December 6 marks the anniversary of the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India—an event that continues to shape South Asia’s political and cultural discourse. The destruction of the 16th-century mosque, built by Mir Baqi in 1528, was not merely the fall of a structure but a symbolic rupture in India’s pluralistic and secular fabric. The incident exposed the fragility of state institutions when confronted with religious nationalism.
The Babri demolition followed decades of tension, from the 1949 idol installation to the 1980s rise of Hindutva politics and the 1990 Rath Yatra led by L.K. Advani. The Liberhan Commission later concluded the demolition was premeditated, not spontaneous. Human rights data indicate over 2,000 deaths in communal violence between 1992 and 2002, reflecting the deep societal scars left by the event.
The 2019 Supreme Court verdict granting the disputed land for temple construction reignited debates on justice and secularism. Analysts argue that December 6 remains a moral reminder—civilization cannot be built on destruction but on coexistence, equality, and the courage of reason.
৬ ডিসেম্বর—দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার ইতিহাসে এক এমন দিন, যার ছায়া সময়ের স্রোতে মিলিয়ে যায় না। ১৯৯২ সালে ভারতের অযোধ্যায় বাবরি মসজিদের ধ্বংস কোনো স্থাপনার পতন ছিল না; এটি ছিল বহুত্ববাদ, ধর্মনিরপেক্ষতা, নাগরিকতা ও রাষ্ট্রনৈতিক স্থিতির ওপর প্রত্যক্ষ আঘাত। দক্ষিণ এ
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