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The Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid imbroglio
Dispute, legal journey and the Supreme Court judgement.
Rakesh Shukla | Nov 25, 2019
A tale of two mosques
Recent anniversaries have marked the demolition of two mosques, one very well known, and the other, much less so.
Khalid Anis Ansari | Dec 06, 2016
Iconoclasm: Not a Muslim Monopoly
Both Hindu and Muslim conquerors destroyed temples of their opponents as acts of political vendetta.
Yoginder Sikand | Feb 13, 2004
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