Rama versus Devi: Battleground Bengal
A narrative which in recent times has gained popularity in media houses like ABP Ananda, Hindustan Times, and Bengali left-liberal “intellectual” circles is that of Rama versus Devi in the context of More...
Why is Rama Blue?
We are all aware about Yogacharya T.Krishnamacharya being a pioneer in using yoga (specifically asana and pranayama) for therapy and well-being. But little did we know that he was a great scholar of our sacred knowledge More...
Rama lives in their hearts as Maryada Purushottam
In India, Shri Rama may have been relegated to a small enclosure dubbed as Ram Lalla Mandir in Ayodhya, his place of birth, but outside India, Shri Rama lives in the hearts and minds of people as a true Lord deserves More...
Search for Sita: An Adaptation of Select Passages from Kishkindha & Sundarakanda
One of the saddest things about our society today is how few of us go back to the original sources to read about Rama, Krishna and our other devatas from our Itihaasa (our civilization’s history) and the Puranas. 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...
‘Rama and Ayodhya’ and ‘The Battle for Rama’, by Meenakshi Jain
This review relies on material from both “Rama and Ayodhya” and “The Battle for Rama” on the Ayodhya dispute by Meenakshi Jain [contextly_sidebar id=”THIF177BhAXIzBM0lcogZf3CQLk7l9SN”] Circumstantial More...
Is Ramayana oppressive?
I In Rajiv Malhotra’s ‘The Battle for Sanskrit’, Sheldon Pollock’s views on Ramayana are critically analyzed. Here, in this article, I wish to give my own critical views regarding some of Sheldon Pollock’s More...
Perspectives from the Ramayana-I: Is Ganga a mere river?
“How can Sri Rama be a mortal, you arrogant fool? Is the god of love Manmatha a mere archer, the Ganga a mere stream, the cow of plenty a mere beast, the gift of food an ordinary gift, O ten-headed monster? Listen More...
Book Review: ‘Rama and Ayodhya’ by Meenakshi Jain- Part I
The diffusion of propaganda requires repetition. In the words of someone many leftists have secretly admired for long, repetition is what makes propaganda successful- the full quote is (bold-emphasis mine), “The More...