 3K9 \n\nCategories \n Lectures \n\nAu diences \n CommunityFacultyGraduate Students DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230911T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230911T140000 LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T131425Z LOCATION:14 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, ON M5S 3K9 SUMMARY:The Battle for Sabarimala: Religion, Law, and Gender in Contempor ary India | Deepa Das Acevedo URL;TYPE=URI:https://www.crimsl.utoronto.ca/events/battle-sabarimala END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR