When Monastic Rules Collide with the Republic
The temporary shutdown of the Eiffel Tower after workers struck over the sidelining of female staff during a visit by a delegation from the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) has sparked a fierce transnational debate. At its heart lies an uncomfortable question: when ancient ascetic strictures leave cloistered temples and enter shared global civic […]
