“Ram ayenge toh angana sajayenge” – The popular song played on the transistor radio in the small chai ki tapri in a bylane of Delhi’s Sukhdev Vihar, a posh, urban upper middle-class neighborhood, as I sipped my cup of quintessential masala tea. There was an element of joie de vivre in the air as the … Read more
With the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir set to take place on January 22, much has been made about who will be attending the ceremony and who will not. The responsibility for handing out the invitations to the ceremony is being handled by the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The trust was set … Read more
Most parties that are part of the opposition Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) are skipping the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. This appears to be a bold move considering the perceived sensitivity of the issue to India’s Hindus, who comprise over 80 percent of India’s population. Prime Minister Narendra … Read more