Between ancient stones and stainless steel, India links history and a strategic future
I just read a scintillating account of Ram Setu, the “enchanting bridge” of limestone shoals that connects the Indian mainland to Sri Lanka. Written by a former student, Professor Arup K. Chatterjee, the book will soon appear in an Indian reprint.
Celebrated in the ancient epic, Ramayana, Ram Setu was believed to have been built in mythical times by Rama’s army of forest-dwelling hominid subalterns and sepoys. With this rag-tag army, the god-hero marched to Lanka, the capital of the demonic despot, Ravana, to win back his wife, Sita, whom Ravana had abducted.
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