Hijab ban, Essential Religious Practice and Indirect Discrimination with Thulasi K Raj
On this episode, Reshabh Bajaj and Vasudev Devadasan are joined by Thulasi K. Raj to discuss the contentious ban on female Muslim students wearing headscarves in Karnataka's classrooms. Thulasi problematises the 'Essential Religious Practice' test applied by Indian courts and explains why such a ban may be discriminatory.