On the Ramnavami day, it is but natural that Aai-Papa would be at the centre of our thoughts. Aai loved Ramraksha. She used to recite it daily, while Papa always tried to live up to his name. Undoubtedly, their life had its own Kaikeyi's and its own vanvasa's. Both faced such misfortunes with dignity.
In fact, the very "Ram" principle, the very "Ram" concept has to it an inbuilt dignity. Lord Rama is perfection itself. He is all that is the best, the most ideal, the most trustworthy. He is indeed Purushottam.
Compared with Lord Rama, Shri Krishna is a very anthropomorphic concept. He is quite close to the human perception. The solutions that he finds to tricky situations are very real, quite human(e), too.
No such compromises for Lord Drama. He is ideals incarnate. He leads a life that is utmost guided by virtue. Well, I am absolutely aware of the contemporary interpretations wherein he is accused of ill- treating the downtrodden, be it Jambuka or his treatment of the 'demons', the Anarya's. Equally faulted is his treatment of women, beginning with Shurpnakha.His behaviour with Sita is thus problematised, too.
Well, in the Indian polity, given its multiplicities, its multi-ethnicities, it is inevitable that the Rama concept would also be examined and attacked by the followers of identity politics which is reigning supreme in the field of intellectual discourses after the post-Mandal era.
There are extremely positive alternatives to confront such interpretations of the Rama idea(ls). Such a debate needs a very academic platform though. A personal blog is not exactly the authentic 'space' to critique such argumentative interpretations.
For a daughter reared by patents who lived as close as is possible to the Ram ideals, the Lord continues to be the idea(l), always to be looked up to!
Pratima @ Mata rama: mat pita Ramchandra!
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