# Talk:Demolition of the Babri Masjid

Change "Kumar Yadav(Judge)" to "Kumar Yadav (judge)", yes the only difference is a space and case change in the piped link which is ordinarily a cosmetic change that should be avoided, but in this case is needed as part of the WP:X3 process as the unspaced redirect will be deleted, thank you. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:D8AB:6E4F:C30A:2F8 (talk) 00:06, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done, thanks. Rasnaboy (talk) 03:54, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Kindly change india map highlights which exclude j&k ladakh portion 182.48.230.136 (talk) 17:59, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

 Not done for now: If you can create the image for that map it can be done if there's consensus for that map Ultraodan (talk) 20:33, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello editors,
I would like to suggest adding my peer-reviewed article to the Further Reading section of this page.
Citation:
Chakraborty, Arunaloke (2024). “The Demolition of Babri Masjid and The Post-modernist Challenge to History: A Lacanian Answer.” Journal of Literature and Linguistics Studies, 2(1): 54–58. Bluemark Publishers. doi:10.61424/jlls.v2.i1.118.
Summary:
This article does not debate the factual legitimacy of claims about the site but instead analyzes the demolition of Babri Masjid through the lens of postmodernism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. It explores how the postmodern condition — marked by the crisis of grand narratives and the proliferation of “post-truth” — challenges historians’ reliance on facts and positivist empiricism. The paper argues that history should be understood as a narrative discipline that can benefit from psychoanalytic and theoretical approaches.
Since this is a scholarly perspective addressing the intersection of history, ideology, and postmodern theory, I believe it may be relevant as supplementary reading for readers interested in the theoretical and historiographical dimensions of the Babri Masjid demolition.
Thank you for considering.
–– Arunaloke Chakraborty (author) Arunaloke Chakraborty (talk) 11:53, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

I propose merging Ayodhya firing incident into the background section of Demolition of the Babri Masjid. The Ayodhya firing incident article completely fails WP:LASTING, is filled with poor sourcing and original research, and is overall too minor and inconsequential an event to warrant its own Wikipedia article. — EarthDude (wanna talk?) 10:40, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

Pinging @Sollyucko who was involved in a discussion on the talk page of the Ayodhya firing incident regarding a potential merger. Also pinging a major editor of this article: @Vanamonde93 — EarthDude (wanna talk?) 10:46, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
I don't think a standalone article is warranted: once incidents principally covered elsewhere are pruned, there's little substance left. The first revision also suggests there's some POVFORK intent. However, this page is not a good target. There's something of a need for a "Timeline of the Ayodhya Dispute" article, to create space for those incidents that are not individually noteworthy but a necessary part of the overall history. Without that, however, I would merge this very selectively into the aftermath section of Ram Rath Yatra, where the 30 October deaths are already mentioned. Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:38, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
I think it would be suitable to cover it in the background section of this article, considering the fact that it happened right before the mosque itself was demolished. In the Ram rath Yatra, we could also somewhat expand the information already given about the incident. — EarthDude (wanna talk?) 14:01, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
It's already mentioned briefly here: "pitched battle with police forces" refers to the incidents of 30 October. But it's very clearly a part of the Rath Yatra topic: the October 30 incidents led to the death of kar sevaks who had accompanied the yatra, and continued on to Ayodhya after Advani's arrest. It's also covered there, too. After reading through the article I think it ought to be redirected without a merger: there is no reliably sourced content not covered at the target. I suggest you withdraw this proposal, and reopen it if the merger is contested. Given the state of sourcing, reinstating the article as it stands would be contrary to policy in any case. Vanamonde93 (talk) 15:40, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
@Vanamonde93 Alright, I have closed the merger templates and made the article a redirect. I thought about it and came to the conclusion that the Ram Rath Yatra article would indeed be the better of the two as the redirect destination. Also, could you delete Ayodhya massacre? The name 'Ayodhya massacre' is not used by any given sources, not used in either this or the Ram Rath Yatra article, and as seen in its page information, the article has barely gotten a thousand views throughout the entirety of the past decade. — EarthDude (wanna talk?) 17:59, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
It doesn't meet any speedy deletion criteria, unfortunately, and as I'm the primary author of multiple of these pages I should not perform controversial deletions. RfD is the way to go. Vanamonde93 (talk) 18:12, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
Hmm. I guess I shall proceed with an RfD then. — EarthDude (wanna talk?) 18:15, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

The text of the article focuses more on Mir Baqi and Babur as the maker of the mosque. But as is evident from research by Kishore Kunal IPS and recently by Aabhas Maldahiyar, it is clear that the temple was demolished and mosque was built by Aurangzeb and not Babur. In fact there is no evidence of the mosque at the site before 1660s(period of Aurangzeb). Thus I request edit in the History section of the article to reflect the same. Other articles on topics related to Baburi Mosque-Ram Janmasthan Temple dispute already reflect the new research. ~2025-32070-91 (talk) 12:04, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

"The claim that the mosque stood on the site of a temple was first made in 1822, by an official of the Faizabad court"
This is completely wrong. Tiffenthelar and others who visited the site record the grievance of local Hindus that the temple was demolished and a mosque built at the site even before 1822. Please rectify the error. ~2025-35292-55 (talk) 05:32, 21 November 2025 (UTC)