Q1. How many children did King Dashrath had ?
It is very well known that King Dashrath had four sons named : Ram, Bharat, Lakshman and Shatrughan but it is lesser known to people that he fathered a daughter as well.Her name was Shanta, she who is peaceful. She was elder to Sri Ram. She was as mighty as any prince could be and brave of a kind. But she did not bring Dashratha peace as he wanted sons So to have his wish fulfilled, he went to his advisor Vasishta Muni who told him that Rishi Shringi can perform Putra Kameshti yagna which can surely bless him with a son. But to have him perform this Yagna , the King has to make him a family member. So to have this condition fulfilled, the King married Shanta to the great Rishi Shringi. Presently his Ashram is in Pratap Grah in UP.
Q2. How did Ravana got his 10 heads ?
Ravana performed an intense penance - tapasya - to Brahma, lasting several years. During his penance, Ravana chopped off his head 10 times as a sacrifice to appease Brahma. Each time he sliced his head off, a new head arose, thus enabling him to continue his penance. At last, Brahma, pleased with his austerity, appeared after Ravana's 10th decapitation and offered him a boon. Ravana asked for immortality, which Brahma refused of course, but gave him the celestial nectar of immortality, which we all know was stored under his navel.
Q3. How Lakshman did not sleep for 14 years ?
On the first night in the forest, Lakshman kept watch while Ram and Sita went to sleep. That is when Nidra, the goddess of sleep, approached him. He begged the goddess to leave him alone for fourteen years so that he could guard his brother and sister-in-law night and day. The goddess, impressed by his act of filial devotion, agreed. But the law of nature demanded that someone bear the burden of Lakshman’s share of sleep. “Go to my wife, Urmila, and inform her of the situation,” said Lakshman. Nidra went to Urmila. Urmila bowed her head and replied, “Give me my husband’s share of sleep for fourteen years so that he can stay awake all that time without any fatigue.” So it came to pass that Urmila slept for fourteen years night and day while her husband stayed awake in the service of Ram and Sita. He is known as Gudakesh, the man who’s defeated sleep.
Q4. How was Ravan & Sita related ?
Sita is said to be the daughter of Ravana queen Mandodar. It was predicted that the first child of Mandodari would bring annihilation to the family. Hence, Ravana deserted the child when she was born. The minister who was responsible for this took her in a pearl-box, placed her near a plough and told King Janak of Mithila that the girl had been born from the furrow. Janaka's queen Sunaina became Sita's foster mother.
Q5. What is the reason behind Kumbhakarna and Ravana's birth ?
According to the Bhagavata Purana, Ravana and his brother Kumbhakarna were the guards at the gates of Vaikuntha, known as Jaya and Vijaya respectively. Once Jaya and Vijaya (the future Ravana and Kumbhakarna) were guarding Vaikuntha’s seventh gate when four sages arrived and asked to be let in. These four sages were the four sons of Lord Brahma, or the Manas Putras born from his mind. Jaya and Vijaya refused entry to them saying that their presence was not sanctioned by Lord Vishnu. The sages cursed the heavenly guards to be born as demons for their next 100 births.Later when the sages met Lord Vishnu, they asked him to revoke their curse as they thought that the punishment was a little too excessive. But Lord Vishnu declined saying that it was not possible for him to revoke the curse entirely.Lord Vishnu reduced the duration of the curse from a 100 lifetimes to 3 lifetimes. This meant that Jaya and Vijaya would be born as demons for their next three births. They were Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashyap during their first rebirth, Ravana and Kumbhakarna in the next and, Dantavarka and Shishupal in their last birth. During all the next three lives of Jaya and Vijaya, they were killed and liberated from their curse by Lord Vishnu through his avatars. Ravana and Kumbhakarna were killed by Lord Rama during the Lanka war.
Q6. Why Ravan never touched Sita ?
Ravana couldn’t attempt to touch her because he had got a curse in the past when he raped his own daughter-in-law, Rambha (wife of Nalkuber). He was cursed that if he ever attempts to ravish an unwilling woman, his head would explode into a thousand fragments. So, just for the love of his own life forces, he didn’t attempt rape on Sita because she was unwilling. He had made several approaches to persuade Sita to agree to come to his bed - He asked her directly, he sent his demon women and got them put that proposal to her. Despite several persuasions and proposals, Sita didn’t agree, hence he couldn’t touch her fearing his own death due to the curse he had.
