Tomichan Matheikal's blog

Godse and Gandhi Was Mahatma Gandhi’s Rama the same deity as his killer Godse’s? Couldn’t be. The name of Rama that Gandhi whispered at the brink of death has evolved today into Godse’s vindictive war cry of Jai Sri Ram . If Rama represented Gandhi’s conscience with all its strength as well as vulnerability, Jai Sri Ram is nothing more than a toxic political slogan now. Under the tutelage of Narendra Modi, Lord Rama is getting quite a lot of limelight and conspicuous luxury. The mythical birthplace of the deity has one of the most ostentatious temples in the world now, housing Ram Lalla (Infant Ram). Shiva, Ganesha, Hanuman, Surya, Annapurna, and Bhagwati all have their own shrines in the same complex so that Infant Rama will not be in khatre (danger). Even if these other deities may go to sleep, Modiji’s guardianship is ever-vigilant. Just two months back, the prime minister ceremonially hoisted the Dharma Dwaj [flag of (self-)righteousness] atop the temple’s spire. We can exp...