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  1. A. R. Desai, Rajiv Era—A Historical Perspective (Bombay: Inquilabi Commu-
    nist Sangathan, 1985), p. 35.

  2. Ibid., pp. 35-38.

  3. Ibid., pp. 40,41.

  4. "The Making of Ramayan," TV and Video World, March 1987, p. 52.

  5. Romila Thapar, "The Ramayana Syndrome," Seminar, no. 353 (January
    1989), pp. 71-75.

  6. Anuradha Kapur, "Actors, Pilgrims, Kings, and Gods: The Ramlila at Ram-
    nagar," in Social Transformation and Creative Imagination, ed. Sudhir Chandra (New
    Delhi: Allied Publishers, 1984), pp. 335-57.

  7. Romila Thapar, "Syndicated Moksha?" Seminar, no. 313 (September 1985),
    p. 22.

  8. "From Films to Serials," TV and Video World, March 1987, p. 53.

  9. "Extensive Epic," TV and Video World, February 1988, pp. 30-31.

  10. "Off-Screen War of the Epics: Mahabharat vs. Ramayan," TV and Video
    World, September 1988, pp. 28-32.

  11. "Hindus Will Not Rest till Ramajanmabhoomi Is Rejuvenated Like Somnath
    Mandir," Organiser, 20 December 1987, p. 12.

  12. "From Films to Serials," p. 53.

  13. "Off-Screen War of the Epics," p. 26.

  14. V. P. Bhatia, "Ramayana as a 'Destabilising Force,"' Organiser, 26 July 1987,
    p. 13.

  15. Quoted in "Naqvi's Response to Advani and Some Responses to Naqvi,"
    Manthan, July 1990, p. 37.

  16. Ibid., pp. 38-39,41-42.

  17. Ram Roop Gupta, "Rama Is the Heart-Beat and Ramayana, the Song of the
    Soul of Crores of Hindus," Organiser, 19 July 1987, p. 7.

  18. Bhatia, "Ramayana as a 'Destabilising Force,'" p. 13.

  19. M. Varma, "Ramayana on TV," Organiser, 16 August 1987, p. 31.

  20. "Hindus Will Not Rest," p. 12.

  21. "The Ramayan," Illustrated Weekly of India, 8 November 1987, p. 12.

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