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On way to Shirdi, Trupti Desai taken into preventive custody
December 10, 2020 8:18 pm
Trupti Desai was heading to Shirdi to protest the 'dress code' board put up by the Shirdi Shri Saibaba Sanstha Trust outside the temple.
Activist Trupti Desai gets death threat over her demand to arrest Indurikar Maharaj
February 24, 2020 11:11 am
“I have received the death threat through email from a supporter of Indurikar Maharaj,” Desai told The Indian Express. “The mail carries a threat that I will be cut into pieces... I have submitted a complaint to the Pune police”.
Trupti Desai: From local activism to gaining national stature
November 19, 2018 11:03 am
Desai’s stature grew in 2016 when she attracted nationwide attention while trying to breach the security cordon and seek entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the 400-year-old Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district.
Sabarimala temple opens, women activists stopped at Kochi airport
November 17, 2018 9:16 am
Friday marked the beginning of the first annual pilgrim season, where lakhs of devotees from neighbouring states are expected to visit Sabarimala over two months.
Trupti Desai profile: From local activism in Pune to national stature with Shani Shingnapur entry
November 17, 2018 6:20 pm
It was in 2008 that Trupti Desai first made headlines in Pune when she organised a gherao of NCP strongman Ajit Pawar over an issue related to an NCP-controlled co-operative bank.
Who is Trupti Desai?
November 17, 2018 12:07 am
Trupti Desai had earlier spearheaded the campaign for women to be allowed into various religious places including Shani Shingnapur temple, the Haji Ali Dargah, the Mahalakshmi Temple and the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple.
Activist Trupti Desai seeks police security after death threats for hailing SC verdict on Sabarimala
October 01, 2018 2:10 pm
Trupti Desai said she will soon reveal the date on which she and other members of the Bhumata Brigade would be travelling to Sabarimala, adding that she needed armed protection in Pune and also on her way to Kerala
‘Attack’ on ‘Dalit’ activist: Trupti Desai's anticipatory bail plea rejected by Bombay HC
April 30, 2018 8:05 am
Trupti Desai had shot to prominence in 2016 when she led an agitation demanding entry for women into Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district.
Rights activist Trupti Desai booked under SC/ST Act
July 06, 2017 9:59 pm
The complainant, Vijay Makasare, a doctor from neighbouring Amhednagar district, had alleged that Desai, who heads the 'Bhumata Ranragini Brigade', her husband Prashant and two other persons thrashed him after he fell out with Desai.
Trupti Desai alleges she was attacked in Nashik, claims a ploy to kill her
May 27, 2016 2:26 pm
A case has been filed in this regard against unidentified persons in Nashik, police said.
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Sabarimala: Protestors block activist Trupti Desai’s exit from Kochi airport
June 22, 2020 6:11 pm
Activist Trupti Desai is stuck in Kochi airport as protestors block her exit. She was scheduled to go to Sabarimala as the annual pilgrimage begins on Saturday.
Shani Shingnapur row: Police detain Trupti Desai in Ahmednagar
February 22, 2016 2:48 pm
Ahmednagar, Feb 22 (ANI): Bhumata brigade activist Trupti Desai was detained by the police in Ahmednagar on Monday while she was leading a group to the Shani Shingnapur temple. Desai is leading a movement to break the gender barrier at the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra, where women are not allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine.
Women activists detained on way to Shani temple
January 26, 2016 5:35 pm
Supa (Maharashtra), Jan 26 (ANI): The police detained women activists, who were on their way to the Shani Shingnapur temple to break the centuries old tradition of not allowing the feminine gender to enter the sanctum sanctorum on Tuesday. The activists of Ranragini Bhumata Brigade led by Trupti Desai, who had left from Pune earlier in the day for the Shani Shingnapur temple, were stopped by the police near Supa in Maharasthra. Desai said that it was a black day for women as they were being stopped from exercising their rights. To prevent law and order issues, the police and temple authorities have put up three levels of barricades, deployed women constables and village volunteers to guard the temple.
Shani Shingnapur Temple controversy: 1,000 women to visit shrine
January 25, 2016 12:01 pm
Pune, Jan 25 (ANI): Women activist Trupti Desai on Monday said on Republic Day, around 1,000 women will go to the Shani Shingnapur Temple in Maharashtra. The sacred platform has been reportedly out of bounds for women as per centuries-old tradition. Desai added that it is a fight of women's self respect and will continue the fight for justice. Raising a question, she said when a man visits the temple then there is no problem, but when a woman goes it becomes unsacred? The prohibition of women entry has prompted lot of ruckus in recent days.