A brilliant analysis of the rise of communal politics in India, centering on Ayodhya.
It contains a clear and coherent analysis of the intellectual, historical and legal background and the evolution of the issues involved as well as some signposts and prescriptions for the future.
---Sunday
A forthright book on an issue which has become basic to the very existence of a democratic and secular India.
---Frontline
An incisive critique of the ideologies, myths, politics and social mobilisation strategies involved in the biggest religious communal campaign this country has witnessed since Partition.
---The Economic Times