Sethu dham of shree ram, some time ago the american science channel claimed that the shri ram setu is real. In march 2007, over ten hindu umbrella organizations from around the world joined together to launch the save ram sethu campaign ram sethu bachao andolan to increase the profile of the issue amongst the international communities. Karunanidhi writes a foreword and praises the contents mu. Located on gp road in rameshwaram, the railway station in the city is wellconnected. He constructed the bridge to reach sri lanka to rescue his wife sita from ravana who kept her as a hostage amazingly, the carbon examination of the bridge. Are there really floating rocks which build rama setu or adams bridge. Ichr not to study nature of ram setu structures the hindu. The government of india has decided to go ahead with its plans for building a shipping channel by breaking the rama setu, the oldest manmade. The centre came up with a blank on whether to declare ram setu in the palk strait a national monument,leaving the supreme court with no option but to interpret the government s silence as its unwillingness to take a position this way or the other. Ram setu or pamban bridge or adams bridge is the oldest manmade bridge in the history of this world. Us tv shows ram setu is manmade claim has got bjp floating on air science channel says rocks forming the bridge are 7,000 years old, around the time ramayana is apparently set in. Ram setu was manmade, tv show suggests the economic times.
This bridge is believed to have been built by rama and his team. Ram setu or rama s bridge is a causeway that is created across the sea connecting pamban island in tamil nadu to mannar island in sri lanka. Rama setu story exclusively on garuda tv for more updates. Centre, valmikis tale of lord ram lacks scientific and historical vera. The discovery of shri ram setu by nasa confirms that hindu scriptures and belief are correct in this matter and that ramayana is history and not mythology. Shree swami satyanand ji maharaj, the founder of shree ram sharnam, was born in 1861 in rawalpindi. No historical proof of ram, centre tells sc india news times of.
Whether lord ram actually existed or not is a needless debate. Rama setu also knows as adams bridge is said to be the first manmade bridge ever built connecting rameshwaram. Rama setu or adams bridge archaeology, history, vedas. Evidence of literature, archaeology and other stories book online at best prices in india on. Us channels finding on ram setu confirms existence of. Punya of setudarshanam punya of setudarshanam as per skanda purana continued 3 one, who has had the darshan of the famous setubandha which is like the appearance of all the gods. In what could be a groundbreaking discovery with farreaching implications, a special show on a popular international channel has claimed that according to american scientists, the ram setu bridge, also called the adam s bridge, between india and sri lanka was not a natural formation as previously thought, but manmade. Madhavan nair, are in contrast to what the government has been maintaining so far that the setu is formed by giant. Several union ministers and leaders of the ruling bjp have cheered the trailer of a us science channel programme that suggests that the ram.
Scientific dating of ancient events from 7000 bc to 2000 bc. In the footsteps of shri ram vanvasi ram s journey through photographs. The authors study of rama setu covers all the aspects of historical. Here are some rare, unseen and unbelievable photos of historical. A us television channel has reignited the debate over the ram setu bridge between india and sri.
Ram setu is the bridge built by lord rams army to reach ravans lanka to free his wife sita from the demon. Approximately 177 kilometres away, madurai airport is the nearest airport from rameshwaram. Study adams bridge is a 35 km long stretch of shoal and sandbank under the sea between pamban island of tamil nadu and mannar island of sri lanka. The book refers to rama setu also called adams bridge or. Ram setu the bridge was first mentioned in the ancient indian sanskrit epic ramayana of valmiki. The discovery of shri ram setu by nasa confirms the hindu scriptures and belief are correct in this matter and that ramayan is not mythology as is often construed but history. Hindu nationalism and the not so easy art of being outraged.
The story of shri rams life was first narrated by maharishi valmiki in the. Karunanidhi the current chief minsiter of tamilnadu was also cm at that time. Rameshwaram where the monkey army builds the ram setu. Ram puniyani has 44 books on goodreads with 882 ratings. Ram setu is the name of the bridge that is supposed to link south india to sri. Ramayan story of nala and nila who builds ram setu in telugu. The discovery of shri ram setu by nasa confirms that hindu scriptures and. Know the controversies about ram setu the adams bridge new delhi. Nasa images discover ancient bridge between india and sri lanka. This is related so in the epic hindu book of ramayana. At the young age of 17, he took up the company of spiritual teachers of jain faith. Shivbhakt rahul gandhi must clarify views on ram, ram setu. Save shri ram setu campaign hindu janajagruti samiti.
Narendra modi government will not break ram setu for. Only if rama is historical could rama setu be manmade. According to the scientists, the ram setu floating stone bridge is a natural bridge formed by limestones but, according to hindu mythology, it is a bridge that was made by lord rama and his vanara sena. Rameshwaram is where the vanar sena began to build the ram setu to reach lanka. As i said, it is the spiritual belief of hindus but there is a scientific explanation for the construction of the bridge rama setu. Shri ramsetu was built by lord ram s army in order to cross the ocean to reach lanka and to save his princess sita. They say that many stones are found between rameshwaram and sri lanka, which are about. Sanskrit and greek scholar and an expert on hinduism dr bharat gupt has demanded that ram setu be declared a cultural heritage site. Are there really floating rocks which build rama setu or. It has been the marvel of ancient civil engineering technology and science. Buy historical rama book online at low prices in india.
