Good morning, 1) How do you forget the past in a town like Ayodhya, where history sneaks up on you in the narrow lanes? From the son of a litigant in the landmark Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit case, to the scion of the erstwhile royal family of Ayodhya — here’s what they had to say. Express Opinion | “Ram temple consecration is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s moment,” writes Neerja Chowdhury. “He has made history, how he steers ahead will decide his place in it.” Read her opinion. 2) “What have I done that I can’t visit the temple?” As the consecration ceremony was going on in Ayodhya, miles away in Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was seeking entry into another sacred site. However, impeded by barricades and stopped by the police, Gandhi had to forego his plan to visit the Batadrava Than as part of his ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. What is the significance of this shrine? Read here. 3) Global food prices have crashed in the last year or more, but inflation remains sticky and elevated in India. We explain why. 4) It has been nearly 12 years since India lost a Test series at home. As the Bazball lands in India, with the first Test set to begin on Thursday in Hyderabad, all things point out to why the series could be the most challenging one for India. 5) India is seeing a rise in DINKs — a couple with dual income and no kids. While the term has been around since the late 1980s, the heyday of the yuppie culture, it has recently gained traction again. With the pandemic, lack of jobs, and the burden of debt and inflation, here’s how some couples are embracing a childfree life. Until tomorrow, Sonal Gupta and Rahel Philipose
