Critical Essay by K. S. Narayana Rao
The Ramayana by the great sage Valmiki, running to about 28,000 verses of thirty-two syllables each and existing in seven volumes, is considered by Indians to be t...
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In the following essay, Desai surveys a number of versions of the Ramayana in order to trace the spread and transmission of the tale between India and Asia.
This paper examines the role of the Hindu e...
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In the following essay, Rao reviews a variety of political and ideological criticism, rewritings and readings of the Ramayana.
When the play Śambuka Vadha (Shambuka Murdered) was published in 1...
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In the following essay, Sahai compares Southeast Asian versions of the Ramayana with Valmiki's Indian text.
Constant and continuous cultural contacts from the first centuries of the Christian e...
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In the following essay, Kannampilly discusses the widespread influence of the Ramayana in South East Asia.
For over 14 centuries now, the Ramayana has continued to be a living force among the people o...
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In the following essay. Raphael argues that the Valmiki Ramayana is a sublime and heroic poem.
I have always been fascinated by the majestic grandeur of Vālmīki's Rām...
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In the following essay, originally presented at a conference in 1987, Ramanujan compares several versions or “tellings” of the Ramayana.
How many Rāmāyanas? Three hundred? ...
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In the following essay, Reynolds describes several Buddhist versions of the Ramayana.
In the history and literature of religions few stories have been told as many different times in as many different...
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In the following essay, Alles compares the social and mythological contexts of the Ramayana and The Iliad, arguing that both poems reflect the problem social communities face when persuasion breaks do...
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In the following entry, Hess discusses the sexual politics of male domination and female subjugation as expressed in the Ramayana, exploring responses to those doctrines.
This article could also be ca...
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In the following essay, Dodson explores similarities and differences between the Ramayana and the Iliad and Odyssey.
Using more familiar works as benchmarks can effectively expand students' und...
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Rama and Sita's Relationship
Outline
I. Introduction
A. A story of virtues and deeds
B. Divine love, faith and total commitment
II. Body
A. Vishnu and Lakshmi...
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The Ramayana by R.K. Narayan's is an epic story that provides insights into many aspects of Indian culture and still today influences the politics, religion and art of modern India. He based his nov...
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`Discuss ways in which traditional Hindu texts and practices have defined social roles for men and women.'
Throughout this essay, I will discuss the social roles of men and women in the home, within...
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Rāmāyaṇa
