In a book, Creating a Nationality, edited by Shikha Trivedy, Shail Mayaram, Ashis Nandy, and Achyut Yagnik, eyewitnesses recall the events in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992: "Initially, there were some hurried, panicky pleas to the karsevaks over the public address system to maintain discipline. These were followed by expressions of concern for their safety, as the 500-year-old mosque began to come apart slowly. After a while, the karsevaks received only guidance and encouragement from the BJP leaders and the sants of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP)'s Marg Darshak Mandal assembled at the Ram Katha Kunj. Singhal announced that the