Noise #126: A temple consecrated atop a temple destroyed

A momentous Indian celebration highlights a foundation of conflict.

Yesterday, the government of India consecrated a giant new Hindu temple—on a site where, decades earlier, rioters demolished an historic mosque.

The event brought joy and fulfillment to many, fear and despair to many others. It slices deep to core struggles over India’s identity as a secular republic vs. a religious state, and how minorities are treated …