'Narendra Modi Is the Product of Ayodhya Agitation'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQDn7MhTmU Dec 19, 2021
In this episode of In Dino, Mahtab Alam interviews senior journalist and author, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay about the impact of Ram Janmabhoomi -Ayodhya movement had on India polity and society. Mukhopadhyay in his latest book, "The Demolition and the Verdict: Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India" (Speaking Tiger: 2021) analyses how politics over the Ram temple and demolition of Babri Masjid secured support for the militant Hindu nationalistic idea and the long-term implications of the imminent construction of the Ram Mandir.
https://m.rediff.com/news/interview/modi-is-the-political-product-of-the-ayodhya-agitation/20211206.htm Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay's new book, The Demolition and The Verdict-Ayodhya and The Project to Reconfigure India, traces the history of the dispute and how it came to represent the second biggest national movement since the freedom struggle.