Dark Days of Gujarat: The 2002 Sabarmati Express Tragedy That Shook The Nation | Nation and Beyond

February 27 remains one of the darkest days in India’s history. On this day in 2002, the nation watched in horror as 59 Hindus returning from Ayodhya were burned alive inside the Sabarmati Express near Godhra in Gujarat. The victims, including women and children, traveled to Ayodhya for karseva in support of the Ram Mandir construction.