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How much of the Ramayana is historical, how much myth? This is a question that has befriended me for years. The years haven’t given me a definitive answer. When students ask me this question, my answer is: ‘There must have been a king like Rama in Ayodhya some time, possibly…’ The Ikshvaku dynasty or Suryavansha is more mythological than historical. There is no conclusive documented history on the dynasty. The name Ikshvaku does appear in some...
