The Babri Masjid question, 1528-2003 : a matter of national honour

Publication/Creation:

New Delhi : Tulika Books, 2003

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

The Babri Masjid question, 1528-2003 : a matter of national honour / edited by A.G. Noorani

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Additional Author/Creators:

Noorani, Abdul Gafoor Abdul Majeed, 1930-

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Babari Masjid (Faizabad, India)--History
Hindu temples--India--Faizabad--History
Hindus--India--Faizabad
Muslims--India--Faizabad
Ayodhya (Faizabad, India)--Politics and government

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Vol. I. -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The madness of revivalism -- 2. Myth, history and archaeology -- 3. The nineteenth-century litigation -- 4. The Babri Masjid: 1886-1949 -- 5. How a masjid was converted into a temple on 22-23 December 1949 -- 6. Prelude to the mosque's demolition, 1984-1992 -- Vol. II -- 7. Demolition of the Babri Masjid, 6 December 1992 -- 8. The CBI's chargesheet on the crime and the sessions judge's charges -- 9. Criminal proceedings, 1993-2003 -- 10. The BJP's Ayodhya campaign 1985-2003: misusing the name of Rama as symbol of Hindutva -- 11. The law's tortuous course: civil suits, 1950-2003 -- 12. Agreement of 12 October 1968 on the Shri Krishna Janmasthan.

Summary:

"a compilation by A.G. Noorani, in two volumes, of primary source material on various aspects of the Ramjanmabhumi-Babri Masjid dispute. The documents, chronologically arranged under thematic chapter heads and covering historical, archaeological, legal and political ground, clearly reveal why and how an issue that had been settled in the nineteenth century was revived in the twentieth century, and exploited for sordid political ends. They bear evidence to the fact that the demolition of the Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992 was a criminal deed that redefined the politics of India. They show how the movement that led up to the demolition and its continuing efforts to justify the building of a Rama temple at the very site of the mosque are driven by the politics of power and religious fundamentalism. For the Sangh Parivar, raising the Ayodhya issue has a wider aim than that of building a temple at Ramjanmasthan. That aim is the establishment of a Hindu rashtra. What is at stake, therefore, is the survival of secularism, democracy and rule of law in this country. It is a battle for India's soul." -- provided by publisher.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

2 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Catalog ID (MMSID):

990003481620302486

ISBN:

8185229783 (v. 1)
8185229791 (v. 2)
9788185229782 (v. 1)
9788185229799 (v. 2)

OCLC Number:

55147565

Barcode:

010000976816
010001240372