Babri demolition, 25 yrs on: When a border was carved on a nation's psyche

The demolition created two zones of sensibilities, a Hindu one and a Muslim one; it ensured that after that there would be little they would share

There are very few dates that evoke contradictory emotions in different communities living side by side in a nation. In Indian history, 6 December is a date Hindus and Muslims remember differently. It is a day that may even be called a border. A border which has created two distinct zones of sensibilities — one Hindu and the other Muslim. It ensured that from now on there would be little they would share. They don’t intersect, they don’t meet. They look at each other, not with interest but with suspicion.
 
On behalf of Hindus, 6 December is celebrated as