Mission Lanka: Hanuman’s triumph. Part-1

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Orientation Context More than a month had elapsed since Sugreev(Hindi: सुग्रीव) dispatched the search parties in all directions, to locate Sita(Hindi: सीता).Failure to locate Sita meant bad news for everyone - Sugreev executing the failed Vanaras(Hindi: वानर), conflicts between Sugreev and Ram(Hindi: राम), internal turbulence in Sugreev's kingdom.Hanuman’s legendary feat to reach Lanka came just in nick of … Continue reading Mission Lanka: Hanuman’s triumph. Part-1

Ravan’s behaviour with women: Part-1

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How Ravan abducted Sita(Hindi: सीता), and treated her till the end of the war, demands, and deserves a separate post. This post focuses on Ravan's behaviour with some other women. Below are some mentions(in Valmiki Ramayan) of Ravan's behaviour with the women: Vedavati(Hindi: वेदवती) While sauntering in Himalayan woods, Ravan spotted a tapaswini(Hindi: तपस्विनी. English: … Continue reading Ravan’s behaviour with women: Part-1

Why Hanuman favoured Vibhishan’s defection?

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Orientation Preface Reading, analyzing History isn't enough, drawing inferences, establishing morals and acting accordingly is crucial.This is a bit inferential post but based entirely on the texts in Valmiki Ramayan. Context Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman, Sugreev(Hindi: सुग्रीव), Angad(Hindi: अंगद), Jambavan(Hindi: जांबवान), Nal(Hindi: नल), Neel(Hindi: नील) and the armies of Vanaras(Hindi: वानर) and Richh(Hindi: रीछ) had reached … Continue reading Why Hanuman favoured Vibhishan’s defection?

Why Hanuman wanted to rescue Sita, all by himself?

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Orientation Context - Ten months had elapsed since Sita's kidnapping. Ravan had given her a deadline of one year to accept being a part of his harem/become his wife, else face death.- Not being able to find Sita's location even after 7-8 months, Ram was devastated. There was a possibility that he might blame Sugreev … Continue reading Why Hanuman wanted to rescue Sita, all by himself?

“Why Hanuman didn’t crush Vali???”

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Orientation Context While the popular culture incessantly portrays Hanuman as Ram's 'das'(Hindi: दास), the latter himself considered the former as a friend and a saviour. Maybe, during the span between his first meeting with Hanuman and his returning to Ayodhya, Ram didn't get enough, and appropriate, time to know more about Hanuman and the other … Continue reading “Why Hanuman didn’t crush Vali???”