For anyone who believes that the Ramayana and Mahabharat are “history” or “historiography”, I would ask them to pick up a wonderful little book by Dr. SN Balagangadhar titled “What does it mean to be Indian?”
The book raises some important questions, which I think are worth examining. Ask yourself - Do we really need a sense of history to exist as one united political entity? An accurately recorded statement of facts, recording Ram, and Lakshman as local princes? Or the Pandavas and Kauravas as two warring tribes? Would we want them to be reduced to that? Just men lost to the pages of history?
These questions also find new relevance with the release of a new bollywood movie "Adipurush", which makes a complete mockery of one of the great epic - Ramayana.
When we start asking ourselves - how much of these epics is real and exaggeration, we are essentially playing the coloniser’s game. I am not saying don’t ask questions. I am not staying don't stay curious. But Hindu traditions have a different way of feeding this curiosity. They don’t stop your from questioning the stories. Instead, you learn that true and false are not the right questions to ask. The treasure is the story itself, which weaves the entire subcontinent together without subverting individual identities. It unites and celebrates flora and fauna, animals and gods, heroes and villains alike.
It is and will always remain our itihaas, regardless of whether it makes the page of history.
Clarification:- Someone just pointed out to me that the map of India used at 1:02 is wrong. Obviously, this slipped my notice and is not deliberate at all. The map was downloaded from certain stock footage websites that we, obviously, will not be using ever again. I sincerely apologise for the oversight. This video is meant to be a celebration of Indian culture and civilisation, of which Kashmir is an integral part.
Copyright Disclaimer:- None of the stock footage/pictures or music is owned by me and have been employed in Fair Use in accordance with The Copyright Act, 1957, for the purposes of review, critique and reporting current events.
Music Credits - @AlecKoffMusic
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