In 1992, Arjun Singh, the Human Resources Minister, ordered the Archeological Survey of India to halt the excavations at the site of the disputed structure in Ayodhya in order to appease the Muslim vote bank. This is a story that has received little attention.
The concluding part of the series on the Hindu Response to Islamic Invasions shows that Hindus repeatedly lost out because they were unable to take a long-term view of national policy and wasted energy and resources which should have been reserved for a holy war against Islamic invasions.
A deliberately hidden fact of the history of alien Muslim invasions into India is how, on several occasions, Hindus across India displayed vigorous national unity against a common enemy. The poorer class worked feverishly at the spinning wheel or as hired labourers to be able to send something to th
Alien Muslim invaders of India gained impressive successes owing to the repeated treachery of some Hindu chiefs and the short-sightedness of even powerful Hindu emperors.
The first part of a series narrating Dr. Ramesh Chandra Majumdar's factual analysis of the Hindu response to Islamic invasions of India over the centuries and the lessons they hold for us today.