Here is an excerpt and text translation of the entire sarga book vi. This bridge was made about 1,750,000 year ago between sri lanka and india by god sri ram. Ancient origins articles related to ram setu in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. The adams bridge or ram setu is so closely associated with our cultural moorings that it would be worth preserving it, dr gupt told uni. Pravarasenas setubandha or ravanavaho, a fifthcentury composition and the first mahakavya in prakrit, is an excellent example of this synchronization, and it has exercised unmistakable influence on bharavi and magha.
Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Balashankar history smiles at all attempts to force its flow into theoretical patterns or logical grooves. If the link between india and srilanka was a convergence of collapses canyons or upsurge as in allah bund of sarasvati civilization area. Anything that moves raptures over ram setu video underline whats wrong with our government and sections of the media the viewerbait in a. Within days of reviving the ayodhya temple debate, the ram setu too is back in news the indian council for historical research has. Know the controversies about ram setu the adams bridge. The spotlight is back on the existence of the ram setu or the adams bridge, after a show on the science channel in the us hinted that such a structure may actually exist outside of mythology. Nasa the us space agency says pictures taken by its astronauts do not prove the existence or otherwise of a manmade bridge as mentioned in ramayana. Shivbhakt rahul gandhi must clarify views on ram, ram. Narendra modi government will not break ram setu for sethusamudram project. Ram setu latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Not only hindus, ram setu is equally sacred to muslims and christians instead of politicising the science channel claims, focus should be on conservation against wreckage by the dredging mafia.
Ramayan story of nala and nila who builds ram setu in. The indian council of historical research ichr will not conduct or fund any study to determine whether the ram setu was a manmade or a natural. This is the most convenient and preferred mode of transport. Shri ramsetu sri ramasetu is also called as setu bandh or nala setu or dhanushkoti teerth. Geological evidence suggests that this bridge is a former land.
Valmiki describes the construction of ram sethu in great detail. Rama setu bridge dhanushkodi rama sethu point ram setu. Scientific studies have determined that the palk strait is a natural bridge formed by limestone shoals. The government of india has decided to go ahead with the destruction of rama setu, the oldest manmade bridge of our civilization, a civil engineering marvel of 5076 bce. Shri rama setu book free ebook download as pdf file. Ram sethu, also known as sethusamudram and adams bridge is a stretch of limestone shoals that runs from pamban island near. Information and broadcasting minister smriti irani shared the video in a tweet saying, jai shri ram. Not only hindus, ram setu is equally sacred to muslims and.
In 1891, at the age of 30, he joined the arya samaj, and studied. The ram setu bridge, also called the adam s bridge, between india and sri lanka, was not a natural formation as previously thought but manmade, a special show on a popular international channel has claimed citing american scientists. Yuddha kanda, book of war, chapter sarga 22 where this description occurs in valmiki ramayana the architect who led the construction was nala. The claim made in a new show of a us science channel that the ram setu between india and sri lanka is manmade has reaffirmed the partys stand on the issue, the bjp said on wednesday. Some scholars believe the ancient texts referred to a time five thousand years ago at this point in history building such a long bridge would have been a super human achievement. Rama sethu should not be broken pride in history first step to renewal. Adams bridge also known as ramas bridge or rama setu is a chain of limestone shoals. The claim made in a new show of a us science channel that the ram setu between india and sri lanka is manmade has reaffirmed bjps stand on the issue, the party said on. The ram setu or adams bridge, a chain of limestone shoals 48 km long that once linked rameswaram in tamil nadu with mannar in sri lankas northwest, faces possible destruction when the ambitious sethusamudram canal project comes up to create a navigable waterway. It was built to transport rama, hero of the ramayana, to rescue his wife sita from the demon king ravana.
Ram puniyanis most popular book is communal politics. Historical research council to explore while some claim the sethu was a bridge was built by lord ramas vanar sena and hence cannot be touched. One thing that i did not like was repeated translation of ram setu as adams. Meenakshi lekhi meenakshi lekhi, who was in vadodara as part of the bjps election campaign, called rahul gandhi janaeudhari sacred threadwearing brahmin and said that he is the first brahmin who i have seen wearing janaeu over his clothes. There are 3 issuesquestions in the question posed by the op. The bridge was first mentioned in the ancient indian sanskrit epic ramayana 7th century bce to 3rd century ce written by. Karunanidhi cites evidence for rama setu in a book titled, ramanathapuram district gazetteer published in 1972, mu. Was rama setu or adams bridge built by floating rocks.
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