On Day 14 of the Supreme Court hearing over the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple, senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy invoked Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s views during the constituent assembly debates to reason why it was essential to allow women’s entry into the major Hindu pilgrimage site in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, dedicated to Lord Ayyappan. Guruswamy was assisting the 9-judge Supreme Court bench in the context of legal interpretation of the constitutional provisions while appearing in an application filed by late social activist Swami Agnivesh. Initially, she referred to the rationale underlying Articles 15, 16, 17 and 25 permitting State intervention, which she said was rooted in India’s social history, in which temples and religious institutions historically excluded classes of Hindus, warranting constitutional measures to ensure inclusion. Article 15 Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.…