Comments on: “Who is this Ram?” – Will Thiru Karunanidhi look at this evidence?

By: B Shantanu

B Shantanu — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:16:14 +0000

@Jatinder: Thanks for your comment. The article us by Dr Nishit Sawal - so all the credit is due to him. Re. the Ram JanmaBhoomi issue, you may find these articles of interest: Revisiting Ram Janmabhoomi - Part III. Part II is here and Part I can be read here

By: jatinder mahajan

jatinder mahajan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:15:37 +0000

dear sir,
i was amazed to read this article- i have an interest in ancient hindu history but have never come across any piece which scientifically argues for authenticity of the ramayana prior to this article. morover, with the decision on ram janambhoomi round the corner, we can use this article [ more archaeological backing of the ramayana will be welcome] to plead our case further if the Allahabad high court bench grants the ownership rights to the muslims.

By: rajit bali

rajit bali — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:29:11 +0000

good article.
i’m found the idea of Ram setu originaly being a woden structure quite logical. is the ASI in knowledge of this piece.

By: संदीप नारायण शेळके

संदीप नारायण शेळके — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:18:25 +0000

Why not to scrutinize the history of all of the temple, masjids (built on the demolished Hindu temples, there are numerous examples) and churches in Bharat? These so called secularist want to wipe out the Hindus by destroying their faith and religion. It is clearly being followed since the islamic invasion. Earlier it was Islamic invaders, then British and now congress.

If the ‘Sethu’ is discovered now a days that something like a Sethu is existing in between Bharat and Srilanka. Then how come the historical texts mention the existence of such Sethu, because in those days surely there wasn’t a way through which they could have found its existence. No one is claiming the Sethu after its discovery today, buts its been there in our sacred texts when the rest of the world did not even knew how to cook and lead civilised life.
It just takes logically thinking to get the answer.

Jai Hind!

By: B Shantanu

B Shantanu — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:19:03 +0000

Sh Kalyanaraman-ji just emailed me a link citing New evidence for iron technology from Iswal:

Prof. Lalit Pandey (16 November 2009)

Excavation at Iswal (Rajasthan), under Prof. Lalit Pandey’s supervision during 2001-2007, has provided the earliest date of iron working in southeast Rajasthan. The C14 date of the iron working is 1053 BCE.

The ancient site of Iswal (73º50´ E, 24º30´ N) is located 20 Km. Northwest of Udaipur city on the Jodhpur highway. The site covers an area of 75 hectares. Geographically, the village Iswal is located on the Southern part of the Aravallis. Southern Aravalli is considered the core area of the Aravallis. The eminent Geographer Bhattacharya (2000,p.9-10) describes the region thus :

“Except the Abu block, the highest part of the main Aravalli range lies Northwest of Udaipur city between the villages of Gogunda and Kumbhalgarh where it is known as the Bhorat plateau, with a general elevation of 1,225 meters. The highest amongst these ridges is the Jarga Parbat, referred endearingly as Jarga Ji. It has been anthropomorphized, as well as defied by the people of Mewar. Topographical eminence, availability of perennial water from natural springs, abundance of forest cover, at least in the earlier days, isolation and solitude have all combined to provide it ‘genius loci’, so to say, for the establishment of a series of temples round which an annual fair is held in the month of February.’

Read on… http://www.docstoc.com/docs/16495235/iswal