RAM-SETU: FACTS AND PHOBIAS by
Rebellion 2013/08/26 05:50
So far ‘Ram Setu’ remained confined to the epic ‘Ramayan’. Hindus, those
who visited Rameshwaram; they paid their respect to the remaining of this epic
bridge as a living memory of Ram.
‘Setu Samudram Ship Channel Project ‘ of Government of India made it
Controversial.
If this project is implemented, it will make the ship sailing between India’s
Western and eastern coast and Lanka 36 hours’ shorter, but at the cost of
the epic –bridge Ramsetu, which involves deep sentiments and
Himalayan faith of millions of Hindus, living around the world.
In an affidavit filed in supreme court on 12 September. , 2007, Government
of India submitted that “ Valmiki Ramayan and Ramcharitmanas
admittedly form an important part of ancient Indian literature,
but these cannot be said to be historical records to incontrovertibly
prove the existence of events depicted therein.â€(The Times of India 13 Sept. 2007)
, later, it was withdrawn, seeing the mood of public, to file supplementary affidavit.
Present chief minister of Tamilnadu, Mr. M.Karunanidhi made the whole issue
uglier by his irresponsible comments.
According to him
Ramayn is a ‘mere mythological story’. He did not stop here only, he
projected war between Ram and Ravan’ as a war between Aryan and
Dravidian. (As quoted by ‘Deccan Chronicle’, published from Chennai,
dated 17 September 2007)
Let us examine this myth created by him and by a few others- .
‘Ramayan ‘is an epic by Valmiki. This is the source book of all Ram –kathas.
Only for its being an epic, does not mean that it is not based on historical facts. Can we
reject facts of life covered in epics written on Budha and even on
Indira Gandhi ? All the places, mentioned in Ramayan are geographically
supported and they still remain geographical identities. Even the routes, Ram covered, during his
exile, remain unchallenged. Ram was born in Ayodhya and was married
in Jankpur of present Bihar, remain intact with lot many evidences , in many forms.
War between Ram and Ravan was, by no means a war between Aryan and
Dravidian. This statement is a product of vote – politics even at the cost of
damage of faith and brotherhood between the fellow countrymen.
Raven might be a Brahmin by caste (as M Karunanidhi loudly pronounces,
though he is never known as a pro Brahmin fellow) and a powerful king,
but abduction of others wife by him does not support high standard of his
character and sense of respect for high values, It was his cowardly act. He
himself had tried to tie the string to the well known bow of the Shiva to
achieve Sita, but what of tying the string to
the bow, to fulfill the promise of king Janak to marry with Sita , he, even
could not move the bow an inch ahead from the place it was kept
Ram attacked on Ravan to free his abducted wife from the powers of evils.
Presenting Ravan as a symbol of Dravidians is an insult of a whole community.
Even if Ravan was an arya, Ram must have attacked and destroyed him in the
same manner.
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