We have often heard our grandmothers doing a Ramayan Paath. This Hindu epic has given us number of lessons that we mustn’t forget. These lessons help us better ourselves and emerge as refined and reformed human beings with each passing day. There are various interpretations of the Ramayana. Here’s one way of looking at it: Respect elders and be duty bound towards parents – Ram left for vanvas after his […]

People who belittle Ramayan as a mythology or a mere epic and Lord Ram as a fictitious character should be ready to give up their skepticism. Couple of years ago, two Chennai-based botanists came out with a three-year-long study which establishes that the Ramayan is a true life story authored by Valmiki, incorporating facts, figures, science and environment of the period.   All 182 plants (including flowers, trees, fruits) mentioned […]