Several state governments in India, through their anti-conversion laws, have blurred the lines between a democratic state and a theocratic state. Disguised as an attempt to rescue people from being converted against their will, these laws challenge the very notion of individual liberty and privacy. As an epilogue to the recent Rajendra Bihari Lal judgment (2025), this article presents a critique of India’s identity politics and contemporary conversion rhetoric that not only........

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