India, Nov. 30 -- For temples to win the equal-rights' war, we need a permanent and structural fix. Equal rights endowed through legislation and have access to redress if denied.

Core natives" and "indigenous communities" in India have historically found it difficult to lobby for equal rights. In some cases, efforts to seek equality have been labelled as "majoritarianism"; while in others, media conveniently prefixes "saffronisation" as a broad-brush taint on these efforts.

Minorities, on the other hand, especially Muslims and Christians, enjoy special Constitutional rights and privileges. From special education-boards of their own, to tax-free income on religious bodies, to exemptions from common legal provisions, to subsidies and gra...