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Gyanvapi Mosque
Hindutva in Legislative
Decoding Places of Worship Act; Why is SC hesitant to uphold it?
By NAYAB GAUHAR / Maktoob Media
In his autobiography ‘My Country, My Life’, L.K Advani wrote “an exhilarating period of my life” while describing the...
Ideology
Now they are coming for the Taj Mahal and the Qutb Minar
Will the Qutub Minar and the Taj Mahal too be destroyed by Hindutva vandals like the five-hundred-year-old Babri Masjid and replaced with temples?
By Muqtedar...
Communalism
Structure found in Gyanvapi mosque is fountain, not Shivling, says Hindu priest
The head priest of Kashi Karvat temple, which is located behind the Gyanvapi mosque, has said that the structure found at the mosque is...
Hindutva in Judiciary
Faith or Reason: Are the Judicial Victories of Hindutva Accidental?
By Shivasundar / The Wire
Even though Hindutva organisations in India no longer need any institutional or constitutional endorsement of their actions or claims over...
Hindutva
In God’s name: Gyanvapi mosque case part of a push for Hindutva hegemony
By DIVYA TRIVEDIVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN / Frontline The Hindu
Vishwambhar Nath Mishra, the mahant (head priest) of Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir, one of the oldest temples...
Communalism
‘It will be a bulldozer this time’: In Varanasi, Hindutva groups impatient for Gyanvapi demolition
By Aishwarya Iyer / Scroll
On April 1, just before Navratri, Hindutva groups in Varanasi organised a rally. It crossed Godoliya chowk, a bustling market...
Hindutva
To Demolish Gyanvapi, A Deluge Of Copy-Paste Petitions Aims To Overwhelm Muslim Defendants & India’s Judiciary
By BETWA SHARMA / Article-14
Varanasi: Sitting under a yellow-coloured tarpaulin tethered to a tree in a corner of the Varanasi district court, Sudhir Tripathi laid...
Hindutva
Former VHP Spox, Store Owner: Meet the People Behind Gyanvapi Mosque Petitions
"When I was coming back from Ayodhya in 1984 after offering Kar Seva (voluntary labour) I was troubled by the thought if there was a way...
Communalism
Gyanvapi case: Rumours being spread about shivling to invoke citizens’ sentiments, says mosque panel
Rumours are being spread about the shivling claimed to be found at the Gyanvapi mosque to invoke sentiments of citizens, the mosque management committee told the...