{"product_id":"the-demolition-and-the-verdict-ayodhya-and-the-project-to-reconfigure-india-9789354471575","title":"The Demolition and the Verdict Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ram temple issue has been at the epicentre of Indian politics since the mid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1980s. The question-'mandir or masjid'- dominated political discourse without\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean apparent resolution - until the Supreme Court delivered its judgement on 9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovember 2019. The 5-member bench in a unanimous verdict gave the ownership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the 2.77 acres of disputed land to the Ram Janmabhoomi trust, and ordered it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto build a temple on the site. Though an alternative five acres of land was awarded\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board to build a mosque to replace the demolished\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emasjid, the scales were clearly tilted in favour of the Hindu petitioners, and as many\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommentators noted, the judges had in effect legitimized what they themselves had\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecalled a 'criminal act'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unprecedented, comprehensive book looks at the key moments in the Ram\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanmabhoomi agitation, from the events of 1949, Rajiv Gandhi's 'unlocking of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egates' in 1986, L K Advani's Rath Yatra in 1990, the demolition of the masjid in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1992, culminating in an in-depth analysis of the 9 November judgement. It gives an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eobjective analysis of the core issue: was the mosque actually built by Babur, and did\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethere exist a Ram temple?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore importantly, the book examines how the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epropelled the BJP from being a marginal political party into becoming the dominant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolitical force today. Mukhopadhyay analyses how politics over the Ram temple\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esecured support for the militant Hindu nationalistic idea and assesses the road ahead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor India and the long-term implications of the imminent construction of the Ram\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etemple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354471575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d","brand":"Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41521360928949,"sku":"9789354471575","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d600397f-3a08-43e9-8943-817fbf0454b3.jpg?v=1641917858","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-demolition-and-the-verdict-ayodhya-and-the-project-to-reconfigure-india-9789354471575","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}