Harsh Narain (1921–1995) Indian writer
The Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute: Focus on Muslim sources (1993)
“It is a pity that none of the 'secular' historians have to their credit the search for any of the Muslim sources discovered by us. Their job appears only to discourage and stifle attempts to carry out such a search.”
The Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute: Focus on Muslim sources (1993)
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