00811pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001600040245005100056260000900107300001300116362001000129520046700139650001200606650001300618773003400631180718b2010 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d aArunima, G. aAyodhya verdict: Bad theology, without justice c2010 ap.13-14. a9 Oct aOne of the most damaging consequences of the recent judgment by the Allahabad High Court on the dispute over the Babri Masjid is that it has provided a legal cover for a subtle shift from devasthana (holy place) to janmasthana (birthplace). It also lays the legal ground for converting the imagined birthplace of a diery into property claims which trump other claims to the same property. It thus opens a dangerous door to majoritarianism in India. - Reproduced. aAyodhya aReligion aEconomic and Political Weekly