Karnataka Hijab Row: Competitive Communalism And Patriarchal Politics – OpEd

On March 3, 2023, Karnataka’s School Education and Literacy Minister B. C. Nagesh stated that students who wear hijab to the examination centres would not be allowed to appear for the Pre-University Course (PUC) examinations, which are being held beginning from March 9, 2023.

During the previous academic year, some...