By Samir Bhan
At night, the city of Ayodhya in northern India glows. Revered in Hindu mythology as the birthplace of Rama, Ayodhya has long been central to the country’s religious and political imagination. In 1992, the demolition of the centuries-old Babri Masjid by Hindu nationalist mobs triggered nationwide riots and deeply altered India’s secular foundations. Three decades […]
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