The demolition that rebuilt a community
12 years, 3 months ago

The demolition that rebuilt a community

The Hindu  

Rarely has the destruction of a single building impacted history as much as the demolition of Babri Masjid. Apart from becoming a watershed in the history of Indian politics, it has emerged as the defining moment for the Indian Muslim community — as significant as the partition of India, but while partition impacted and continues to impact Indian Muslims negatively, the Babri demolition gave new life and direction to the community. A new Muslim identity In the phase before the Babri demolition, most elite and educated Muslims did not fully identify with the community. Educated and elite Muslims often heard a comment that “you don’t look like a Muslim, you don’t act like a Muslim” and they felt happy at not being bracketed with a community perceived as backward. This broad, all-encompassing “Muslim” identity became the trigger for numerous initiatives for the development of the community funded generously by and, and in some cases, with active and sustained participation of educated and rich Muslims.

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Mosque Surveys and the Memories of Babri Masjid Demolition
2 months ago

Mosque Surveys and the Memories of Babri Masjid Demolition

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 30, 2025 18:09 IST - 6 MINS READ On November 24, 2024, five young men—Noman, Naeem, Ayaan, Kaif, and Bilal—lost their lives in police firing in Sambhal town, Uttar Pradesh. The Supreme Court’s judgment on the Babri Masjid demolition, which awarded the contested site to the Hindu plaintiffs in November 2019, has opened the floodgates to many …

‘Babri mosque will be rebuilt, Ram Mandir will be reduced to rubble’: Pakistani terrorist Farhatullah Gori incites ‘Fidayeen War’ against India
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Babri mosque will be rebuilt, Ram Mandir will be reduced to rubble’: Pakistani terrorist Farhatullah Gori incites ‘Fidayeen War’ against India

Op India  

Terrorist groups operating from Pakistan are once again striving to destabilize India by recruiting new members, exploiting the Babri Mosque issue to radicalize young Muslims. This platform encourages jihad for the reconstruction of the Babri Mosque, calls for targeting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and promotes terrorism. It contains messages supporting the Babri Mosque’s revival and features propaganda videos …

Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago

India Today  

The demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, marked a pivotal moment in India's history, fuelling debates over religion, politics, and identity. Leaders Addressing the Crowd BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani’s speeches galvanised the masses, stoking passions that culminated in the Babri Masjid's demolition. Riots after the Babri Masjid demolition in Seelampur The Aftermath The destruction …

‘Babri Masjid still exists’: Asaduddin Owaisi declares in Lok Sabha
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Babri Masjid still exists’: Asaduddin Owaisi declares in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, in an emotive speech in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, declared that the Babri mosque will exist in perpetuity at the Ram Temple site in Ayodhya. Long live Babri Masjid, long live India, Jai Hind," he said..Asaduddin Owaisi also posted the video of his speech on his X account. Replying to a discussion on …

Modi fulfils pledge to India’s Hindus with opening of temple on site of razed Babri mosque
1 year, 2 months ago

Modi fulfils pledge to India’s Hindus with opening of temple on site of razed Babri mosque

The Independent  

The scaffolding on the vast Hindu temple being built in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya can be seen from a distance. open image in gallery The temple sits on the site where the Babri Masjid – then India’s biggest mosque – was torn down by a Hindu mob in 1992 “We were sitting inside our home when the kar …

‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future

Al Jazeera  

As a celebratory atmosphere envelops much of India, many among its 200 million Muslims wonder what’s next for them. Ayodhya/Lucknow, India – Wearing her hijab, Yusra Hussain stood in the queue to enter a makeshift temple to the Hindu god Ram in Ayodhya, the northern Indian city believed to be his birthplace. For many among India’s 200 million Muslims, the …

Are Muslims in India’s Haryana facing ‘ethnic cleansing’?
1 year, 7 months ago

Are Muslims in India’s Haryana facing ‘ethnic cleansing’?

