Making sense of Ayodhya Verdict:Towards efforts for peaceful solution

Making Sense of Ayodhya Verdict Towards Efforts for Peaceful Solution Editors Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Prof. Ram Puniyani ayodhya.jpgIn the aftermath of the Ayodhya judgement by the Allahabad High Court, many social commentators, activists, historians, leaders or groups and parties came out with their opinion in various ways. Making Sense of the Ayodhya Issue captures the background of archaeological, historical and political aspects of the issue and lays the foundation of understanding the current debates. Tracing the evolution f the dispute and its political implications, the book goes o n to present the intellectual atmosphere in the country post-judgement and gives a perspective about different facets of the consequences of the verdict. It gives the sample of the verdict by giving the major excerpts of the judgement, the opinions of all the three judges and the editorial opinions from different points of view. It includes the interview of one of the judges, major intellectuals, writers and social activists. It also incorporates the chronology of events related to the dispute. Contents Preface Introduction Section – I (Babri Masjid) 1. Mandir-Masjid Dispute: A Backgrounder Ram Puniyani 2. The Historical Context Haider Abbas Section-II (Legal Dispute) 3. History and nature of Legal Dispute 4. The Judgment Section-III (Media speak) 5. Editorials 6. Interviews · Justice Khan: Another Fall and We May Not Rise Again · Rajinder Sachar: Faith Has No Meaning in Court · Asghar Ali Engineer: Faith Not Law Ruled · Anupam Gupta: Far Removed from Secular Universe · Prakash Karat: A Dangerous Precedent · Zafaryab Jilani: Against Settled Principles · Rajiv Dhavan: Seriously Flawed · Ravi Shankar Prasad: Muslim Should Take the Hint · Giriraj Kishore and Praveen Togadia: We Can Offer Muslim Land Anywhere Else 7. Articles · Dileep Padgaonkar: The muddle path · T R Andhiyarujina: A verdict that legitimises the masjid demolition · Rajendra sachar: All parties must act to face the situation · Asghar Ali Engineer: Triumph of faith or constitutional legality · Mukul Kesavan: The dispute over mosque is an argument about India · Ronojoy Sen: Till the judgement day comes again · Barkha Dutt: No triumphalism · Verghese George: A matter of faith · Hindu: Young Muslim and reflecting on Ayodhya · Vinod Mehta: My own sort of a Hindu · T.K. Rajlakshmi: Forgetting facts · Sunil Khilnani: The Sensex can’t heal the Ayodhya wounds · Sidharth Vardarajan: Force of faith trumps law and reason in Ayodhya case · Praful Bidwai: Justice in Ayodhya · Sitaram Yechury: Not about blind faith · Dileep Padgaonkar: See clergy take off communal blinkers · J Sri Raman: Ayodhya cerdict: Advani’s windfall · A.G. Noorani: Muslim wronged · Prabhat Patnaik: Any retreat to premodernity is dangerous to democracy · Deepankar Bhattacharya: A blow to spirit of modern India · Ram Puniyani: Commit the crime and be rewarded · Shekhar Gupta-The India verdict · Harsh Mander: A battle for the idea of India · Rajni Bakshi: Secular rethink · Mahesh Rangarajan: The judgment tests the idea of India · Khushwant Singh: Let’s no longer bicker over temple or mosque · Sanjay Kaw: The secret witness · Rohini Hensman: Politics, history, religion and law: The Ayodhya verdict · Shahjahan Madampat: A travesty of justice · Sagarika Ghosh: Seize the moment · Anand Teltumde: Retrograde judgement rewards Hindu zealots · Manoj Mitta: The Ayodhya verdict · Jawed Naqwi: The story of lion, the fawn and legend of Ram · K Vidyasagar Reddy: Verdict on Ayodhya and after: Calm before the storm · Subramaniam Swamy: Fundamental issue in Ayodhya · Swapan Dasgupta: Ayodhya is religious not political now · Maulana Wahiduddin Khan: Babri masjid revisited · Ranu Jain: Ayodhya verdict: Implications for Indian Democracy · Yoginder Sikand: Musings of a hardcore agnostic · Rajesh Ramchandran: Verdict is a victory for Sangh Parivar · Sucheta Chaterjee: The mask is off · Avinash Pandey Samar: Ayodhya: Burial of justice · S.G. Vombatkere: Faith, fact and law in Ayodhya Appendix– A Statements of Ayodhya Verdict Appendix- B Chronology of Events Appendix – C Explanatory Notes-References Published by Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd. 2/15, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi: - 110 002. info@vitastapublishing.com Total pages: 246 ISBN 978-93-80828-50-3 Price Indian Rupee symbol.svg 425/- Marketed and Distributed exclusively in India & Sub-Continent by: Times Groups Books (A division of Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited) Times Annexe, Express Building, 9-10 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi:- 110 002.