V S Naipaul on Babri
"Babar had contempt for the country he had conquered And his building of that mosque was an act of contempt for the country.
The construction of a mosque on a spot regarded as sacred by the conquered population was meant as an insult, an insult to an ancient idea, Idea of Ram.
What is happening in India is a new, historical awakening. Today Indians are becoming alive to their history....The invaders were conquering, they were subjugating. And they were in a country where people never understood this...Only now people understanding that there has been a great vandalizing of India. Because of the nature of the conquest and the nature of Hindu society such understanding had eluded Indians before...What is happening in India is a mighty creative process."
"Babri demolition was a sort of collective passion to correct history which was done by ordinary people of India. Ayodhya is a sort of passion. Any passion is to be encouraged. Passion leads to creativity."
Savarkar on Pakistan
