Tag: Harbans Mukhia on Babri Masjid

History used to legitimize power by State: Report of 14th Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture By Neha Dabhade “Till 1822, there was no discourse on Ayodhya being the birthplace of Ram or of narrative stating that Ram temple was under the Babri Masjid. In fact, both Babar in his Baburnama and Abu’l Fazl make no mention of any Ram Temple or construction of a Mosque. Broadly it was acknowledged that Ayodhya was Ram Janamsthan without identifying any specific site as his birthplace in Ayodhya”, said Prof. Harbans Mukhia, former professor of medieval...