Scholars discuss versions of the epic and their influence on India and Southeast Asian countries In a Kathakali performance staged in 1780 by Kallaikulangara Raghava Pisharoty, Ravana from the epic Ramayana takes centre stage. Set 10,000 years before Rama’s birth, the dance-drama depicts the story of Ravana’s ancestors, the downfall of the kingdom of the rakshasas, the … Continue reading Conference on the depth and breadth of Ramayana