Now when people say my posts are too long I can use you for an excuse.
Great stuff. Get into writing about Ancient Aliens.
As for Ramayana, I think it's as good as 300 and 300: Rise of an Empire (2 of my favorite movies). A lot could have mutated throughout the times. But I do think they are based on some actual events. I wouldn't treat it or Mahabharata as history.
There are two forces: fate and human effort - All men depend on and are bound by these, there is nothing else.
-- Krpa (The Book of the Sleeping Warriors)