Tag: Ramayana
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MF Husain’s Idea of India as a ‘Museum without Walls’
M.F. Husain is one of India’s greatest artists, whose life and works have been as celebrated as controversial. On his death anniversary, Sahapedia and DAG offer a retrospective on his contribution to modern Indian art.
June 9, 2019 -
Ramdev files FIR against Sitaram Yechury for calling Ramayana, Mahabharata violent
Yechury has been accused of hurting the sentiments of Hindus.
May 5, 2019 -
J-K government withdraws order on Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana for educational institutions
Government’s decision triggered controversy with Omar Abdullah questioning why only “selective” religious books should be placed in education institutions.
October 23, 2018 -
8 places in India where Ravana will not be set on fire
How many of these places have you visited?
October 19, 2018 -
On Modi’s suggestion, Nepal plans Ramayana Circuit for tourists
The Ramayana Circuit of Nepal will be based around Janakpur or Janakpurdham, where Goddess Sita is believed to have spent her life before marrying Ram, and also include Ramdhuni where Sage Biswamitra take taken Lord Ram for education.
June 16, 2018 -
Application of technology was ‘evident’ in Ramayana: Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore
Badnore said that the application of technology was “evident in ancient times when Lord Rama built a setu across the sea and Hanuman ji brought Sanjeevni booti for Lakshman".
May 12, 2018 -
Tree of food, clothes and death
In the Ramayana and other Puranas there is mention of a tree, the bark of which was used by forest dwellers as a garment. Now, there are many trees and shrubs belonging to the Malvaceae, the Sterculiaceae and the Tiliaceae whose barks yield strong fibres, useful for being made into ropes and coarse fabric ~ …
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March 4, 2018 -
CPI(M) expresses concern over VHP’s ‘Ram Raj Rath Yatra
The CPI (M) politburo today expressed concern over implications of the “Ram Raj Rath Yatra” flagged off by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and BJP leaders at Ayodhya yesterday, and is to “retrace” the route of Rama to Sri Lanka, as described in the Hindu epic Ramayana. The yatra was flagged off from the VHP’s local headquarters …
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February 15, 2018 -
PM Modi takes dig at Renuka Chowdhury for laughing during his speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a dig at Congress member Renuka Chowdhury over her loud laughter at his claim that the idea of Aadhaar was conceptualised during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. “Chairman sir, don’t stop Renukaji. Ever since seeing Ramayana serial, for the first time I have got an opportunity to see …
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February 7, 2018 -
Devdutt Pattnaik turns consultant for ‘Ishqbaaaz’ track
Noted author Devdutt Pattnaik, known for his works on mythology, has been roped in as a consultant for a special Ramayana track in the television show Ishqbaaz. Ishqbaaaz is currently witnessing an interesting track on the lines of a modern depiction of Ramayana. Currently, in the show, the lead couple of Annika and Shivaay played …
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January 30, 2018 -
Ramayana route to soft power
While the use of hard power and tough diplomatic negotiations almost invariably hog the spotlight in international relations, soft power rarely comes into play. But this was not the case when top leaders of India and South East Asian countries celebrated a quarter century of becoming dialogue partners in a grand manner in New Delhi …
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January 30, 2018 -
ASEAN Ramayana fest from tomorrow
The Capital is set to host the Ramayana Festival of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries at Kamani Auditorium, from 20 to 24 January this year. The five-day gala festival, to be organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, will witness the convergence of top cultural groups from all ten ASEAN member countries …
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January 18, 2018 -
More about the epic battles
While Valmiki speaks of one Ravana, in subsequent tellings of Ramakatha, we find several Ravanas, each more powerful than the others, most of them more monstrous and gruesome, including a Ravana with one hundred thousand heads instead of the ten heads we are familiar with! One other major change we notice in these tellings is …
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December 2, 2017 -
BJP’s Amu threatens Mamata with Surpanakha’s fate, TMC’s Anubrata hits back
Haryana BJP leader Suraj Pal Amu on Saturday threatened West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that she would meet the same fate as “Surpanakha”, a demoness from the Ramayana whose nose was cut off by Lakshman, a day after she said her state was ready to welcome Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s controversial film “Padmavati” and its …
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November 26, 2017 -
Deconstructing key women characters in Ramayana and Mahabharata
The idea is to question one’s innermost desire and believe in ourselves as women, says Sunaina Bhalla on her work.
November 13, 2017 -
Ramayana’s musical version at ASEAN leaves Modi wowed
Touted to be the highlight of ASEAN Summit’s opening ceremony, the musical version of the epic Ramayana left Prime Minister awestruck as he showered praises on ballet company ‘Rama Hari’ for the “stupendous performance”. “You would be happy to know that the @ASEAN opening ceremony included excerpts from the musical Rama Hari, based on the …
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November 13, 2017 -
In the festive spirit
The season of Autumn and the months of October -November, brings to us another much celebrated festival in North India, the Chhath Puja. It is the festival of the sixth day of the Bengali month Kartik (October-November) when Hindus worship the Sun god or the God of light. There are also many mythological stories revolving …
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October 26, 2017