In 1952, we, the people of India, accepted our Constitution & declared ourselves as a socialist secular republic with adult franchise. On that day we denied Rama & the Ramrajya.
There were elements in Hindu society then, who wanted to bring Ram Rajya. We strongly disagreed & dumped the idea of Ram Rajya. By doing that we did not dishonor India in any way, actually we did India proud.
Rama does not qualify to become our ideal & no one should ever try to force him upon us. Rama does not equate with India. India is much greater than Rama. India is a reality. Rama is a fiction, an imaginary character from an epic. Therefore, donot cry in the name of Rama!
As for Setu Samudram, it is an issue to be sorted out by experts on merits of the case alone. No foul cries of religious sentiments should be allowed to blackmail the nation.
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by SSCD on Sep 15, 2007 11:53 PM Permalink
It's pity that people out on this message board are making comments on Ram and Ram-rajya without reading a single word about it!
yes we rejected Ram Rajya and brought in netas who did minority appeasement in the name of secular politics, those netas who brought in license-raj and made sure the whole economics of the country went rock-bottom, those netas who filled their coffers with black money and charged honest money-earners taxes to the tune of 80 %, those netas who brought-in 'Garibi' and later came for asking votes in the name of 'Garibi Hatav'. In whatever form, Ram rajya would have been any day better!
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by Raj on Sep 15, 2007 11:46 PM Permalink
Dept. of Earth Sciences, Government of India (March, 2007) www.stonepages.com/news/archives/002364.html
Scientific evidences point to human activity in ancient times on both sides of Ram Sethu (the narrow sea between India and Sri Lanka) as found by Dept. of Earth Sciences and ocean technologists of Bharatam. The Geological logging of the bore holes drilled in Ram Sethu reveals very interesting details. In almost of all the boreholes between 4.5 and 7.5m the borehole intersected hard formations, which have been found to be calcareous sand stones and corals. The Corals normally grow atop compact to hard formations for the purpose of stability, and as the sea level rises, the Coral colony grows up vertically to maintain water depth of 1 to 2 m, which is essential for their survival. In the case of Ram Sethu area, we observe that the Coral formations hardly occur 1 to 2.5m in length and resting on loose marine sands. Most of these coral rock pieces are seem to be rounded pebbles of corals. These things appear to point these coral rock pieces and pebbles have been transported and placed in these areas. Since the calcareous sand stones and Corals are less dense than normal hard rock and quite compact, probably these were used by the ancients to form a connecting link to Sri Lanka, on the higher elevations of the Ram Sethu ridge and this is analogous to modern day causeway. ..indicates human habitation extending to late Pleistocene (11,000 BCE) based on bone of human.
RE:He Ram !
by Marco Polo on Sep 16, 2007 12:54 AM Permalink
I believe that.The waters may have been shallow in ancient times and it would have been easier to build the structure.Anyway Sinhalese of Srilanka themselves think they came from Northern India.People were crossing to this paradise island for ages.Rameshwaram in the Tamil Nadu coast is a pilgrim center of Hindus for centuries.So wouldn't it be only wise for the 'secular' Congress and 'progressive' DMK to respect the belief of the majority? We have swindled millions,so what if we don't get a few extra dollars from shipping?
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by MGR Fan on Sep 15, 2007 11:17 PM Permalink
Sethu samudram is not about religion. It is about throwing good money after bad. Experts are bought for money by the DMK , to help Baalu make money. Sethu samudram is a first class scam of wasting money on something that does not benefit people .
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by on Sep 16, 2007 01:56 AM Permalink
how do u figure that the sethusamudram does not benefit the country... It saves time for shipping and travel by over 30 hrs. These types of projects are fundamental for india's success in the world markets. Innovative plans and ideas should not be abandoned due to backward forces and beliefs in Indian culture.
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by satish kumar on Sep 16, 2007 12:46 AM Permalink
Yes i agree ram and india are two different things. India should not be identified with particular religion. Calling india a hindu country is derogatory to me.
