If you look at satellite imagery, you will notice a faint hint of a connecting strip between India and Sri Lanka. This is Adam's Bridge, also known as Ram's Bridge or Ram Setu (राम सेतु), a vast chain ...

As recorded in the Ramayana’s Book of War, Lord Rama, determined to rescue his beloved bride Sita from the clutches of the demon king Ravana, ordered his army of monkey warriors — the Vanars — to ...

I just read a scintillating account of Ram Setu, the “enchanting bridge” of limestone shoals that connects the Indian mainland to Sri Lanka. Written by a former student, Professor Arup K. Chatterjee, ...

Ram Setu, or Adam’s Bridge, is a 48 km long limestone shoals connecting India’s Pamban Island (Rameswaram) to Sri Lanka’s Mannar Island. Historians, biologists, religious academics, and political ...

AFP - The Rama Setu -- also known as Adam's Bridge -- is a series of limestone shoals connecting the Indian mainland and Sri Lanka, but a video shared online with claims it depicts the natural ...

A new environmental emergency has hit the strait separating the Indian coast from Sri Lanka, threatening to cripple local tourism and fishing. Carried by currents from India, mounds of plastic reach ...

NEW DELHI — Hard-line Hindus are stepping up their opposition to India‘s ambitious $560 million shipping channel that is being carved in the narrow strip of sea between southeastern India and western ...

Before 1964, travelers journeyed from Madras (now Chennai) to Colombo, Sri Lanka, via the Indo-Ceylon Express, also known as the Boat Mail. Departing from Egmore Station, the train traversed the ...