Angry gods

What Gurumurthy was referring to was the plea in the Supreme Court challenging the ban on the entry of women of menstruating age to Kerala's Sabarimala temple

There is a poem by Rabindranath Tagore called “Debotar Graash” (Devoured by God), which narrates the story of a pilgrimage. The pilgrims, led by a village elder, a Brahmin, are taking a boat to the sacred place where the river meets the sea. On board is a widow whose young boy insists on accompanying her. Exasperated, the mother exclaims, “Let me go and throw you into the sea!” Of course, she regrets her harsh words at once; the boy comes along, and the pilgrims set out on their holy voyage.

On the way back, the boat is caught in a