Amazingly NASA released these images taken from satellite, showing a man made bridge in between India and Sri Lanka. NASA named that bridge as Adam's Bridge and declared that bridge is made of chain of limestone shoals, and about 30 km long. The age of this bridge is estimated around 17,25,000 years old.
The bridge’s unique curvature and composition by age suggests that it may be man made. The legends as well as archeological studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to the primitive age, about 1,750,000 years ago. Now there are many views regarding this bridge being the Ram Setu of Ramayana.
As this was an issue related to poor Hindu mythology the issue went unnoticed from the media (which is always busy in other important news like the marriage of Liz and Nayaar) and the worthy Indian public.
But hold on a second, this is not the real reason of the cry. The great Government of India is very keen for saving the hard earned money of Indians and world population. They have come up with a project named Sethusamudram, in which they have decided to destroy Ram Setu envisages cutting a ship canal across Rameshwaram near Kothandaramaswamy temple to connect the Gulf of Mannar in the Palk Bay because it will help India save about 400 nautical miles of sailing for ships, about 20 tonnes of fuel per transit or Rs 70,000 per vessel, foreign exchange of Rs 21,000 crore per year and voyage time of about 16 hours per transit per vessel. Now people all over India are crying before the Indian government for not to hurt their sentiments and alter this project. Not only that a team of related engineers has suggested an alternate route utilizing the 15 km barren uncultivable land strip that stretches East-West between Pamban and Dhanushkoti which will save the Ram Setu as well as the motive of Sethusamudram project. But till now nothing has happened.
I do agree with the project and the development and the savings (as if the government is very serious for saving money), but here are my questions:
Why was the route of Metro passing 'close' Qutub Minar in New Delhi was abandoned and later reworked fearing prospective damages to this 815 years man made monument?
Why the project of Taj corridor (which would have made lot of dollars to our money minded govt) was put off after the hue and cry of environmentalists as the construction near Taj 'may' cause bad effect on this 359 years old man made monument. Please give attention here that these monuments were not going to be destroyed but were 'feared' to get damaged.
Will any government in China would destroy or even alter The great wall of China(2695 years old) for the sake of any amount of money?
Will any one allow pulling down 4507 years old Pyramids of Egypt in lieu of any uncountable amount of money?
If the answer is NO, then why this 17,25,000 years old man made monument is being destroyed for the sake of some coins? As our 'secular' government see Hindu organizations behind this Ram setu, let's for a moment leave the Ramayan part, then isn't the age of this bridge is sufficient for its protection as world heritage? (And there are thousands of cheaper ways to save crores of Rupees if the Indian Government is really so worried of saving bucks. (We all remember the petty tea bills of Lakhs of Rupees per month per MP, stop such expenses and save Crores PER DAY). I can write another post on various methods for saving money as a free service to our govt.)
Morover, lakhs of Indian people have signed a petition to the President of India for protecting Ram Setu, but not even a single stone has moved so far, in spite I have heard that exercises of destroying the bridge have already started. I am turning to the strong view that our government either listens to Terrorists or to Vote Bank. Sadly Hindus are not either Terrorists nor an organized vote bank.
Ramayan has taught us the great way of leading respectable life and today on the eve of Shri Ram Navami, a chopayee of Ramayan is the need of hour for us people to understand and adopt. This would be our true celebration of this auspicious day.
4 comments:
Wow, post.
Let me read it now :)
:) Juneli
abt Jaishree Misra .... u should try "Ancient Promises" .. thatz a good one too !
And , abt the bridge ... I hope they dont go abt cutting it down .. and am very sure the voice of a few million wouldnt alter the govt's decisions
Read it. :D
It's really thought provoking and informative post.
I complete agree on what you said. We should not destroyed our monuments, our originality, our heritage for few coins.... You earn the few coins for that time only but if they are reserved and saved then you can earn an endless fame, name etc. Money is not everything in life. Values and emotions also mean a lot.
And what to say about the Chaupaya. It's very apt.
Due to time problem I could not made a nicer post. Aap ki post ne sab kasar puri kar di.
It's good that you post this post on this auspicious day. Hats off to you.
Juneli
DEEPA : A very warm welcome and thanks for visiting. May be I will give one more try to Jaishree Misra but smell of Khushwant singh is very diff to bear. I hope Ancient Promises is not effected by the same.
Hope to see you again n again :)
JUNELI: Its would be fruitful if that post could make few of us rise and stand against such "Aurangjebi" decisions of this govt. We all need to organise if can't be terrorists.
Whats the difference of yours and mine post, you can consider this as yours and It was only your post which make me publish that post, so thanks to you only. :)
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