THE GREAT HINDU REVIVAL
India Today|February 05, 2024
HOW WILL IT CHANGE INDIA AND CAN IT LEAD TO RAM RAJYA?
RAJ CHENGAPPA, Kaushik Deka and Anilesh S. Mahajan
THE GREAT HINDU REVIVAL

A SINGLE sentence from Narendra Modi’s address at the consecration ceremony of the Balak Ram idol at the brand-new Ram Mandir in Ayodhya summed up the epochal nature of the event. Choking with emotion, the prime minister said, “Our Ram Lalla will no longer live in a tent, he will now reside in his divine mandir.” The imagery those words evoked— from a forlorn tent to a grand temple—encapsulated the century-old bloody struggle to build a mandir at what is believed to be the birthplace of one of the most revered deities of the Hindu pantheon. It was also emblematic of the cultural renaissance that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Modi and its mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), hope to foster in India in the months and years ahead. Not to mention the emotional connect the event generated among India’s Hindu majority, which experts say will boost the BJP’s bid to win a third consecutive term with a clear majority in the general election to be held in the summer of 2024.

THIS IS A TEMPLE OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS. RAM IS THE FAITH, THE FOUNDATION, THE IDEA, THE LAW AND THE GLORY OF INDIA. RAM IS ETERNAL BUT IS ALSO CONTINUITY — Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India

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