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Lord Ram and Hanuman Toys for Children

Lord Ram and Hanuman Toys are from Kridana , a United States based start-up. Founded in 2007, Kridana is the brain child of Mahender Swami Nathan, an Indian-American. The aim of the company is to bring the best stories and characters associated with Hindu religion and mythology to life through 3-D toys and 2-D comics. There will be two reactions to the Lord Ram and Hanuman Toys: First, how can someone make toys of Hindu Gods? This is insulting Hinduism and its gods. Second, I would love to see my children adore Lord Ram and Hanuman. Learn more about them and learn the good qualities in them. To the first reaction the makers of the toys react …we’re following in the footsteps of centuries of Indian cultural artistic tradition. There’s a rich and long tradition of the Ramayana being represented in Indian decorative arts and toys from 14th century Satriya dance masks in Assam to 16th century decorative bronze sculptures of Hanuman and Rama in Maharashtra and Karnat