As Karkadakam begins and we start re-reading the Ramayana (the ultimate redacted text), it is crucial to remember that there is no single, authorised version of this epic or its main protagonist The ...
The first glimpse also revealed that the two-part live-action epic, slated for release in Diwali 2026 and 2027 respectively, has immersive 3D VFX and offers a whopping ₹835 crore spectacle. The ...
This conversation took place as a part of the CANTO Poetry Festival 2023, an international multicultural multilingual travelling poetry festival, which was held across New Delhi and Kolkata in March, ...
Every civilization remembers its past differently. Some carve it into stone. Some write it on paper. And some, like India, ...
Sita is expelled from her home in Pulpally by a local chieftain, Pakkathappan. As she descends the hills, Ram and Lakshman catch sight of her, but they don’t talk. On the way, Sita meets Ravan, who is ...
Anand Neelakantan’s ‘Many Ramayanas, Many Lessons’ unveils multiple layers of interpretations and acknowledges the perspectives and narrations offered by different versions of the epic Long before ...
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two years after launching its own ‘secular’ version of Sri Krishna Jayanthi celebrations, the CPM state unit is gearing up to celebrate the ‘Ramayana month’ of Karkkadakam, the ...
One of the most awaited films of Bollywood, 'Ramayana', whose shooting has been going on for a long time, has finally been completed. Yes! Ranbir Kapoor has wrapped up shooting for the first part of ...
Freedom of expression can hardly be curbed by restricting speech or censoring interpretations of major works. Last year, Delhi University scrapped an essay on different Ramayana narratives/ tellings ...