Revisited Ravana
We all know enthralling story of Rama, the incarnation of God, who slew Ravana, the evil demon of darkness. It is also true that in the pages of mythology or history , as always, it is the version told by the victors that lives on. The voice of the vanquished remains lost in silence or he is painted as villain . So what if Ravana and his people had a different story to tell? Of course the story from the perspective of Ravan and his tribe is told in few versions of Ramayana found especially in countries like Thailand, Cambodia . Ravana as a misunderstood hero, Ram as a righteous man strait- jacketed by the scheming Brahmins and all the virtuous characters in the mainstream Ramayana now have shades of grey. Ravana in popular culture is often depicted as having ten heads. Many people say it is an allegorical representation, ten heads signified ten brains – high intellect & knowledge. Ravana is depicted as a ten-faced character as along with intellect he also em...
