Ramayana
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Tara was Vali’s wife, Sugriv’s queen, the woman who cursed Ram. This novel tells her story
Kavita Kané
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Goddesses tamed: Is a unified religious identity recasting female deities in a passive mould?
Sarveswar Sipoy
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What a BJP convention on Valmiki Jayanti says about the fight for Dalit votes in Uttar Pradesh
Arunabh Saikia
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Caste and patriarchy – how to read the ‘Ramcharitmanas’ of Tulsidas today
Anantanand Rambachan
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‘The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao’: A clever reimagination of the Ramayana that terrifies and evokes pity
Sayari Debnath
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In Sanskrit plays, paradise is always lost, but the attempt to regain it never ends
Shashi Deshpande
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Fiction: This retelling of the Ramayana is set in Mumbai during the riots of 1992-’93
Lindsay Pereira
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Fiction: A retelling of the ‘Ramayana’ from the perspective of Ravana’s queen, Mandodari
Koral Dasgupta
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Nepal court lifts ban on Hindi films, Kathmandu mayor says he will defy the order
Scroll Staff
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‘Adipurush’ speaks the language of Hindutva supporters – so why are they opposing the movie?
Apoorvanand
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Protests held across India against ‘Adipurush’
Scroll Staff
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‘Adipurush’ controversy: Mythological film’s dialogue to be tweaked after outcry
Scroll Staff
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Mythological fiction: This tale of love and revenge tells how Ramabhadra became Parashurama
Ranjith Radhakrishnan
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‘A critical reading of the Ramayana opened me up to its riches’: Poet Vivek Narayanan
Lina Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas
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‘My intention is to be as authentic as possible to what Veda Vyasa said’: Translator Bibek Debroy
Avik Chanda
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For young readers: A tale from the ‘Ramayana’ about how the squirrel got its three stripes
Nityananda Charan Das
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‘After’: Vivek Narayanan’s book of poetry joins the long list of Valmiki ‘Ramayana’ retellings
Mani Rao
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‘Kaikeyi’ tells the story of one of the women the Ramayana forgot to give a voice to
Saloni Sharma
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Uttarakhand to include Vedas, Ramayana and Gita in school syllabus, says education minister
Scroll Staff
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The Mahabharata exists in many versions and translations. But how many people actually read it?
GN Devy