Ramayana, in today's times, holds very little relevance and I'll explain that afterwards . Ramayana reminds me of two things . Two unusual things - Mahatama Gandhi and the BJP .
The father of the nation died dreaming of an ideal state - the Ram Raj where all sections of society would be given the same privileges . And where all religions would be tolerant . But do we have the India he dreamed of ? Ofcourse not . We have all the examples that we need - gujarat riots, maharashtra riots, orissa riots, babri masjid, malegaon, train blasts - if one is outside the house then one is not sure to return . . ...... And do I believe my eyes and my ears when a major political party like the BJP supports hindu extremist organisations like the RSS, VHP and the Bajrangdal . And when the same party promises a Ram Raj to us .
Ram and the Ramayana have merely been reduced to literature which is why in the beginning I said that Ramayana holds little relevance today . But that sounds pessimistic , right ?
You see its so easy to be an optimist and to have sophisticated intellect and discuss high sounding mstters while sitting in the comfort of our homes . To be an optimist is a great virtue but at the same time one must remain realistic too . Like Sri Ram himself who was optimistic of winning his wife back but at the same time he did not go empty hands to fight the great king Ravana .
So let's be practical . Ramayana is of little importance in today's times but this is the very reason that we must strive to follow it . We only give importance to something when we lack it . It is high time that we realise the fact that we so much lack the Rama values and let it be the motivation to study Valmiki's Ramayana .
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