Key Points
The Ram temple inauguration ceremony in Ayodhya introduces us to a new conception ofpolitical time,which certainly goes beyond theBharatiya Janata Partys2024 electoral campaign..
This imagination of time accommodates conventional elements oftheHindutva narrativedesecration ofthetemple by Mughals, sacrifices of Kar Sevaks, demolition ofthestructure and the Supreme Court verdictas undisputed facts of history..
At the same time, an effort is made to legitimise the official doctrine of Amrit Kaal in purely political terms..
It is important here to note that Modi is not the first Indian Prime Minister who is invested in the idea of political time.JawaharlalNehru played a significant role in offering a powerful interpretation of political time immediately after thePartition..
The Amrit Kaal as a new conception of political time is going to redefine our public culture in a significant way inthe future..
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