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Jan 23, 2021 · 05:30 pm

The story of star-crossed lovers Suthon and Manora lives on in Thailand’s dance and drama

Jul 26, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Who was Mandodari? Each version of the Ramayana gives Ravana’s wife a different role and story

Dec 08, 2019 · 11:30 am

How a 15-member team produced a lush visual version of the ‘Mahabharata’

Aug 20, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Neither Kalidasa’s peacocks nor the Kamasutra’s ‘mayura asana’ suggested substituting sex with tears

Jun 04, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Meet the characters who appear in both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana (and find out why)

May 27, 2017 · 08:30 am

Indian mythology is a new medium of choice for feminist narratives (and it’s working)

Feb 05, 2017 · 08:30 am

By comparing the Congress to Death, Modi has paid his arch-rivals a great compliment

Mar 11, 2016 · 11:30 am

A psychological explanation of how exiled Sita went from victim to witness

Feb 28, 2016 · 01:30 pm

What would the Ramayana have been like if told by Ravana, Hanuman or Sita?

Nov 15, 2015 · 03:30 pm

India’s best-known mythologist explains what Lakshmi means for Liberals and for Bhakts

Sep 25, 2015 · 08:30 am

When women step out of Indian epics to express real desires and choices in real books

May 17, 2015 · 08:45 am

Five other Ramayanas: Sita as Kali, Lakshman as Ravana's slayer and more

May 06, 2015 · 08:30 am

Was the Ramayana actually set in and around today’s Afghanistan?

Apr 26, 2015 · 08:45 am