Ram Mandir Represents a Victory over Colonialism
Often when we hear about colonialism we think about the British Empire. This victory isn’t over the British Empire but the Mughal Empire. As India was conquered by the Mughal Empire, the Mughal Emperor Babur destroyed an original Ram Mandir (Hindu Temple) and then built the Babri Mosque on the exact same spot in 1528. Much attention is focused on whether Emperor Babur actually destroyed the Ram temple. What we do know is there was a Ram temple there before and then was a mosque built on the same spot after. Do we need every article in the west to essentially question the word “destroyed” when this is an incredibly significant moment for Hindus and Indians?
Misinformation is dominating the news as India opens the historic Ram Mandir. Talk of Hindu nationalism, Islamophobia, hatred towards Modi dominates much of the western press. This is not surprising as one of the new found purposes in western media is to show they are not Islamophobic.
Little historical context is provided on coverage of the Ram Mandir other than it was a Mosque constructed in the 16th century by the Mughal empire and that now it has been destroyed and replaced by a Hindu temple. This is a convenient timeline of events reinforcing the message of sympathy towards Islam and the continued anti-India agenda.
