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Why Hindu nationalists are cheering moves to build a temple, challenging a secular tradition

  • Written by Sumit Ganguly, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University
Why Hindu nationalists are cheering moves to build a temple, challenging a secular traditionA Hindu woman prays to the bricks that are expected to be used in constructing the Ram temple in Ayodhya, following a verdict from the Indian Supreme Court.AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh

A five-judge panel of the Indian Supreme Court has delivered its much-awaited verdict on the destruction of the Babri Masjid, a 16th-century mosque in the town of...

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