Al Jazeera  

Near India’s capital, in Haryana state, the demolition of about 1,200 homes and shops in a Muslim-majority area has followed clashes that killed six people. But the Punjab and Haryana High Court has made strong observations, asking if the act was an exercise of “ethnic cleansing” by the state. The clashes and demolitions are seen by many Muslims as the …

India court asks if Nuh demolitions were ‘an exercise of ethnic cleansing’
1 year, 7 months ago

India court asks if Nuh demolitions were ‘an exercise of ethnic cleansing’

Al Jazeera  

More than 300 homes, businesses and roadside shanties – mainly belonging to Muslims – were bulldozed after communal violence. An Indian court has asked whether days of demolitions of homes and businesses of mainly Muslim residents in the northern state of Haryana were “an exercise of ethnic cleansing”. Ordering a halt to four days of bulldozing of properties in the …

Politics of ruin: Why Modi wants to demolish India’s mosques
1 year, 11 months ago

Politics of ruin: Why Modi wants to demolish India’s mosques

Al Jazeera  

A historic 16th-century mosque, Shahi Masjid, in Prayagraj city in India’s Uttar Pradesh state was demolished by bulldozers on January 9 under a road-widening project. Another mosque, one of the largest and oldest in India, Shamsi Jama Masjid, an 800-year-old national heritage site in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, became a matter of dispute last year when a court case was filed …

Babri Masjid and the politics of demolition
2 years, 3 months ago

Babri Masjid and the politics of demolition

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 06, 2022 20:43 IST “. The slogan, “Babri to bas jhanki hai, Kashi Mathura baki hai”, stands testimony to the yearning that continues to haunt India even today. They include the demolition of seven mazars in UP’s Mathura in 2018, ordered by the Adityanath government, the one in Barabanki in 2021, and the mazar between Chaubepur and …

30 years of Babri demolition: #BabriZindaHai trends on December 6
2 years, 3 months ago

30 years of Babri demolition: #BabriZindaHai trends on December 6

Op India  

As India witnesses 30th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition that took place in the year 1992, several Muslim Twitter users are trending hashtags like ‘Babri Zinda Hai’, ‘6 December’, ‘Babri Masjid’, etc on Twitter to post hateful comments against the Hindu community. #babrimasjid #BabriZindaHai #BabriAwaitsJustice #BlackDay pic.twitter.com/oFTrmazr9S — ILYAS December 6, 2022 Mohammed Saquib Anwar who identifies himself as …

From the India Today archives (1992) | Babri Masjid demolition: When India was shamed
2 years, 3 months ago

From the India Today archives (1992) | Babri Masjid demolition: When India was shamed

India Today  

The scenes will return, like deranged ghosts, to haunt those of us who were at the graveside to witness the burial of a secular dream. Hundreds of kar sevaks stormed the Maniram Chavani where two of the religious leaders—Mahant Ram Chandra Paramhans and Mahant Nrit Gopal Das—were subjected to a volley of angry questions. The police are standing idle, but …

Don’t vie for credit for Babri demolition
2 years, 10 months ago

Don’t vie for credit for Babri demolition

Hindustan Times  

The battle to stake claim to a strident Hindutva identity plumbed new depths in Maharashtra this week as different political outfits jockeyed to take credit for a criminal act: The illegal demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992. Days later, former CM Devendra Fadnavis held a press conference to counter the Sena’s claim, and said that while he was …

Hard truths from the rubble of communal conflagrations
2 years, 11 months ago

Hard truths from the rubble of communal conflagrations

The Hindu  

The spate of riots that erupted around the recently held Ram Navami festival and Hanuman Jayanti in States such as Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan and in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri seem to be have begun a new chapter in Hindu-Muslim violence. Thus, from the Babri Masjid’s destruction to the demolition of a part of Jahangirpuri’s Jama Masjid this year, …

ISIS mouthpiece asks Indian Muslims to fight against Hindus, says Hindus learned civilised life from Muslims
3 years, 2 months ago

ISIS mouthpiece asks Indian Muslims to fight against Hindus, says Hindus learned civilised life from Muslims

Op India  

Voice of Hind, the propaganda digital magazine of ISIS has released its new edition in which it has gone on to instigate Muslims to “Take back Babri from Hindus”. Image from ISIS mouthpiece On a subsequent page, there is an image of Hindus with saffron flags atop a building with the caption: “O’ Muwahhid take back Babri Masjid from Hindus”. …

Film on Babri Masjid demolition screened at JNU; slogans raised against BJP, RSS
3 years, 3 months ago

