The Bridge of Ram...

rAma setu in madhurAvijayam

2008-11-01T11:15:00.001+05:30

http://bharatendu.com/2008/10/30/madhuravijaya/duritaikaparam tuluShkanAtham drutamutkhAya jagat-trayaika-shalyampratiropaya rAmasetu madhye vijaya-stambha-shatAni bAhushAlinO mighty and brave king! Go forth then, and without further delay uproot from my lands this Kingdom of turuShka-s, pain to the three worlds. Go forth my dear Lord, and securing your victory, establish One Hundred Victory

rAjA bhojadeva and rAma setu

2008-10-17T08:12:00.001+05:30

This interesting reference to rAma setu comes from one of those trifling and forgotten episodes, which although insignificant in detail, change the course of history.One dark night a contingent of armed men, under a crimson flag decorated with golden garuDa, the royal insignia of mAlava country, was swiftly riding on the wild banks of vetrAvatI (betavA) along with a prisoner and an

Ram Sethu not a place of worship: Centre

2008-10-17T07:49:00.000+05:30

New Delhi, Oct 14: Giving a new twist to the Sethusamudram project controversy, the government has contended before the Supreme Court that the mythological Rama Setu bridge is not an "essential" and "integral" part of Hindu religion."It has not been proved undoubtedly to be the belief of the Hindu community that Lord Rama did not himself break the bridge. Nor has it been established that whatever

On Rama Setu in padma purANa

2008-08-01T08:02:00.000+05:30

Representing the Union of India in the Supreme Court, Senior Attorney Fali Nariman was reported to have stated the following: “the Padma Purana states Lord Rama broke the bridge after rescuing Sita. And according to the Hindu faith, something that is broken cannot be worshipped” and “This is why nobody has till date declared it a monument.”This statement prompted us to look into the original

On rAma setu in padma purANa

2008-07-30T22:55:00.000+05:30

DMK vs Sethu politics: A divide Cong finds tough to bridge

2008-07-30T22:48:00.000+05:30

CNN IBN, New Delhi: It's a divide which the Government is finding difficult to bridge. The DMK is breathing down its neck to fast forward the Sethusamundram project, but the Congress knows that a green signal to the project could mean a difficult political road ahead.For now, however, it has found a way out. The Government is buying time by setting up a six-member commiittee headed by

Fali Nariman LYING about padma purANa!!!

2008-07-25T01:35:00.003+05:30

Fali Nariman is lying (or bluffing) in the supreme court on behalf of his DMK-Congress masters. Just completed the reference check in padma mahApurANa, and the lawyer is a liar.The padma purANa comprises of 55,000 shloka-s arranged into 5 books: sR^iShTi-khaNDa, bhUmi-khaNDa, swarga khaNDa, uttama khaNDa and pAtAla khaNDa. The last book, the pAtAla khaNDa, contains among other subjects, a

Ram Setu cannot be worshipped, government tells apex court

2008-07-23T23:09:00.000+05:30

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the Ram Setu “cannot be worshipped” since it was broken by Lord Ram himself. Central government counsel Fali S. Nariman also told a bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan that the government has withdrawn from the court its earlier affidavit that doubted the existence of Lord Ram “in extraneous

Sethu Hearing : Trust Vote Discussed in Court too

2008-07-23T09:35:00.000+05:30

New Delhi, July 22 2008. The HinduIt has not complied with court directions, says Subramanian SwamyIt’s contempt of court: Jayalalithaa counselNEERI clearance came before tsunami: Dandi SwamiNew Delhi: The Centre is likely to spell out on Wednesday its stand on the Supreme Court’s suggestion that it explore the possibility of finding an alternative alignment or any other route for the

Sethusamudram comes up in the (no-)Trust Vote debate in the Parliament

2008-07-22T09:14:00.001+05:30

Speaking against the Trust Motion, The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha L K Advani brought up the issue of the Sethusamudram shipping canal project and the government's affidavit in the Supreme Court putting a question mark on the existence of Lord Ram.At this, the speaker intervened to ask whether or not it was "sub judice".Advani replied by saying that the government was forced to withdraw the

