Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction - Sarvepalli Gopal 2. A Historical Overview - K.N. Panikkar 3. How the British Saw the Issue - Sushil Srivastava 4. Legal Aspects to the Issue - A.G. Noorani 5. Competing Symbols and Shared Codes: Inter-Community Relations in Modern India - Mushirul Hasan 6. Myth, History and the Politics of Ramjanmabhumi - Neeladri Bhattacharya 7. A Historical Perspective on the Story of Rama - Romila Thapar 8. Colonialism and Communalism - Aditya Mukherjee 9. Hindu-Muslim Relations Before and After 1947 - Ashgar Ali Engineer 10. Predatory Commercialization and Communalism in India - Amiya Kumar Bagchi Notes on the Contributors Chronology of Events Appendix Index

About the Author

Sarvepalli Gopal is emeritus professor of contemporary history at Jawaharlal Nehru University. The contributors include notable scholars, historians, and lawyers.

Reviews

An impressive collection.
*Edward W. Desmond, New York Review of Books*