Portraits from Ayodhya: Living India’s Contradictions
Politics
A compilation of voices of 25 residents of Ayodhya two decades after the demolition of the Babri Masjid, and 13 years before the inauguration of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple.
Overview
This volume of oral history traces the lives of many distinguished and ordinary residents of Ayodhya, who recall their love for the holy town, as well as the particular difficulties that come with their being a part of the events beginning in the 1990s. In its pages, meet sadhus and mahants, astrologers and atheists, journalists and the famous litigant of the Ayodhya title suit. A book that has proved to be a rich resource for many seeking a better understanding of a town that remains in the headlines even today, Portraits from Ayodhya has acquired the status of a classic.