Film on Babri Masjid demolition screened at JNU; slogans raised against BJP, RSS

India TV News  

A protest march was carried out by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union inside the campus demanding reconstruction of the demolished Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. The protest march ended at the Chandrabhaga Hostel where the student leaders made speeches demanding reconstruction of the mosque, news agency IANS reported. Several videos have also surfaced from within the campus wherein …

Security Tightened In Mathura Ahead Of Babri Masjid Demolition Anniversary
3 years, 3 months ago

Security Tightened In Mathura Ahead Of Babri Masjid Demolition Anniversary

ABP News  

New Delhi: Ahead of the anniversary of Babri Masjid's demolition on December 6, security has been tightened in Mathura to avoid any untoward incident as the city is facing a dispute similar to that of Babri-Ayodhya. Four Right-wing groups, the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, Srikrishna Janmabhumi Nirman Nyas, Narayani Sena, and the Srikrishna Mukti Dal, had sought permission to hold …

Did demolition of Babri Masjid sow seeds of radical Islam in India? No, history says otherwise
4 years ago

Did demolition of Babri Masjid sow seeds of radical Islam in India? No, history says otherwise

Op India  

On 5th August 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the bhoomi pujan ceremony for the Bhavya Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. Subsequently, the ‘liberals’ and Muslims, who were quite visibly upset at the Supreme Court verdict, claimed that the new Ram Mandir will be a symbol of hate. However, to call Ram Mandir a symbol of hate is as preposterous as …

For 400 Years Our Masjid Stood in Ayodhya: AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri Demolition Anniversary
4 years, 3 months ago

For 400 Years Our Masjid Stood in Ayodhya: AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri Demolition Anniversary

News 18  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday urged people to remember and teach the next generation to remember the injustice done with the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya. “Remember & teach the next generation to remember: For 400+ years our Babri Masjid stood in Ayodhya. The MIM had appealed to Muslims to observe a shutdown to register …

Islamists trend ‘#BabriYaadRahegi’ on 28th anniversary of ‘Babri Masjid' demolition
4 years, 3 months ago

Islamists trend ‘#BabriYaadRahegi’ on 28th anniversary of ‘Babri Masjid' demolition

Op India  

Today is the 28th anniversary of Babri Demolition. #PosterRelease Babri Will 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 One Day pic.twitter.com/vmNJvDpQMH — Popular Front of India December 4, 2020 Several other radical Islamists have shared similar hateful tweets on the social media platform. #BabriYaadRahegi#BabriMasjidAwaitsJustice pic.twitter.com/irI4pm7ydX — Seraj Ahmad December 6, 2020 While some called it a shame for Democratic country and said they would tell their …

Being witness to the Babri Masjid demolition
4 years, 5 months ago

Being witness to the Babri Masjid demolition

The Hindu  

In the FIR carefully written out in Hindi at Thana Ramjanambhoomi, Ayodhya on December 11, 1992, I mentioned two U-matic tapes, one camera battery, one Hanimex still camera and a still film roll. The State government gave a sworn assurance to the apex court that no harm would be allowed to fall on the 16th century mosque, the epicentre of …

Babri Masjid Demolition an Unparalleled Crime That Has Wounded Country Like Gandhi's Assassination: Pinarayi Vijayan
4 years, 5 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition an Unparalleled Crime That Has Wounded Country Like Gandhi's Assassination: Pinarayi Vijayan

News 18  

A day after a CBI special court in Lucknow acquitted all the accused, including BJP veteran LK Advani, in the Babri Masjid demolition case, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the1992 incident was an unparalleled crime that has deeply wounded the country like the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. All the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, …

Justice in ruins: The Hindu Editorial on Babri Masjid demolition case verdict
4 years, 6 months ago

Justice in ruins: The Hindu Editorial on Babri Masjid demolition case verdict

The Hindu  

The ruins of the Babri Masjid were cleared in record time by the hordes of vandals mobilised for demolishing it. Even when the Supreme Court handed over the empty site to those who wanted the mosque brought down to build a Ram temple, its recognition of the demolition as an “egregious violation of the rule of law” gave rise to …

Babri Masjid demolition case | Sangh, BJP hail verdict
4 years, 6 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case | Sangh, BJP hail verdict

