NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 3, 2001: The Indian government will allot land in the capital for the construction of a museum depicting the journeys of Lord Ram across the country. “While Rashtrapati Bhavan and India Gate [both built under British rule] reflect a century or so of our history, the museum would bring to life 10,000 years of the country’s heritage and inspire people to visit all the places visited by Lord Ram,” said Union Urban Development Minister Ananth Kumar. Offering the plot of land to the Mahasangh, Kumar hoped the museum would be as grand as the proposed Ram temple at Ayodhya. Equating “Ram darshan” [receiving blessing by the sight of Ram] with “Bharat darshan,” Kumar said the story of Ram’s journey should be incorporated in the curricula to make the younger generation aware of it.
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