Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.india-forum.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.india-forum.com/files.php?file= http://www.india-forum.com/ http://www.india-forum.com/indian_politics/ramasethu/historian-exile-sri-rama.html SethuSamudram Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:20:00 +0000 The Rama Setu controversy has been rocking India for the last many months. Hindus believe that Sri Rama built a bridge to Sri Lanka, and hence the place is sacred. The government wants to dredge the channel and obliterate the formation. The controversial ex-JNU historian Romila Thapar recently (The Hindu, September 28, 2007) dismissed the historicity of Rama because there are several mutually irreconcilable versions of The Ramayana. She then made a startling claim: http://www.india-forum.com/indian_politics/ramasethu/188.html SethuSamudram Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:25:00 +0000 In the previous parts of this article, we have seen that the proposed channel poses an imminent danger of Oil Spill disasters in Sethusamudram, which put to risk a unique paradise of nature that thrives there. In this concluding part we review the disaster management plan and spill response readiness envisaged by the project proponents. http://www.india-forum.com/indian_politics/ramasethu/Rama-Setu-And-Rama'a-Historicity-048.html SethuSamudram Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:51:00 +0000 In its now withdrawn affidavit the Indian Government has claimed that Rama Setu is a naturally formed coral reef and not a man-made structure. Further, it was also claimed that Rama was not a historical figure though it is unclear what Rama?s historicity has to do with the proposed project of cutting a channel through the Rama Setu. The latter pronouncement is both uninformed and gratuitous that smacks of an ulterior political motive. India-Forum - Discussion forum on Hinduism, Indian Culture, Indian History ,Indian Politics ,Indian Business, Strategic Security, Internation Affairs.