Rediscovering Rama (Part-II)

[contextly_sidebar id=”BQzPyGmN5Q8HcvPd5atWwDe3IPqepls3″] Even if, for the sake of argument, we do take into account the interpolation of the Uttara Kanda as part of the Ramayana, the story of Sita’s More...

Rediscovering Rama (Part-I)

Rama is one of the most exalted figures in all of Hinduism, yet we find him very much maligned today.  Scholars like Wendy Doniger accuse Rama of abandoning Sita because he was afraid of becoming a ‘sex addict’.  More...

Ram Janmabhoomi Temple at Ayodhya is more about India’s honour than religious belief

I vividly remember that Sunday afternoon when I was loitering in our neighbourhood along with other children. We were school students then, and apart from cricket, the other topic of our passionate discussion was More...

Ayodhya Dispute-II: A Timeline of Events

[contextly_sidebar id=”ytIacg78MWBFbBzpPAqdiRBZ1iYY3Y36″] Between writing Part I and Part II of this series, I came across this article by Deepanjana Pal on a documentary by Anand Patwardhan on Babri-RJB More...

Ayodhya Dispute- I: Fighting Eminent Historians

In the legal fight to reclaim the Ram Janmabhumi in Ayodhya, the discussion on Left Historians is a must. While the perception created is that the participation of these eminences was to add nuance to the subject, More...