Hindustan Times
Splitting a 2.77-acre disputed property into three parts and distributing it between Hindus (two parts) and Muslims (one part) is one thing. Making observations on the ultimate abstraction — faith — is quite another. And I fear, this observation, now a precedent, could end up being abused. Read more
(11 votes, average: 4.09 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 8:58 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Allahabad high court, Ayodhya, disputed property, faith, hindustan times, justice, Lord Rama, news
Event: the Ayodhya judgement.
Time: 3.30 pm.
Location: Court No. 21 of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court.
Judges: Justices S.U. Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and Dharam Veer Sharma
Affected parties: all Indians, across the world. Read more
(15 votes, average: 4.13 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Allahabad high court, Ayodhya judgement, Dharam Veer Sharma, hindustan times, L.K. Advani, Lucknow Bench, Narendra Modi, news, P. Chiadambaram, Pranab Mukherjee, protests, S.U. Khan, Sudhir Agarwal, Vishva Hindu Parishad
I’m now confused about the role of Supreme Court. Is it to ensure that there’s peace and harmony in the country and, therefore, starting timing a verdict lest the nation catches fire? Read more
(13 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Filed under Research · Tagged Ayodhya, Iranian woman, Judgement Day, Ramesh Chandra Tripathi, Sakineh Ashtian, Supreme Court, Taliban militants
I’ve tried hard but failed to understand why anyone would think that what couldn’t be accomplished in 61 years can be done in few days. Read more
(8 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 7:52 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Allahabad high court, Ayodhya, communities, Hindus, India, Judgement Day, Muslims, Religious leaders, Supreme Court, violence
Wearing my business journalist cap, I went to meet him on matters economic — the G20 that I track very intensively, the threat to economic growth, the danger of inflation, land acquisition and so on. But Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is the government’s No. 1 trouble shooter and I brought him to Ayodhya. Read more
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Friday, September 24, 2010 at 11:45 pm
Filed under Research · Tagged Allahabad high court, Ayodhya, constitution, danger, economic, economic growth, Finance Minister, G20, Inflation, journalist cap, judgement, judicial process, land acquisition, Lucknow, Pranab Mukherjee, Secularism
I’m writing this post at 9.02 pm and already there are 182 comments on a story reporting that the Supreme Court has deferred the Ayodhya verdict by a week. Read more
(4 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Filed under Research · Tagged All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Allahabad Court, Ayodhya countdown, H.L. Gokhale, R.V. Raveendran, Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh
One day to go and the impending Ayodhya verdict grabbed prime mind space today. Read more
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Filed under Research · Tagged Ayodhya Judgement Day, Ayodhya verdict, B.S. Yeddyurappa, filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala, Gujarat Chief Minister, Home Minister, Karnataka Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, P Chidambaram, peace
The biggest worry around the September 24 Ayodhya verdict remains violence. After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s appeal to “all sections of the people of India to maintain equanimity and tranquillity in the aftermath of the judgment”, the tension has moved to the states. Read more
(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Allahabad, Ayodhya verdict, babri masjid, India, Lord Rama, Manmohan Singh, mosque, rama janmabhoomi, religion, temple, Uttar Pradesh
When a plea to defer the Ayodhya verdict was rejected by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court last Friday, the judgement day for this case was sealed for September 24. But not without a hitch. Read more
(5 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Allahabad high court, Ayodhya judgement, Dharam Veer Sharma, hindustan times, imams, Judgement Day, masjids, news, settlement
With four days to go before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court passes its verdict, the political and religious atmosphere is overflowing with anticipation and hope but within the confines of restraint. Read more
(4 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Allahabad high court, Ayodhya title suit, Babri Masjid committee, Bhartiya Janata Party, Bihar polls, hindustan times, Kalraj Mishra, news, S.Q.R. Ilyas, Shri Hanumat Shakti Jagran Samiti, Vishva Hindu Parishad
