Ram Rajya

If the most famous king to rule from Ayodhya was to come back to life today, to be banished into the vastly depleted forests, he would be witnessing the same war they say he successfully fought many centuries ago, when he protected the sages tormented by the people who lived in the forests, where they went to find peace and perform fire powered yagnas.

Ram won the battle but the war continues. The haves of today are performing a prosperity yagna that demands a lot of sacrifice from people who get nothing in return for giving up their forest land. We the land hungry city dwellers and people who till the land and graze the holy cows are still looking to gobble up the resources that lie in tribal hands. It would be great to remind ourselves. the Aam Aadmis, the Rams of today, that they are equal citizens of India and they are only reacting to what we are imposing on them.