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Ram Mandir History and Struggle

Ram Temple at Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya - History of the struggle — Ram Temple at Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya – History of the 500-year-old 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.

News Reports

There are sharp stones in Ayodhya, the ground needs to be levelled: Vajpayee’s famous speech a day before the demolition of the disputed structure

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2020

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee had addressed a gathering of Karsevaks in Lucknow on December 5, 1992, a day before the demolition of the disputed structure in Ayodhya.

News Reports

Watch: The iconic video where Karsevaks razed the disputed structure standing on the Ram Janmabhoomi site to dust

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2020

Over 150,000 Karsevaks had gathered in Ayodhya to attend the rally called by the BJP and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on December 6, 1992.

Political History of India

Kalyan Singh refused to give orders to shoot Karsevaks: Here is his speech from 1992

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2020

Kalyan Singh is considered an icon of Hindutva due to his conduct during the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement.

News Reports

Sri Ram Mandir Tirtha Kshetra: Here is all you need to know about the autonomous trust set up for building the Ram temple in...

OpIndia Staff - 5 February, 2020

The PM’s announcement comes four days before the three-month deadline fixed by the Supreme Court to set-up the trust.

Opinions

Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya: A God in captivity

Tarek Fatah - 3 February, 2020

Ayodhya and God Ram’s birthplace is miles of barbed wire, thousands of troops, due to fear of armed attacks

Political History of India

Dharma, Deva, Desha: Three phases of Ram Janmabhoomi movement, who decided Babri Masjid had to go and day of reckoning

K Bhattacharjee - 7 December, 2019

The Ram Janmabhoomi Movement, to this day, remains an enigma despite the fact that so much has been written and said about it. Despite the hours and hours of news coverage and the books that have been written about it, there is plenty about it that's still not known.

Opinions

Ashok Singhal, Class of 92: Remembering the Chief Architect of the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement

Editorial Desk - 17 November, 2019

The involvement of Ashok Singhal in the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement began in 1984.

Opinions

A Hindu perennially ashamed and guilty: How narrative after Ayodhya verdict is trying to achieve it

Nupur J Sharma - 17 November, 2019

Even before the Ayodhya verdict was pronounced, there was a host of requests being made for calm to be maintained. While this sounds advice of maturity, the undercurrent was palpable and deeply disturbing.

Culture and History

‘Tatva’ of Rama: How did Hindus sustain the struggle for their beloved Ram Janmabhoomi for 5 centuries?

Omendra Ratnu - 15 November, 2019

What we lost as Ram Janmabhoomi and the temple, we imbued in our souls and spirits as the ‘Tatva’ of Sri Rama.

News Reports

18 years after he took a vow not wear slippers, Dev Das to finally wear one after Ram Mandir is constructed in Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff - 14 November, 2019

Das, a resident of Bihar had taken a pledge 18 years back that he will not wear slippers till a Ram Temple is built and Lord Ram is finally at his rightful home.

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