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Rama and Sikhism - An Introspection

Fact is that the word " Ram " is mentioned 2533 times in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ... does it signify the King Ram Chandra of Ayodhya ? The pro-Hindutva organizations and individuals would say a resounding yes. Why would it mean anything else, there has been only one Rama in the history of India. Who else would it refer to otherwise? Some Sikh scholars describe that the " Ram " of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the "Nirguna" Almighty God which is not the same as the Lord Rama of Hindu mythology. In my humble opinion, both categorizations are factually incorrect if seen in silo. In fact the Sikh Gurus utilized duality method to convey their message to the common man. Duality is the principle that determines that a concept may be viewed from two diverse perspectives. The mentions of " Rama " in Sri Guru Granth Sahib is very diverse and can be described in two separate terminologies: Ram - used to denote the all prevailing ominipresent Nirguna God Raja Ra