Dear All: Ahead of the judgement, opening this thread on Ayodhya with this piece of breaking news (unverified):

Indian high court rules that key piece of land disputed by Hindus and Muslims goes in favor of Hindus – al Jazeera TV
Comments, views and thoughts welcome. Pl keep it polite and civil. Thank you all.
P.S. Courtesy, CenterofRight, I learn that:
Ayodhya, Ayodhya Verdict and Allhabad high court trending worldwide on twitter
Nice.
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Important Note: I am not privy to any *inside information* on the Ram Janmabhoomi case. What follows is based on a personal hypothesis and instinct.  Below, a likely (unlikely?) sequence of events in the Ram Janmabhoomi case:

The “verdict” in the title suit case goes in favour of Hindus. The court accepts the historical evidence regarding a Mandir at the site which was demolished
Hindus rejoice
All political parties appeal for calm
Official machinery put in full gear to ensure no flare up of violence or riots
The Congress party can now claim to have …

Dear All: I’m travelling again over the next few days and will not be able to update the blog as frequently I would like to. I expect to be back in the flow by end-September.
In the meantime, please have a walk through the Archives (right hand sidebar just below the subscribe box). You can rely on serendipity to find something interesting…or use the “Search” boxes (at the top and bottom of the page; the two boxes use different search engines) to pick up some of the 1200-odd posts on …

Rakesh Ahuja concludes his article on CWG, “Salvage India’s pride…” with these lines (from ToI; emphasis added):
…The bottom line is that a systemic, nationwide malaise has been exposed. It could be a catalyst for declaring independence from incompetence, corruption and the arrogance embedded in DNA of the ruling class. Postponing the Games will give unambiguous notice to the tainted to Quit India.
It would be a non-violent Dandi moment for the aam admi. It would be a fitting homage to Gandhi’s birth anniversary is October 2. And in the spirit of …

in Londonistan and elsewhere…
This thread was triggered by a startling report in the Daily Mail published on Sunday. Titled “Britain goes halal…“, it mentioned how famous British institutions were regularly serving Halal meat without informing patrons, customers or the general public. Excerpts:
A Mail on Sunday investigation – which will alarm anyone concerned about animal cruelty – has revealed that schools, hospitals, pubs and famous sporting venues such as Ascot and Twickenham are controversially serving up meat slaughtered in accordance with strict Islamic law to unwitting members of the public.
All the …

kaNTakenaiva kaNTakam
कण्टकेनैव कण्टकम्
kaNTakam = thorn
kaNTakena = by thorn
eva = only
Loose translation: Only a thorn [can remove] another thorn.
Courtesy: Practical Sanskrit (also Image)
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Past Quotes are here.