FOREVER AYODHYA (Hardcover)

Ayodhya, also known as Saket, is an ancient city of India, situated on the banks of the holy river Saryu. The birthplace of Lord Ram and the backdrop of the epic Ramayana, the land has historical and spiritual layers that place it on the top of the religious map of India. It has been regarded as first one of the seven most important pilgrimage sites for Hindus.
The present book brings together the writings of the author on the Ayodhya affair after the verdict of the High Court of Uttar Pradesh on 30 September 2010 till date. The chronicle of the Ayodhya controversy, views/writings of Left academics (ironically referred to as ’eminent’ historians by the author), the tenacious Hindu resistance, some highly-biased Western viewpoints, etc. form the subject matter of this study. The author also draws the focus of the reader’s admiration and gratitude on the Ayodhya scholars, who braved the ’eminent’ storm wind that the secularists had managed to produce, and they ultimately freed India from unnecessary and artificial controversy. They have thus freed Hindu society from an imposed taboo on what ought to have been normalcy itself: a Hindu sacred site houses a Hindu temple.
The book is dedicated to the brothers, Ram and Sharad Kothari, martyred in 1990 while campaigning for the temple. Their struggle and sacrifice has not gone in vain as the temple they gave their life for is now coming up. With the consecration of the temple at Ayodhya, another long exile of Ram comes to an end. Embraced by the passion of devotees, Ayodhya is gearing up for its rightful place on the spiritual and cultural map of India and hopefully stays there FOREVER!