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Ram Mandir History and Struggle
The road to the Grand Ram Temple being built at the Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya, has been a long and arduous one. It has been a 500-year-long battle, with hundreds sacrificing their lives to reclaim one of the most holy sites for Hindus.
Articles tracing the century-old battle have been added to this page. From the Nihangs, and Marathas to the Karsevaks, and the 1990s Rath Yatra – this section explores the road that Hindus travelled to reclaim Ram Janmabhoomi.
Ram Mandir, a symbol of cultural continuity: Northeast India and Sanatan Dharma
After a decade long historical, political and legal dispute and with a Supreme Court intervention brought to closure in the matter of construction of Ram Mandir and, finally, Lord Rama shall get its abode to live
Meet K Parasaran, the 93-year-old ‘Pitamah’ of Indian laws who had said that logical end to Ram Janmabhoomi case was his last dream
K Parasaran once said that the logical end to Ram Janmabhoomi case was his last wish before he died
Memoirs of a Karsevak: A Karsevak recalls his memories of the Karseva to Ram Janmabhoomi in 1992
A Karsevak recalls his memories of the Karseva organised by Hindu organisations in 1992.
Ram Janmabhoomi: An account of Hindu efforts to reclaim the sacred land and a tribute to the centuries old struggle
In 1717, Jaisingh II purchased lands and established Jaisnighpura in all Hindu religious centres across North India including Ayodhya.
Was Narsimha Rao complicit in the demolition of Babri Masjid by Karsevaks? His personal doctor doesn’t think so
His detractors within the Congress party claim PV Narasimha Rao was complicit in the Babri Masjid Demolition.
This is how the temporary Mandir of Ram Lalla came up in Ayodhya after the demolition in 1992
Baba Satyanarayan Maurya narrates how they had to quickly build temporary Mandir for Ram Lalla before police arrived in 1992
Conspiracy of Silence: How mainstream media works to obliterate the brutal massacre of Karsevaks in 1990 from public memory
Almost all media houses who have prepared timeline of Ram Mandir movement have omitted the massacre of Karsevaks in 1990
Ayodhya Diaries: When Nehru tried to impose his ‘Aurangzeb diktat’, an ICS officer KK Nair refused to budge
Ram Janmabhoomi movement spearheaded by KK Nair was later continued by the likes of LK Advani, Ashok Kumar, Kalyan Singh, Vinay Katiyar, and Uma Bharti.
Now I can embrace death happily: Read what Kalyan Singh, who had refused to fire on Karsevaks, said about Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan
Kalyan Singh told in an interview to News 18 that he has no regrets over losing power over his decisions during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
‘Haan hum Hindu hain, Hindustan Hamara hain’: Watch Sadhvi Ritambhara’s speech during Ram Janmabhoomi Movement
Ram Janmabhoomi movement: Watch the speech of Sadhvi Ritambhara in Delhi during Rath Yatra to Ayodhya