COVER STORY
The character of Raavan has resisted the imposition of a singular narrative of him
Outlook Magazine - 21 October 2024
Raavan Leela
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The Asurs in Jharkhand, who hold Raavan and Mahishasur in high regard, have been protesting against burning their effigies
In some strands of Gond folk history, Raven is an administrative post similar to MLAs and MPs of modern-age democracy
Those who have come on stage to enact the king who abducted Sita perhaps know that the legacy of Raavan extends more than what a stage or a performance can hold
In Sri Lanka, there is no mythological version of the Ramayana. Raavan’s world was more than that
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The Asurs in Jharkhand, who hold Raavan and Mahishasur in high regard, have been protesting against burning their effigies
-
In some strands of Gond folk history, Raven is an administrative post similar to MLAs and MPs of modern-age democracy
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Those who have come on stage to enact the king who abducted Sita perhaps know that the legacy of Raavan extends more than what a stage or a performance can hold
-
In Sri Lanka, there is no mythological version of the Ramayana. Raavan’s world was more than that