Excerpt: The author, a proponent of rational thinking, emphasizes the credit due to the nameless workers who built India’s monumental structures, including the Taj Mahal and ‘Adam’s Bridge’ or Setu Bandhanam. He argues that the bridge popularly known as Ram Setu is not merely a symbol of royal orders, but represents the heritage of their builders, possibly of Dravidian origin. The author advocates for the preservation of Adam’s Bridge as a World Heritage Site, similar to the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids. He affirms that the Indian government shouldn’t destroy this structure to build a shipping channel, as once attempted, later suspended by India’s Supreme Court.
I would very much love to be known as a rational thinker and my faith is just a byproduct of my rational thinking. I started my life in Mylapore, Madras and shared my story as to how Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam gave me concerns about my Identity. Kindly refer to my entry titled ‘Defining Indian Identity – The Language Factor’
https://bhavanajagat.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/defining-indian-identity-the-language-factor/ .
I grew up in the Smarta tradition founded by Adi Shankaracharya, and rational thinking is always acceptable to me. The ancient Land of India is known for lively debates and the battle of intellects at all of its seats of higher learning.
We often attach too much importance to the Kings and the Emperors who had ordered building of monuments such as the Pyramids or the Taj Mahal. The real credit should be given to those nameless workers who had actually labored, carved and lifted the stones and made the monuments a cherished reality.
The ‘Adam’s Bridge has generated some controversy. The DMK Party leader M.K. Karunanidhi would prefer to view this structure as the legacy of Prince Rama, an Aryan person. I would like to say that we must give recognition to the denizens who had lived south of Vindhya mountains. They lifted the stones and the trees and built this land connection to Sri Lanka. If these workers were of Dravidian origin, the Adam’s Bridge represents the heritage of Dravidians.
India’s epic poem Valmiki Ramayan describes building of a Causeway across the narrow strait that separates India and Sri Lanka.
Apart from literary evidence, there is evidence particularly gathered by satellite images to verify the fact of a Causeway built over shallow waters. This historical construction may belong to 5076 BCE and this site deserves protection as World Heritage Site just like the Pyramids or Taj Mahal. In the past, Supreme Court of India restrained Government of India from constructing a shipping channel called ‘Setu Samudram’ and the project was suspended. In my view, Government of India has no right to destroy this site for purposes of building a shipping channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgSINZO_VuI
India’s epic poem Valmiki Ramayan describes building of a Causeway across the narrow strait that separates India and Sri Lanka. Apart from literary evidence, there is evidence particularly gathered by satellite images to verify the fact of a Causeway built over shallow waters. This historical construction may belong to 5076 BCE and this site deserves protection as World Heritage Site just like the Pyramids or Taj Mahal. In the past, Supreme Court of India restrained Government of India from constructing a shipping channel called ‘Sethu Samudram’ and the project was suspended. In my view, Government of India has no right to destroy this site for purposes of building a shipping channel.
RAM SETU – Engineering Marvel of 5076 BCE...
This film brings to light the layers of bridge construction, and the month and the year, when the Rama Setu (bridge) was built . Watch it
and share it with others. It is not just another story, but a 7100 year old engineering marvel of our INDIAN – CIVILIZATION.
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