The Hindu  

The BJP and other organisations of the Sangh Parivar welcomed the acquittal of the 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case by a special CBI court in Lucknow on Wednesday, with senior leader and one of the main accused in the case, L.K. Advani, stating that it vindicated “personal and BJP’s belief and commitment towards the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.” …

Aghast at the Babri Masjid verdict, I apologise to the thousands whose lives were ruined, and bemoan the debasement of an ancient religion, writes Jyoti Punwani
4 years, 6 months ago

Aghast at the Babri Masjid verdict, I apologise to the thousands whose lives were ruined, and bemoan the debasement of an ancient religion, writes Jyoti Punwani

Firstpost  

The apology is to the thousands whose lives were ruined by the movement to demolish Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid and build a Ram Mandir at the very spot where it stood You see a massive crime unfolding before you. The apology is to the thousands whose lives were ruined by the movement to demolish Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid and build a Ram …

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict | Congress, Left say it runs counter to Supreme Court order
4 years, 6 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict | Congress, Left say it runs counter to Supreme Court order

The Hindu  

The acquittal of all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, including BJP veterans L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, by a special court in Lucknow on Wednesday ran counter to the Supreme Court judgment holding the demolition illegal as well as the spirit of the Constitution, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said in a statement. The special court’s …

Babri Masjid Demolition Had Just One Conspiracy – False Secularism
4 years, 6 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Had Just One Conspiracy – False Secularism

The Quint  

Truth has emerged victorious today. The only “conspiracy” in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case was a political conspiracy. It’s because a certain aggression in people – who were trying to ‘protect’ the mosque – provoked a section of people, the latter went ahead and demolished it. This was done at the political messaging of the so-called secular party to …

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: 'Verdict Vindicates My Personal Belief,'Says Advani; Congress Asks Govt To Challenge Acquittal
4 years, 6 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: 'Verdict Vindicates My Personal Belief,'Says Advani; Congress Asks Govt To Challenge Acquittal

ABP News  

: As the special CBI court acquitted 32 accused in the 28-year-old Babri Masjid demotion case in its landmark judgment, BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani, who spearheaded the Ayodhya movement and was one of the accused, hailed the verdict. The Babri mosque demolition case of December 6, 1992, had top BJP leaders like former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. The court …

Babri Masjid demolition case | Advani, 31 others acquitted
4 years, 6 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case | Advani, 31 others acquitted

The Hindu  

A special CBI court here on Wednesday acquitted senior BJP leader L.K. Editorial | Justice in ruins The court rejected the charges of criminal conspiracy levelled by the CBI against the accused, observing that the chargesheet did not have any evidence to show that they “got together in common intent” with a group of “hooligan kar sevaks” to bring down …

Babri Mosque Demolition Verdict Boost to BJP as Party Hails Acquittal of All 32 Accused
4 years, 6 months ago

Babri Mosque Demolition Verdict Boost to BJP as Party Hails Acquittal of All 32 Accused

News 18  

The acquittal of senior BJP leaders and Hindutva activists in the Babri mosque demolition case on Wednesday has come as a big boost to the saffron party whose leaders have insisted that the razing of the disputed structure in Ayodhya was a spontaneous act and not part of any conspiracy. The special CBI court’s order effectively absolves the BJP of …

Babri mosque demolition case: India’s BJP leaders acquitted
4 years, 6 months ago

Babri mosque demolition case: India’s BJP leaders acquitted

Al Jazeera  

The special CBI court acquits all 32 accused, including senior BJP leaders, in the 28-year-old case, for lack of evidence. This is an erroneous judgement as it is against evidence and against law by Zafaryab Jilani, a lawyer for the All India Muslim Personal Law Board Handing down its verdict after a lengthy legal battle, the court said there was …

Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict after 28 years of twists and turns
4 years, 6 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict after 28 years of twists and turns

India Today  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court today acquitted all accused as it pronounced its much-awaited judgment in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. TWISTS AND TURNS IN BABRI MASJID DEMOLITION CASES The Uttar Pradesh government set up a special court in Lucknow in consultation with the Allahabad High Court in September 1993 -- the state was still under the …

Hindutva’s drumbeaters
4 years, 7 months ago

Hindutva’s drumbeaters

The Hindu  

August 5, 2020 will go down in history as the day on which the television’s remote contol was rendered superfluous. Sample this: The India Today channel, whose print avatar had called the Babri Masjid demolition “Nation's Shame” back in 1992, now called the foundation stone laying ceremony of the temple “nation’s pride”. “Temples across the United States have announced special …

