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"Wherever you dwell, O Rama, that alone is my heaven. I do not desire Ayodhya, or even the bliss of Swarga, if I am not with you." Many characters in the Ramayana could have said that. Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman… I have quoted Lakshmana’s speech to Rama when he heard of the exile ordered by Dasharatha. Loyalty is a central moral and emotional pillar in the Ramayana. It appears in different dimensions – between brothers, spouses, subjects and rulers,...
