V. Krishna Ananth

Seventeen years after the Liberhan Commission's report, an honest reckoning must acknowledge not only its indictments, but also its omissions and problematic portrayals of what actually happened in Ayodhya in 1992.

The making of the 42nd Constitution amendment - whose 46th anniversary falls today - and its subsequent substantial reversal reminds us of the extraordinary power of the Indian people to restore the founding principles of the Constitution, subjected to erosion by those in power, from time to time.