“As a matter of fact, black-out of well documented, acutely argued contributions … continues with renewed vigour. A certain leading library of the country of late instituted an enquiry as to how a particular book came to be utilized by the Vishva Hindu Parishad.”

—  Harsh Narain

The Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute: Focus on Muslim sources (1993)

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