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Babur and the Masjid: First reference to Ram temple in Ayodhya comes as late as 1822Subscriber Only

September 03,2019 00:54:53 AM

Mir Baqi, Babur’s noble, affirms in this verse that the mosque (“the alighting place of angels”) was constructed by him under the express command of his master, the emperor. But he makes no mention of a temple, much less a Ram temple, having been made to yield the place for it. Babur himself makes no mention of either the mosque or of his command to the Mir.

Tue, Sep 03, 2019

Unlike 2014, the BJP isn’t setting the agenda this election. Congress has seized the initiativeSubscriber Only

April 16,2019 01:23:51 AM

The conspicuous absence of euphoria is now matched by the equally conspicuous absence of any reference to sab ka saath or sab ka vikas in the BJP's current campaign. It gets highlighted in the face of the Opposition’s centring of farmers’ distress, joblessness.

Tue, Apr 16, 2019

Fluid faith, medieval timeSubscriber Only

July 28,2018 00:18:13 AM

People converted to other religions for reasons that were independent of the coercive powers of the state

Sat, Jul 28, 2018

Break the mould, end the siegeSubscriber Only

March 23,2018 00:34:41 AM

The stereotype of a single Muslim identity has been exploited by the ‘secular’ parties and the communalist parivar. It needs to be broken to achieve genuine social transformation.

Sat, Mar 24, 2018

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Stories of a Rajput queenSubscriber Only

November 17,2017 00:00:32 AM

The Padmavati story, like many others, has undergone several mutations. Ramya Sreenivasan has traced the wide circulation and mutation of the story from North India and Rajasthan to Bengal from the 16th to the 20th century in her magnificent book, The Many Lives of a Rajput Queen.

Fri, Nov 17, 2017