Congress Bows Down Under Pressure from DMK on SSCP, Ahead of the Trust Vote

2008-07-22T09:10:00.000+05:30

New Delhi 7/21/2008Ahead of crucial trust vote, the government bows to pressure from its ally -- the DMK -- to file affidavit to allow work on the Sethusamudram project.Government will file an affidavit in the Supreme Court tomorrow asking for work to progress on Sethusamudaram project. Government is also planning to submit that ASI survey is not important. Thegovernment's turnaround -

Ram Sethu: What the apex court said

2008-06-23T02:41:00.001+05:30

By Sri Ram, Organiser June 22 2008Even in the latest affidavit they have said: "No archaeological studies have been conducted. It is not possible to say or indicate the outcome in the event such investigations are carried out." Thereby they tried to remove archaeological work at the site because of the humiliation they underwent due to their own anti-Hindu stance, but the court order has shown

The story of the nAstIka attack on rAmeshvaraM

2008-06-21T00:16:00.000+05:30

by mAnasa-taraMgiNIAn exchange with my acquaintance SRA on apotropaic rites related to temples prompted me to record this brief note. The light of the theravAda bauddha-s, the mighty king parAkrama-bAhu the Great (i.e. parAkrama-bAhu-I), came to power in Shri Lanka around 1153 CE. Few years after he came to the throne, he sent emissaries to other theravAda bauddha kings in Asia to announce his

Images: Dr. S Kalyanaraman awarded 19th Dr. Hedgewar Praj~nA Samman

2008-06-13T11:29:00.000+05:30

Dr. S Kalyanaraman receiving the award from Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi.Seated on the stage, from left: Sri Tarun Vijay, Sri Vedantam, Dr. Kalyanaraman, Dr. MM Joshi, Sri Sresh Sonihttp://www.bridgeofram.com/2008/06/dr-s-kalyanaraman-awarded-19th-dr.html

Dr. S Kalyanaraman awarded 19th Dr. Hedgewar Praj~na Samman

2008-06-08T20:06:00.002+05:30

Sunday June 08 2008 Kolkata:Dr. S. Kalyanaraman, President of Rama Setu Raksha Manch and Director of Saraswati Shodh Sansthan, received the 19th annual Dr. Hedgewar Praj~na Samman award. Former Union Minister Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi presided over the function held at the Kalamandira Prekshagriha. The award is given every year to an eminent scholar for lifelong contribution to Indic research by

British governor wanted Ram Sethu declared national monument in 1914

2008-06-07T01:19:00.000+05:30

A senior British official had sought national monument status for the Ram Sethu or Adam's Bridge off the Tamil Nadu coast almost a century ago.Lord Pentlen, who was the governor of the Madras presidency between 1912 and 1919, had written to the then Indian Viceroy Lord Hardinge in December 1914 to have an archaeological study conducted on the Ram Sethu - between Rameshwaram, in India, and Sri

Dr . Subramaniam Swamy's Lecture on Rama Setu

2008-06-01T18:24:00.000+05:30

(High level summary)Dr. Swamy started with introductory remarks to show Rama Sethu matter in perspective. He got interested in the problems Hindu Society is facing after Kanchi Sankaracharya was arrested on foisted charges and jailed like a common criminal, for which Supreme Court of India found no prima facie charges. It brought his attention to the forces that are working to undermine Hindu

Bharatendu: On Hindu Theatrics, bhavabhUti and rAma setu

2008-05-24T23:57:00.001+05:30

By Sarvesh K Tiwari on http://bharatendu.wordpress.com/From astronomy to legal system, music to statecraft, linguistics to mathematics, medicine to architecture, metaphysics to politics, from the art of war to the science of love: apparently not much escaped the ancient Hindus without being committed into the human knowledge in form of the most profound and erudite thesis upon the subject. The

Ram existed, so did temple - A Book Review by Sandhya Jain

2008-05-19T22:56:00.000+05:30

Pioneer 18 May 2008Rama: His historicity, mandir and setuEvidence of Literature, Archaeology and other SciencesB.B. LalAryan Books International, 2008, pp. 99; Price: Rs. 190.Archaeology, long given the step-sisterly treatment by Marxist historians, now finds itself at the high table of history, as it alone can deliver a credible verdict on whether the Ram Setu shows evidence of human

Why did Hanuman not Kill Ravana Himself? Bhimasena Wonders...

