Talk:Tulsi Peeth edition of the Ramcharitmanas

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Did you know... that a controversy arose over the Tulsi Peeth edition of the Ramcharitmanas, when the author Rambhadracharya was accused of tampering with the epic?

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Neutrality

Neutrality of this article is highly questionable. Much more criticism needs to be put.

TOI
- many verses were deleted.
- "Apart from the original text, for which Rambhadracharya has relied extensively on older manuscripts," this is stated as Rambhadracharya's claim not fact
Zee News says that
- the edition changed dohas to chaupais and vice versa
- changed wording of several verses
- Renamed the sixth canto Lankakanda
The "Difference" section is highly based on Rambhadracharya's claims. Third-party neutral references are needed to validate them.

--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 18:07, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Made some changes. Have a look... ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ ^Talk ^Email 11:49, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The changes do not make it neutral. Problems still exist:

"According to him, there are the following differences in spelling, grammar, and prosodic conventions between this edition and contemporary editions of the Ramcharitmanas." Opinion does not matter here; fact does. If I pick the Gita Press edition/Venkateshwar Press edition, are there differences or not?
She claimed to have founded missing verses in the Ayodhyakand, quoting one,"Deepshikh sam yuvati tan .."
- founded -> found
- Again if I pick the Gita Press edition/Venkateshwar Press edition, are there verses missing? Fact. "There are missing verses in the Ayodhyakand, quoting one,"Deepshikh sam yuvati tan .."" can be a fact.
"Prem Bhushan, a Kathavachak and discipline of Rambhadracharya, claimed that the differences are only related to grammar and spellings"
- Ref says "Swami's disciples like noted Kathavachak Prem Bhushanji claims the alterations mainly relate to punctuation marks, matras and spellings." mainly applies other differences exist
Also need to the threat by Sants to dethrone him from pontiff-ship. IMO, Zee News has it. Don't remember exactly.. please check

--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:48, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]