Is the Ramayana epic fact or fiction?

The entire article is taken from the link Lord Rama Fact or Fiction “In regard to Lord Rama, the point about ancient history is that the farther you go back in time, the fewer references you can use that actually refer to the incident in history. read more

The other fact is that many millions of people feel the reciprocation from Lord Rama whenever they engage in devotion to Him, or read the Ramayana, or hear the Ramayana in a katha, or watch a television show or movie about Him, or go to one of the temples dedicated to Him. read more

According to Kbhatt Enterprise, Mahabharata timing was at least 1000 years after Ramayana. This can be found by the fact that Kaurava fighters' last chief of staff (Senapati) King Shalya was 50th generation of Luv or Kush, Rama's children with Sita. Assuming a generation time=20years, 50 generations will approach 1000 years. read more

The great epic poem called the Ramayana ("Life of Rama") is usually considered mythology, which is not precisely fiction, because myths impart the traditional history and beliefs of a people and have their own kind of reality--mythic reality. read more