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: Proclaimed Offender Appears in Court, Says Attended Bhumi Pujan Event
4 years, 7 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: Proclaimed Offender Appears in Court, Says Attended Bhumi Pujan Event

News 18  

Proclaimed offender Om Prakash Pandey surrendered before the special CBI court in Lucknow on Thursday in the Babri mosque demolition case. On Thursday, Pandey told the court that he had relinquished his home and was in Rishikesh, performing religious rituals to pray that the Ram temple be constructed at Ayodhya. Meanwhile, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh produced evidence …

Triumphalism of Ayodhya coverage masked pain of India's largest minority, but hope persists that secularism will outlast hate
4 years, 7 months ago

Triumphalism of Ayodhya coverage masked pain of India's largest minority, but hope persists that secularism will outlast hate

Firstpost  

In the run-up to the grand ceremony, there was no acknowledgement of the destruction of lives of fellow citizens, neither by the constitutional Head of State, nor by the ruling party, nor the Opposition, not even by the media It was on 6 August, 1998 that the Justice BN Srikrishna Commission Report of Inquiry into Mumbai’s 1992-1993 riots was tabled. …

At Site Of Razed Mosque, India's Modi Lays Foundation For Controversial Hindu Temple
4 years, 7 months ago

At Site Of Razed Mosque, India's Modi Lays Foundation For Controversial Hindu Temple

NPR  

At Site Of Razed Mosque, India's Modi Lays Foundation For Controversial Hindu Temple Enlarge this image toggle caption Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Nearly 30 years ago, Hindu extremists armed with pickaxes tore down a 16th-century mosque in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya, sparking riots that killed thousands of Muslims. Enlarge this image toggle caption Mayank Makhija/NurPhoto via …

Hindu outfits celebrate demolition of Babri Masjid; AIMIM observes black day
5 years, 3 months ago

Hindu outfits celebrate demolition of Babri Masjid; AIMIM observes black day

The Hindu  

The Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad here on Friday celebrated the 27th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri mosque as “Shaurya Diwas” while the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen observed it as a black day. Addressing the gathering at the Kali temple, Bajrang Dal office-bearer Durgesh Tripathi said in 1528, emperor Babar’s commander Mir Baqi had demolished the …

Witness to destruction: Remembering the Babri Mosque demolition
5 years, 3 months ago

Witness to destruction: Remembering the Babri Mosque demolition

Al Jazeera  

27 years after the mosque in India was torn down, photographer Praveen Jain recounts the moment he knew it would happen. On December 6, 1992, he captured the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya by Hindu nationalists. For a few years I had been covering the Ayodhya movement, the right-wing mobilisation in India for the construction of …

JuH files review plea on Ayodhya
5 years, 3 months ago

JuH files review plea on Ayodhya

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking the reconsideration of its November 9 verdict giving ownership of the disputed site at Ayodhya for the construction of Lord Rama’s temple, saying it not only amounted to condoning the illegal acts of Hindu parties but it also awarded them. Though the top court in its verdict had …

Ayodhya case: Idols installation inside Babri Masjid a ‘surreptitious attack’
5 years, 6 months ago

Ayodhya case: Idols installation inside Babri Masjid a ‘surreptitious attack’

The Hindu  

The installation of Ayodhya idols inside the Babri Masjid in the intervening night of December 22-23 of 1949, which marked the beginning of heightened tensions and legal battle, was a “surreptitious attack”, senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan claimed before a Constitution Bench on Wednesday. The five-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi heard Mr. Dhavan argue for the …

Prove that Babri Masjid was built over a temple, Supreme Court tells Hindu parties
5 years, 7 months ago

Prove that Babri Masjid was built over a temple, Supreme Court tells Hindu parties

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court asked the Hindu parties on Friday to present proof of their claim that the Babri Masjid was built on the remains of an ancient temple or Hindu religious structure. Justice S.A. Bobde, also part of the Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice Bobde, asked Mr. Vaidyanathan to corroborate his arguments that the structure was a temple and …

Here is why some people feel proud about destruction of the Babri structure at Ayodhya
5 years, 11 months ago