2008-05-15T00:25:00.005+05:30

why did hanumAna not kill rAvANa, since he had encountered that demon before? (In fact, in Thai traditions, rAvaNa is actually slain by hanumAna)mahAbhArata provides a convincing answer.The second pAnDava, bhImasena, posed this interesting question to anjaneya his spiritual brother, when bhIma met him on his course to fetch a celestial flower for draupadi....Witnessing that dreadful and wonderful

Ram Bridges Our History

2008-05-14T23:45:00.000+05:30

Smt Sandhya Jain in Daily PioneerThe current controversy over Ram Setu presents an ideal opportunity to probe the reality of a god whose human incarnation is central to Hindu faith. The deity who inspired a footbridge wide enough for an army to cross the Palk Straits poses a powerful challenge to historians who hold that India's first political states were the 16 mahajanapadas that fought to

Let UNESCO Intervene in protecting Ram Setu- Professor Snjezana Karinja of Sergej Masera Maritime Museum, Slovenia

2008-05-13T09:56:00.001+05:30

mystical, ancient land-link between India and Sri Lanka is under threat, writes Kerry van der Jagt in The Sun-HeraldThe much-loved story of Ramayana, a famous epic of ancient India, is as timeless as history itself. It is a story of courage that embodies a moral code of ethics and culminates in the triumph of good over evil. In dance performances depicting Rama's life, the story tells of how the

Rama Leela: Rama Setu Protection Movement and Case in Supreme Court

2008-05-12T23:12:00.000+05:30

Wrote Dr. S. Kalyanaraman:Six coincidencesCho Balakrishnan, a Congress MLA of Ramanathapuram District went to break the coconut inaugurating Setusamudram project work. He had a heart attack and died the same evening.The Aquarium dreger of Dredging International of Belgium was engaged to break the Rama Setu. Its spud broke and the 50-tonne elephant like metal scrap is still lying on Sandbank 6 of

सही सुझाव - Jagran Editorial May 10, 2008

2008-05-11T08:28:00.001+05:30

सेतुसमुद्रम परियोजना पर उच्चतम न्यायालय के नए निर्देश रामसेतु के भविष्य को लेकर चिंतित जन समुदाय के साथ-साथ केंद्रीय सत्ता को भी राहत देने वाले हैं। इस विवादित परियोजना पर उच्चतम न्यायालय का अंतिम निर्णय कुछ भी हो, हाल-फिलहाल उन लोगों की मंशा नहीं पूरी होने वाली जो विकास की दुहाई देकर रामसेतु को छिन्न-भिन्न करने के लिए बेकरार थे। इस बेकरारी का सबसे बड़ा सबूत यह है कि तमाम अनुरोध, आग्रह और विरोध

रामसेतु : खुद पहल के मूड में नहीं केंद्र

2008-05-11T08:22:00.000+05:30

Dainik Jagran May 10, 2008नई दिल्ली, जागरण ब्यूरो : संप्रग सरकार की अगुवाई कर रही कांग्रेस रामसेतु मामले में अब फूंक-फूंक कर कदम रख रही है। वह ऐसा कोई कदम नहीं उठाना चाहती जिससे सरकार के लिए नई मुसीबत पैदा हो। इसलिए यह उम्मीद कम ही है कि रामसेतु के लिए वैकल्पिक मार्ग तलाशने की संभावनाओं पर सरकार अपनी तरफ से कोई पहल करेगी। कांग्रेस से मिले संकेतों से साफ है कि इस संवेदनशील मामले में सरकार