India, Jan. 20 -- The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, today released the book "Chalice of Ambrosia: Ram Janmabhoomi - Challenge and Response", authored by former Secretary to the Government of India Shri Surendra Kumar Pachauri, at the Vice President's Enclave in New Delhi.

Addressing the gathering, the Vice President noted that the book captures the centuries-old struggle to reclaim the birthplace of Lord Shri Ram and presents the historical narrative with balance, empathy and scholarly restraint.

He said that the construction of the Shri Ram Mandir at Ayodhya represents a defining moment in India's civilisational journey, where faith, history, law and democracy converged with dignity. He remarked that even if thousand...