Heads-up the lads do a deep dive with this hour-long special on the historic Babri Masjid - Ram Mandir dispute. Light on jokes, big on insight here’s a handy outline of what this episode has in store for you.
1. Timeline of events
2. Consequences of the destruction of the mosque
3. Allahabad High Court’s verdict
4. Description of the land under dispute
5. Explanation of the 3 main litigants and what they want
6. Implications of having a deity (Ram Lalla) as a plaintiff
7. Breaking down the Supreme Court’s verdict and its criticisms
8. The Supreme Court’s departures from the norms
9. Implications of the verdict on India
10. Conclusions, including some juicy speculations
11. The lads trying to save their sorry asses from being thrown in jail
Here’s some additional reading material / references -
- Timeline
http://www.scobserver.in/beyond-the-court/a-timeline-of-key-events-in-the-babri-masjid-ram-temple-controversy - Lay of the land
https://static.toiimg.com/photo/imgsize-324783,msid-67766865/67766865.jpg - A detailed video about the Babri Masjid demolition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-bhAFsnv2s
+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza
