My talk in Tamil on controversial issues in Ramayana given to Mediyaan Channel

This is a series of 11 short videos on the often- heard controversies of Ramayana.

This was published by Mediyaan YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@Mediyaan) in January - February 2023. A short note on the topics spoken in each video is also given.

Part 1 of my talk on Rama's time in #Mediyaan

Part 1: ராமாயணம் உண்மையா கற்பனையா?

* why Ramayana is a true story * yuga concept * long term Yuga measured by planets * short term Yuga measured by Dharma. Rama lived in Treta 'Dharma' Yuga that lasted between 10k to 7k yrs ago.

Part 2: ராமரும், வால்மீகியும் சம காலத்தில் வாழ்ந்தவர்களே

* Rama as a contemporary of Valmiki * contemporariness makes Ramayana a reliable and true source of Rama's life * the formulation of avatara concept * avataras in human bodies and in other forms.

Part 3: குரங்குகள் கட்டியதா ராமர் பாலம்?

* Location of Ravana's Lanka * Location of Kavaatam from where Lanka is near * Authenticity of Ram Setu built by the Vaanaras * The evidence of monkeys building a bridge in a painting of Minoan culture

The Minoan art depicting monkeys on the sea shore as though they are building the Setu appears as follows:

Part 4: உலகம் எங்கும் வீற்றிருக்கும் சிவன்

* Pandyans influencing the Minoan culture

* Spread of Shiva worship as far as Scandinavia in native religions like Saivu

* Ganga reaching Setu

* Bharat as 'Aasetu Himachala'

Part 5: ராமர் பாலத்தை தேசிய சின்னமாக்க முயற்சி செய்த ஆங்கிலேயர்கள்

* The nature of the path laid by Rama and the Vaanaras * The suggestion by Governor Pentland of the colonial period to declare Ram Setu as a National Heritage symbol in the year 1914.

Part 6: ராமரின் வழி வந்தவர்களே சோழர்கள்

* The location of Ravana as a 3- walled city on a mountain * Evidences from Tamil on Rama as one who destroyed Ravana's city * Why Suryanar koil pontiff was wrong on claiming that Rama was Iskcon creation

Part 7: ராமர் தமிழரா? * Identified the Manushya bhasha of Ramayana. * It was 'Madhura' bhasha which was none other than Tamil language. * Tamil proverb in Ramayana * Tamil - Sanskrit together formed all Indian languages

Part 8: இராமாயண கதாபாத்திரங்களின் மூலமே பல்வேறு ஊர்களின் பெயர்கள் உண்டாயின * Rama's brothers and places occupied or formed by them. * Places such as Peshawar and Taxila now in Pakistan were formed by Bharata. * 'Rama's throne' was said to have been formed by Bharata in the Swat region.

Part 9: தொடர்ந்து ஏன் கீதை படித்தார் காந்திஜி

* Subtle issues of dharma to be followed at different occasions as shown in Ramayana. Such as * Rama obeying his father (pitru Vakhya paripalana), but Bharata not obeying his mother.

Part 10: ஆரியமா? படையெடுப்பா?

* 'Aryan' Rama vs 'Tamilian' Ravana. * what is being Aryan * how Tamilnadu also was recognized as Arya country until 200 years ago * how and why Rama is recognized as UdAhraNa Purusha

Part 11: ஸ்ரீ ராமரின் பெருமைகளை எங்கும் தெரிவிப்போம்

* Spread of Rama's name outside India. * 'Rama' is part of place names in Central Asia. Evidence seen in Bible. * Ramath, the month of vrat has 'Ram' in its name. How? * And many more