Babri Masjid
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The Hindu Liberal test
Answering a reader who says India honours Muslim heritage, the author proposes a ‘Babri test’ of whether a Hindutva supporter values liberalism or Hinduism: whether the Babri Masjid should be…
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Better in Wales than India
Calls it absurd to demand the return of Mughal artefacts when India and Pakistan both disrespect that period, saying the colonial encounter can be discussed once Pakistanis speak decent Dari…
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Notre Dame & Babri Masjid
After the Notre-Dame fire, the author argues European care for old monuments is a mark of high civilisation, that comparisons with the Babri Mosque’s demolition are fair, and that rebuilding…
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Babri Masjid & our shared Macaulay Caste
Zach shares Rajmohan Gandhi’s proposed four-step settlement over the Babri Masjid, in which both sides and the state acknowledge past wrongs, a Ram temple rises and a new mosque is…
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Happy Christmas from Chennai
Writing from Chennai at Christmas, the author argues that a secular India should keep only national holidays and make religious ones state-level or opt-in, and that it neglects its architectural…
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Babri Masjid Redux (just say no)
The author says to reject any twenty-first-century sequel to Babri, argues that attacks on minorities cause electoral backlash, and that Dalits’ concern is survival, not religious label, while backing the…
