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Archaeology under the Judiciary: Ayodhya 2003

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Dilip K. Chakrabarti
Dilip K. Chakrabarti*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DZ UK
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Abstract

After more than a decade after its demolition, the December 1992 destruction of the sixteenth century mosque in Ayodhya remains a powerful heritage issue. The site is considered sacred by Hindus as the birthplace of their god Rama, and the mosque's demolition caused the loss of about 2000 Indian lives in Hindu-Muslim rioting across India and led to the destruction of Hindu temples in the neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Keywords

IndiaAyodhyaheritagepolitics
Type
Debate
Information
Antiquity , Volume 77 , Issue 297 , September 2003 , pp. 579 - 580
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2003

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