ayodhya was a magnetic point of the civilisation of india spanning countless lakhs of years, of which lord ram was an icon. the point to underline here is not just about lord ram and ayodhya, but about the maturity indic civilisation attained over countless lakhs of years. and, it must be asserted that this is not an attempt of a retrograde revivalism, but a recall of the great history from which to draw our sustenance in modern times and create a model for thought and action suitable to modern times.