Category Archives: Communalism
‘At Ground Zero, nothing will change’
Pervez Iqbal Siddiqui | TNN Right from a six-year-old to a 60-plus citizen, ask anyone about his perception of the high court verdict on Ayodhya title suit and the answer would be: One, it will clear the way for the … Continue reading
What’s the real issue here? Not the temple
Ashish Tripathi | TNN Construction of a township and not Ram temple was a deciding factor in Lok Sabha polls for Faizabad constituency, which includes Ayodhya, in 2009. The fact, ironically, was overlooked by politicians and media, which do want … Continue reading
AYODHYA TANGLE
A chronology of events in the Ayodhya row: 1985 | Proposal to shift Babri Masjid | Some people proposed shifting of Babri Masjid from its site and sought a fatwa from liberal Islamic countries. But the news leaked to the media … Continue reading
Ayodhya verdict: Anxious moments for all parties
For politicians in UP, this could easily be the most hectic time in last 18 years. As judgment day inches closer, there is much to do — secret rendezvous with ulema, dharmacharyas and assorted pressure groups to daily marathon meetings … Continue reading
Trial only way out of Babri dispute?
The last-gasp effort to create room for an out-of-court settlement in the vexed row over ownership of the disputed 2.77 acres of land in Ayodhya appears to have no takers, with main parties like Sunni Waqf Board and Hindu Mahasabha filing … Continue reading
People In Ayodhya Want Early Disposal of The Case
The stay on the pronouncement of the Ayodhya title suits verdict might have brought a respite to law enforcing agencies, but people in Ayodhya say it has only prolonged their woes and they want an early disposal of the case.
VHP makes a new offer for Babri
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has a proposal for the residents of Shahnawan, a village barely 10 km from Ayodhya.It has offered to build the ‘Babri Masjid’ there, but in turn wants the disputed site in Ayodhya to be handed over to … Continue reading
One last chance for Ayodhya settlement: SC
The Supreme Court has stopped the Allahabad high court from delivering its much-awaited verdict on the case over the ownership of the disputed site at Ayodhya on Friday, making a tiny room for a last-gasp attempt for a highly improbable negotiated settlement … Continue reading
6,541 communal clashes between ’01 & ’09
As the country awaits the ruling of the Allahabad high court on the Ayodhya title suit with unease and foreboding, it is instructive to note that a whole generation has grown up since the cycle of violence associated with the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri … Continue reading
Give and Take on Ayodhya
BY FIROZ BAKHT AHMED THERE’S a mysterious lull before the declaration of the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid verdict from the Allahabad High Court, now postponed to September 28. However, the voices of sanity and reason implore that it would be best … Continue reading