COVER STORY
Tracing The History Of Babri Masjid
A chronology of events related to Babri Masjid- Ram Janmabhoomi
Outlook Magazine - 11 December 2017
Leader With A Smooth Take-Off
A doting biography from a wife charts Rajesh Pilot’s life. Yet as regards some high points of his political life, this is a curiously incomplete account.
Terrorists Out Of Petty Goons
<em>Black Friday</em>, which was later made into a film, shows the vicious cycle: revenge for Babri triggered Mumbai blasts, which led to the Gujarat riots
News Code Factory
Algorithms and SEO make journalism a pure commodity in the digital market at the cost of traditional ethics
‘A Global Mechanism Is The Need Of The Hour’
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The Story Of Ram’s Birthplace Without The Babri Masjid
On Ram Navami in 1859, itinerant mendicant Vishnu Bhatt visited Ayodhya and left a vivid account of the festivites, immortalising a single moment in a long and complex tale. Shockingly, there is no reference to the Babri Masjid in his account. Overleaf, a timeline highlighting the origins and development of the dispute.
Once Upon A Demolition
The millennials exist in a state of happy unmemory, but what has it really wrought?
Ayodhya Diary
Today, Ayodhya is full of Ram temples that claim to be built at the birthplace of Ram. The reason is obvious. Any temple that establishes itself as the birthplace of Ram gets huge donations from devotees, writes filmmaker Anand Patwardhan.
Ramayanam As Tragedy
Until the Left and the Centre revisit Gandhi’s Rama, the Right will continue to monopolise the religious idiom of the masses.
Leader With A Smooth Take-Off
A doting biography from a wife charts Rajesh Pilot’s life. Yet as regards some high points of his political life, this is a curiously incomplete account.
Terrorists Out Of Petty Goons
<em>Black Friday</em>, which was later made into a film, shows the vicious cycle: revenge for Babri triggered Mumbai blasts, which led to the Gujarat riots
News Code Factory
Algorithms and SEO make journalism a pure commodity in the digital market at the cost of traditional ethics
‘A Global Mechanism Is The Need Of The Hour’
In the age of Aadhar, how important is cyber security? Dr Ajay Kumar, additional scretary of Ministry of Electronics and IT says it's "challenging"
The Story Of Ram’s Birthplace Without The Babri Masjid
On Ram Navami in 1859, itinerant mendicant Vishnu Bhatt visited Ayodhya and left a vivid account of the festivites, immortalising a single moment in a long and complex tale. Shockingly, there is no reference to the Babri Masjid in his account. Overleaf, a timeline highlighting the origins and development of the dispute.
Once Upon A Demolition
The millennials exist in a state of happy unmemory, but what has it really wrought?
Ayodhya Diary
Today, Ayodhya is full of Ram temples that claim to be built at the birthplace of Ram. The reason is obvious. Any temple that establishes itself as the birthplace of Ram gets huge donations from devotees, writes filmmaker Anand Patwardhan.
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Ramayanam As Tragedy
Until the Left and the Centre revisit Gandhi’s Rama, the Right will continue to monopolise the religious idiom of the masses.
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The Then Union home secretary, Madhav Godbole, recalls situation surrounding the Babri Masjid demolition.
Through The Victim Lens
A Muslim photographer recalls December 6, 1992, when he was at Babri Masjid
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The majority of Indians, who revere Ram and his birthplace, will settle for nothing less than a Ram temple at the exact spot where the mosque stood
Birth Of A New Hindu Nation
It can’t be without reason that the RSS now says a mandir alone will come up at the disputed site. The Sangh has been carving a Hindu India since ’92.
Building A Party Brick By Brick
December 6 fundamentally changed something about Indian polity. Now is an apt time to repair the cracks, reach a solution and move on.
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