What’s in a name? Lions don’t care, but some people do
March 3, 20243 min
It was supposed to be a simple animal exchange for a zoo, but alas! It turned into a circus. The names Akbar and Sita were assigned to a lion and lioness, respectively. That was enough for the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), an organization claiming to speak for Hindus worldwide, to take offence and approach the court seeking justice. Yes, you read that right. They moved the circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court in Jalpaiguri...