Q7. Why did Keikeyi asked for fourteen year of exile to Ram ?
According to the law in Treta Yug, a king cannot rule a kingdom if he has stayed away from the throne for 14 years. But even then Lord Ram was crowned as king when he returned from his exile as Bharat never sat on the throne of Ayodhya. Instead, he placed Lord Rama's slippers on the throne and carried out his duties as a king on Lord Rama's name. He returned the throne to Lord Rama when he returned to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana.
Q8. How was Mandodari born ?
Well, Mandodari also have a little dirty secret. Once an apsara named Madhura arrived at Kailash, to pay respect to Lord Shiva in the absence of Lord’s wife Parvati. The visit became a little too intimate between Lord Shiva and Madhura. When Parvati returned she saw traces of ashes from Lord Shiva’s body on Madhura’s body. Seeing which, she got furious and cursed Madhura to live as a frog in a well for 12 years. Lord Shiva, however, consoles Madhura stating that after 12 years, she will once again become a beautiful woman who will marry a mighty man.That is how after 12 years of Madhura’s curse, Mayasura (father) met Mandodari shouting from the well.
Q9. Did Hanuman had a child ?
Hanuman is known as the Lord of Celibacy, an ideal "Brahmachari" or called Nithya Brahmachari but according to the legends, he also had a son. When Hanuman took a dip in the waters of sea, after burning whole of Lanka with the fire burning on his tail, a drop of his perspiration fell in to mouth of a mighty fish. Markardhwaja was discovered when the stomach of the fish was cut open and thus he was named after it and was brought up by them.When he grew up, Ahiravana, seeing his strength and virility gave him job of guarding, the gates of his Kingdom.
Q10. Is Lord Hanuman still alive ?
In Hindu mythology, there are said to be a group of Ashta-Chiranjeevis (Eight ‘Immortals’, Chiran- Long, and Jeevi- Lived).
These eight immortals are said to still live on the Earth in flesh and blood today, for various different reasons. Specifically, Chiranjeevis are those born human, but blessed or cursed with extremely long life. One of them is Lord Hanuman.
- Even today, Where ever Ramayana is recited in any place, one seat is kept empty for Hanuman in the audience.
- Whenever anyone recites Rama’s name , there Hanuman is present.
- When Lord Rama killed Ravana , and his Ram avatar purpose was met, Lord Rama went back to Vaikunta to merge into Lord Vishnu.
- But Lord Hanuman stayed back here on Earth, to protect Lord Rama’s and His devotees, and to save Dharma in this dark age, the Kaliyug.
- Hanuman chose to stay back on Earth, rather than to attain moksha.
- Whenever you take up 41 days Hanuman Deeksha, it's for sure you would get Lord's Darshan.
- When we are frightened or afraid , we chant Hanuman Chalisa and Lord Hanuman will protect us.
- Upto the day, devotees and devotion are there, Hanuman would be present.
There is one very interesting story about a pilgrimage in Mansarovar in the Himalayas in 1998. A pilgrim supposedly saw a light in the cave, of which he took a photo. He died shortly after and when his fellow travellers had the photo developed. It depicts a monkey-formed being, studying what looks like the Vedas.
India lead the world as the country with highest numbers of child exploitation cases.In India, a child is sexually abused every 15 minutes, as per a report published in 2017. Childhood sexual abuse infringes with the fundamental rights of human beings. And the Main area of concern is it can take place anywhere - schools, tuitions, extra-curricular classes or even in one’s family. Indeed, it is a mockery on the very existence of a civilized society. The trauma of sexual exploitation in children sometimes impacts the children through life; they become guilty, fearful, lonely and worried.
Another issue which is a major concern in the protection of rights of children is child labour. Again India leads in countries in Asia and has a whopping 33 million children employed in various forms of child labour. It is widely prevalent in the country due to poverty .It is a great social problem because children are the hope and future of a nation. But the society is still ignorant towards this. There are people who still employ children as house-helps and consider it as a favour done him/her as they providing employment to the otherwise unemployed and their misery-striken families but they fail to understand that they are actually playing with the future of the nation. 
