Sri Rama

Essays

A Voyage into Vijayanagara: The Violation of Sanctity

A Voyage into Vijayanagara: The Violation of Sanctity

For centuries, Kishkinda was a sacred Kshetra, the abode of Hanuman. Its environs birthed the great Hindu Empire of Vijayanagara. Over the last three decades, its sanctity has been almost completely erased.

What does the Ramayaṇa stand for?

What does the Ramayaṇa stand for?

The journey of Rāma is the story of Sītā; the epic captures their extraordinary life as an ideal couple. Rāvaṇa’s interference disrupts their life, their journey and their story. Maharshi Valmiki points out in a splendid manner how the wicked deeds of an individual can have cascading effects on innu

The Ayodhya Dipotsava Diaries: An Introduction

The Ayodhya Dipotsava Diaries: An Introduction

Preface Nothing prepares you for Ayodhya. Nothing. Not even when you go there bearing in mind such lofty slokas as अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी कान्ची अवन्तिकापुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैता मोक्षदायि

It’s Nearly Five Hundred Years: Sri Ramachandra is Awaiting his Return to his Own Home

It’s Nearly Five Hundred Years: Sri Ramachandra is Awaiting his Return to his Own Home

IF there’s one person who has his finger on the pulse of Hindu pusillanimity, inertia and self-imposed helplessness with deadly accuracy, it is Sri Sri Asaduddin Owaisi. Here’s what he said in the wake of the Supreme Court’s latest pronouncement on the Ayodhya case. Asaduddin Owaisi,