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TopicLord Ram

Topic: Lord Ram

BJP sees red as Rahul Gandhi refers to Lord Ram as ‘mythological’ during US visit

The Congress leader made remarks last month at Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. BJP accuses the party of ‘belittling Bharat on foreign soil’.

Is Ram a symbol of a united India or of Hindu victory? The answer will shape new India

Gandhi, Advani, now Modi—all of them mobilised people in the name of Ram. So, when did India’s liberals begin to be embarrassed by references to Ram?

Ram wasn’t always top god in India. Political chaos, conflict with Turks elevated him

For centuries, Ram was considered a semi-divine hero and ideal king, not a supreme god. It’s only from the 1200s that major Ram temples were built.

Rama as a descendent of Adam? Inside Indonesia’s Muslim Ramayanas

In some versions, Allah replaces Brahma, and Dasaratha is held to be Adam’s great-grandson, thus integrating Rama into Java’s Islamicate sense of history.

North’s Nagara, with Dravidian elements — Ayodhya Ram Mandir to blend pan-Indian architectural styles

While the temple's 1st floor is ready, 2nd & 3rd floors are under construction. Sanctum where deity will be placed is also ready, says Ram Temple Trust general-secretary Champat Rai.

Legend of Queen Heo — why 1st-century ‘princess from Ayodhya’ plays a major role in South Korea-India ties

According to Korean legend, Princess Suriratna of Ayodhya reached Korea with her brother in 48 AD to marry Korean king Kim Suro. She later came to be known as Queen Heo Hwang-ok.

What Asian and European travellers wrote about Lord Ram for nearly 1,800 years

On the occasion of Ram Navami, here’s a look at the writings by foreign travelers on the Hindu god and his influence over the last two millennia.

Trinamool MP ‘compares Lord Ram’s devotees to rapists’, angry BJP says police not filing FIR

BJP accuses MP Kalyan Banerjee of hurting religious sentiments, alleges police has refused to register their complaint. Trinamool says BJP giving comment 'communal spin'.

Yogi Adityanath’s UP cabinet clears proposal to name Ayodhya airport after Lord Ram

The proposal to call it Maryada Purshottam Shri Ram Airport will now be sent to the UP assembly, and the Union civil aviation ministry.

Chhattisgarh as Lord Ram’s ‘nanihal’ — how Baghel govt is using religion card to outplay BJP

Chhattisgarh has announced plans to construct Shiv and Ram temples in the Bastar and Sukma districts. It will also beautify the Kaushalya temple.

On Camera

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.