Valmiki knew Ram to be a human, a noble man, the best of his era and in his time wrote the Ramayana as both were contemporary. He has also shown Ram to possess human traits and emotions, just like any ordinary person. We, in our blind faith, have accentuated the question marks on the historicity of Ram and Ramayana by treating Ramayana like a fable and depicting its noble characters as birds and animals.

The maharajas may no longer occupy these gracious palaces, but guests who stay in them enjoy enough comforts and amenities to feel like royalty.

Whether the film, which has some of the most notable artists of our times including Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Ian McKellen, along with Daniel Craig, will turn out to be another The Lord of the Rings will depend a lot on word of mouth to a great extent and on the critics for a lesser extent.

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Gold has traditionally been the standard by which the value of anything is assessed

Dhar has penned a novel named Operation Triple X, an Indian spy-run in Pakistan to be published soon by Manas publications.

There is much technical achievement but little heart in this big-screen adaptation.

'Every other person I met at the interview was so well prepared and deserving,' says Rhodes Scholar Maya Uma Shankar.

Readers pay tribute to their moms

Readers pay tribute to their moms

'Everybody is benefiting, only tribals are the losers,' says activist Sudhir Patnaik.

The President said he wanted to share his thoughts with fellow teachers in thew country.

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'The whole system needs to be changed. New captain, new coach, some new faces need to be there in the team.'

Readers' response during the sixth ODI.

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'For us, Shakti Kapoor isn't the issue,' says India TV Editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma.

Rajny Krishnan has discovered how painting can help combat the difficulties imposed by the Parkinson's disease, says Shobha Warrier.