{"product_id":"destruction-of-the-babri-masjid-a-national-dishonour-9789382381471","title":"Destruction of the Babri Masjid: A National Dishonour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDestruction of the Babri Masjid: A National Dishonour\u003c\/i\u003e is a sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Babri Masjid Question 1528-2003: 'A Matter of National Honour'\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2003 in two volumes - a compilation by A. G. Noorani of documents and primary source material on various aspects of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, covering the demolition of the Masjid on 6 December 1992, and the legal proceedings in the civil suits and criminal cases up to mid-2003. The present volume brings the narrative up to date. It covers the three Allahabad High Court judgments, the Liberhan Commission Report, the tortuous course of the criminal cases, and disclosures and developments in the last decade - from 2003 till the end of 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn introduction surveys the events before and after the demolition of the Babri Masjid, and analyses the judgments delivered by the three judges of the Allahabad High Court in 2010. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In the courts of law and justice, the civil and criminal cases concerning the title to the Babri Masjid and accountability for its destruction, on 6 December 1992, have all but run their course. Neither legality nor justice has been conspicuous in the proceedings or in the many judgments delivered. On past form, there is little hope for redress in legal proceedings after that grave and utterly wasteful crime.... The forces of India's secularism can ignore the challenges ahead only at the nation's peril. At stake is the survival of India's democracy and its corollary, secularism.\" (From the author's preface)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA.G. Noorani is an advocate, Supreme Court of India, and a leading constitutional expert and political commentator. He is a regular columnist for \u003ci\u003eFrontline\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Destruction of Hyderabad\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Kashmir Dispute 1947-2012\u003c\/i\u003e, in two volumes (2013), \u003ci\u003eIslam, South Asia and the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eArticle 370: A Constitutional History of Jammu and Kashmir\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eJinnah and Tilak: Comrades in the Freedom Struggle\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eIndia-China Boundary Problem 1846-1947: History and Diplomacy\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003e Indian Political Trials 1775-1947\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eConstitutional Questions and Citizens' Rights\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eThe Muslims of India: A Documentary Record\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, 2003), and \u003ci\u003eIslam and Jihad: Prejudice versus Reality\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tulika Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50477222560018,"sku":"9789382381471","price":68.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7f7fab47-aa31-45ce-8387-7cbefcb6334a.jpg?v=1730259675","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/destruction-of-the-babri-masjid-a-national-dishonour-9789382381471","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}