Of all the excuses offered by the apologists for the movie, perhaps the most ridiculous is, “There are many versions of the Ramayana, bro. This is just one more.”
Yes, there are many versions and retellings of the Ramayana, with variations in certain episodes, characters and interpretations. These differences are certainly worthy of academic study. But that is not how the Ramayana has lived in the hearts and minds of millions of ordinary people across Bharat.
For thousands of years, the Ramayana has been told and retold across the length and breadth of this country, passed down from grandparents to parents and from parents to children. However, the central moral framework has remained remarkably consistent.
Rama is the embodiment of Dharma. Ravana, despite his extraordinary learning, power, devotion and accomplishments, represents the disastrous consequences of surrendering to lust, arrogance and Adharma.
The Ramayana is fundamentally about the conflict between Dharma and Adharma, between righteousness and evil, and the ultimate triumph of Dharma.
Ravana's virtues are certainly acknowledged. But that is precisely what makes his downfall such a powerful lesson. All his knowledge, scholarship, devotion and strength could not save him once he chose the path of Adharma. The message is not that Ravana lacked greatness in every respect, but that none of his greatness could justify his actions or protect him from their consequences.
This is the essence of the Ramayana that generations of ordinary people have understood, cherished and passed on.
There is no overarching narrative of oppression and suppression in which Ravana must be recast as a victim and Rama as an oppressor. Nor is Rama portrayed as someone burdened by guilt or constantly apologising for upholding Dharma.
It is the attempt to replace the very essence of the Ramayana, while claiming the legitimacy of its tradition, that needs to be called out and criticised, as many people unfamiliar with the original texts may end up accepting it as the truth.
Let that sink in.
Every CANCER needs biopsy, right? Wrong. These 4 cancers should never be poked with a needle.
A needle here does not diagnose cancer, it spreads it.
1. Testicular Cancer
🚨 BIG BREAKING: CHANDRABABU NAIDU BREAKS HIS SILENCE!
TAndhra CM flags MASSIVE forced religious conversion activity in the agency belt covering Araku, Paderu and Alluri Sitarama Raju district😳
Coming from a leader who has RARELY spoken this bluntly on religious conversions, this is HUGE.
If even tribal regions are being targeted, the implications for Andhra Pradesh are deeply ALARMING. WHO is facilitating this?
Indians have figured out something about vegetarian food that Americans need billions of dollars and laboratories to understand: vegetables do not have to pretend to be meat. 🔥🔥🔥
Paris was hooked and dancing to the tunes of Raaja sir 13 years back
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Raaja sir's famous song "Ullukulla Chakaravarthy" from Panakkaran was performed live and sung by French singer and musician Pascal Hèni
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Even a Tamizhian will not pronounce the "zhagaram" as beautifully rendered by the Frenchman here.....👌👌👌
The strings are so beautifully done
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Raaja sir's music transcends beyond continents, universe and galaxy indeed 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Universal Composer gifted to us by the Supreme divinity 🙏🙏🙏
Marathi as a language has always amazed me. Reason is simple. The Abhangs. The biggest gift of Maharashtra to the bhakti world. At my recent discourse in English on Hanuman Chalisa for Poona Sangeetha Sabha (Pune), I spoke for a couple of minutes in Marathi. Honestly, I needed a script and some AI training on the pronunciation. Marathi speakers, please mark corrections. I promise to improve on it. Thanks :D
This is Taylor Perkins explaining Sanatan Dharma to western audiences
One thing I live about US education system is their communication skills they learn in school
Look how easy he makes for closed minded monotheistic people understand Hindu culture and thought
You could play 1,000 years of cricket and never see this happen again!😲🤯
Andrew Strauss’s sunglasses didn’t stand a chance. One of the most bizarre and hilarious moments . Talk about a one-in-a-million shot!😂🤯🔥
ராஜராஜ சோழன் வழிபாட்டுத் தலத்தில் சட்டவிரோத ஜெபக் கூட்டங்கள்!
அதை பார்வையிட வந்த இந்துக்களை JCB வாகன உரிமையாளரும் பிறரும் தாக்கியுள்ளனர். ஜே.சி.பி வாகனத்தை இயக்கியவர் அதை ஒப்புக்கொண்டாலும், காவல்துறை அவர்களின் மீது எந்த நடவடிக்கையும் எடுக்கவில்லை.
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