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I am often asked why I am "puritan" when it comes to Ramayana & Mahabharata. I make sure to point out what exists in them and what doesn't. Some people wonder how it helps when everything is a part of tradition, whether old or new. This is a valid question. Here comes (1)

I was once asked about Mahabharata by a curious Hindu. He was a Sai Baba devotee & he believed that Babaji was an avatara of Bhagvan Vishnu. He was quite sure of it & he asked me for reference in Mahabharata. When I told him it doesn't exist in Mahabharata, he was quite surprised

Now I have got nothing against Sai Baba ji and their devotees.

But it is a fact that Sai Baba belonged to 20th century & he was not mentioned or predicted in Mahabharata. This is not intended as an offence to anyone but this is just a fact.

And I believe no one should not know

This is why I believe in keeping strict chronology.

I believe we owe it to the future generation to not completely muddle our culture, history, past & heritage with our present to such an extent that we can't even leave an accurate representation of it to the future generation