Ram Setu - Myth or Fact?

With the Indian Govt wanting to destroy the Ram Setu to get a new Ship route so that the ships do not have to take the route around Sri Lanka to reach from West coast of India to East coast, the controversy started with the TN Chief Minister and the Central Govt of India questioning the very existence of Ram and denied the whole Ramayana as a baseless manuscript, just mythology.

A NGO expertise in research of history, has proved the existence of Rama and the Exact Dates of his birth and his achievements. This news is startling and will give directions to the case pending in the Supreme Court.

Is it Ram Setu? Or Adam's Bridge?
Is it natural or Man Made?
If Man made, How? who was the Civil Engineer? (Rama was just a King, not any Civil Engineer; neither were Vanaras)

Websites worth reading for this:
http://www.bharathgyan.com/hrama.htm
http://historicalrama.org/

NGO gives ‘proof’ of Rama’s existence

Claims He Was Born In 5114 BC; Sethu Built In 5076 B C

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Bangalore: Lord Rama is not a mythological figure, but a historical one who lived 7,200 years ago. In 5076 BC, He walked the Rama Sethu to reach Lanka. Built by Nala and Neel, the civil engineers par excellence, the bridge was built using ‘pore pressure’ concept of marine engineering.

Quite dazed? But a Chennai-based NGO, Bharath Gyan, gives even more specific dates and times of events in Rama’s life. The NGO engages itself in extensive research of Indian history. In its study, Bharath Gyan employed a varied approach, including historical, geographical, archaeological and archeo-astronomical, to chalk out Rama’s life. The study says Rama had a family tree of 60 generations and was born in 5114 BC.

While Valmiki’s Ramayana has been considered as the historic text, various reports and findings from the Archaeological Survey of India, Space Application Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, astronomical skycharts, geological survey, coins and inscriptions have been used in this study.

Neela Sethu, the 35-km long and 3.5-km wide bridge connecting India and Sri Lanka, was built in 5076 BC and named after its architect Neela, son of Vishwakarma. It is actually a linear structure scientifically built by connecting 103 small islands in the sea.

The construction of Sethu was in three stages — the area was surveyed to find a suitable place, utilisation of technical skills was analysed and then it was executed. “It wasn’t random throwing of stones into the sea
that made the bridge, but an aligned use of strings while logs of bamboo, sala, dhana were used to form a wooden cushion on which stones were placed to create the walkway,” said D K Hari of Bharat Gyan.

“There have been alllegations of such claims being baseless. But the ASI has drilled 11 holes in the Rama Sethu over a period and confirmed that the bridge was made of wood, and that plans have grown over the old structure.”

Source: Times of India, Bangalore: Date: 25th Nov 2007, Page 9

Sri Rama Navami - Birth day <-> 10th January 5114 BCE
Birth of Bharatha <-> 11th January 5114 BCE
Pre coronation eve <-> 4th January 5089 BCE
Khar, Dushan episode <-> 7th October 5077 BCE
Vali Vadham <-> 3rd April 5076 BCE
Hanuman's Visit to Lanka <-> 12th September 5076 BCE
Hanuman's Return from Lanka <-> 14th September 5076 BCE
Army March to Lanka <-> 20th September 5076 BCE
Source: http://historicalrama.org/dateevents.html