A ‘Make in India’ gem: Sita was test-tube baby

There is more ‘anecdotal’ evidence of the rapid strides in science and technology made during the days of Ramayana – as usual from a senior BJP leader.

This time the brilliant piece of insight has emanated from Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, who has ‘inside’ knowledge that test tube babies were a rage in ancient times; to buttress his claim, he points a finger at Sita, the consort of Lord Rama, who was the daughter of the earth goddess, Bhumi, and found in an earthen pot by King Janak.

Speaking at the 'Hindi Journalism Day' on Wednesday, the minister said, "When Sita was born, there must have been something like a test-tube baby. (Her father King) Janak ploughed the land and a baby came out of an earthen pot, she became Sita. This means technology similar to that used for a test-tube baby must have existed," Sharma has said in a video that was a rage on social media on Friday.

Trust UP BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi to amble along and endorse the statement made by Sharma. Tripathi defended Yogi Adityanath’s deputy and said, "He has not made any controversial statement. We support it. He has provided a glimpse into the Indian culture, which is presented in a distorted manner by a section of the media."

Sharma had dropped another nugget the other day when he said journalism had started during the times of Mahabharata and likened the mythological character, Narada, with the present-day Google.

"Your Google has started now, but our Google started long time back. Narad Muni was the epitome of information. He could reach anywhere and transfer a message from one place to another by saying 'Narayana' three times," he said.

BJP leaders have courted controversy earlier, too, by claiming that advanced medical procedures like cataract, plastic surgery, gravitation theory, nuclear tests and the internet, all began during ancient times. But in-vitro fertilisation, really takes the cake!