Here is why some people feel proud about destruction of the Babri structure at Ayodhya

Op India  

Editor’s Note: A new ‘controversy’ has erupted with BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate for Bhopal seat, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur declaring that she is proud to have taken part in demolition of the Babri Masjid. It matters how the person – who is celebrating the symbol of Taj Mahal – sees that structure. Sahir Ludhiyanvi or even Subramanian Swamy may view Taj …

I'm proud of demolishing Babri Masjid, says Sadhvi Pragya, EC slams notice
5 years, 11 months ago

I'm proud of demolishing Babri Masjid, says Sadhvi Pragya, EC slams notice

India Today  

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has said that she does not regret demolishing the Babri Majid structure in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. In an exclusive interview with AajTak, Sadhvi Pragya said, "Why would we regret the demolition of the Babri Masjid? On being asked why a grand Ram temple has not been constructed at the site where Babri Masjid was …

Hindu nationalists demand demolition of one of India's biggest mosques during huge protest
6 years, 3 months ago

Hindu nationalists demand demolition of one of India's biggest mosques during huge protest

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Witnesses described hearing “anti-Muslim slogans” along the route of the march, and …

Babri mosque demolition anniversary: Ayodhya seers seek divine intervention for Ram temple
6 years, 3 months ago

Babri mosque demolition anniversary: Ayodhya seers seek divine intervention for Ram temple

India TV News  

Babri mosque demolition anniversary: Ayodhya seers seek divine intervention for Ram temple The mosque was demolished on December 6, 1992 by 'karsevaks' who had converged as part of a movement by the BJP and Hindu outfits for construction of a temple dedicated to Lord Ram at the disputed site. Seers in the temple town of Ayodhya will offer prayers and …

Physically missing, Babri Masjid still critical in shaping Indian politics, but either ordinance or law on Ram temple will end its relevance
6 years, 3 months ago

Physically missing, Babri Masjid still critical in shaping Indian politics, but either ordinance or law on Ram temple will end its relevance

Firstpost  

In its afterlife, the Babri Masjid has become shorthand for the undermining secularism, democracy and the rule of law, of which India has had several examples in the last four years or so. Editors were faced with a cruel choice – either they featured the photograph of the makeshift Ram temple and wrote a caption saying it sprang up after …

On Babri Masjid demolition anniversary day, cops heighten security in Ayodhya amid Shaurya Diwas
6 years, 3 months ago

On Babri Masjid demolition anniversary day, cops heighten security in Ayodhya amid Shaurya Diwas

Firstpost  

Hundreds of security personnel dotted the roads and bylanes and police made preventive arrests to thwart protests at the disputed site in Ayodhya on the 26th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque on Thursday, as authorities kept a tight vigil especially in the wake of saffron outfits raising the pitch over the sensitive Ram temple issue. Ayodhya: Hundreds of …

On Babri Masjid demolition anniversary, exploring post-liberalisation Hindutva, through the lens of cinema
6 years, 3 months ago

On Babri Masjid demolition anniversary, exploring post-liberalisation Hindutva, through the lens of cinema

Firstpost  

Today, 6 December 2018, marks the 26th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid by a large group of Hindu Kar Sevaks. If one was to characterise the mainstream Hindi film before 1991, one could say that it was marked by a strong element of social concern: virtually every film identified with the powerless against the powerful, the poor …

Babri mosque demolition 26th anniversary: VHP to observe ‘Shaurya Diwas’ in Ayodhya today
6 years, 3 months ago

Babri mosque demolition 26th anniversary: VHP to observe ‘Shaurya Diwas’ in Ayodhya today

ABP News  

Ayodhya: The VHP on Thursday will observe Shaurya Diwas on the anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal are preparing to mark the day as 'Shaurya Diwas' and 'Vijay Diwas' and have asked the people to light earthen lamps as on Diwali, while the Muslim outfits have said they will observe 'Yaum E Gham' and …

When terrorists attacked Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya
6 years, 3 months ago

When terrorists attacked Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya

India Today  

Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6 in 1992 following a call for kar seva given by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and supported and participated by then top BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and others. Read | All eyes on Ayodhya on Babri demolition anniversary As the terrorists reached Faizabad, they changed vehicles, whose driver - …

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