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TopicRamayana

Topic: Ramayana

Haryana actor playing Hanuman dies ‘of heart attack’ at ‘Ram’s feet’, as Ayodhya consecration was underway

Harish Mehta, 63, fell at the feet of child playing Ram, as spectators cheered and raised religious slogans. He was later declared dead, likely of a heart attack, in a private hospital.

Ayodhya is holding its breath for greatness. ‘If you build it, they’ll come’

For decades, Ayodhya was a disturbed ground enveloped in a hush. Now, there’s a prideful air of exaltation that pervades the streets. The job is done, the celebration can last for eternity.

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.

Tucked away in ravines near Agra, an ashram gears up to celebrate ‘second homecoming’ of Ram

‘Kalash yatra’ & ‘bhandara’ to be organised at Shringi Rishi Ashram, near Agra’s Singna village, on 22 January to celebrate consecration of idol of Ram at temple in Ayodhya.

Adipurush dialogues are just as colourful as village Ramleelas. Make Ramayana relatable

Ramayana's passage from village Ramleelas to Sagar's serial to Ramanujan’s 1991 essay tells us about all the T&D losses and gains of the epic over the years.

Adipurush criticised for ‘pedestrian’ dialogue — ‘hurts sensibilities’, ‘Centre must answer’ say leaders

The film based on the mythology Ramayana has drawn sharp reactions from Shiv Sena (UBT) MP & Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

How many Ramayanas? As tapori Avengers, Adipurush is neither cool nor classic

Adipurush wants to be science-fiction, an action movie and India’s equivalent of the MCU and Mission Impossible.

‘Don’t see them as devi’ — BJP’s Kailash Vijayvargiya compares ‘badly dressed’ women to Shurpnakha

Speaking at Hanuman Jayanti event in Indore, BJP national general secretary said god had given women 'good bodies', should dress well. Later, he said he was talking about 'culture in city'.

Earliest Ramayana paintings were in Persian, commissioned by Mughal king Akbar

In 'Origins of Orchha Painting', Konrad Seitz mentions how Akbar translated Ramayana and Mahabharata into Persian to spread awareness of Hindu culture.

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Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.