Ayodhya Verdict Archives

Ayodhya Verdict: Now is the Best Time for India to Say, “Let Bygones Be Bygones”

The centuries-old Ayodhya dispute has stifled and bolted political discourse in India to the regressive wall of hate and bigotry. It has limited the average citizen’s capacity to disassociate from the politics of religious difference. Secularism had almost turned into a hoax. Saturday’s verdict, however, may change something, if not everything.

Manik Sharma June 6, 2016

Bollywood

24 Years Before the Ayodhya Verdict, Saeed Mirza’s Naseem Captured the Plight of Indian Muslims

On paper, Saeed Akhtar Mirza’s Naseem revolves around the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992. But it is never didactic. Its focus is more on the intimate. Through the eyes of Naseem, a school-going girl, it clues us into the repercussions that the communal tensions had on the everyday lives of India’s Muslims.

Mohit Patil March 17, 2016