Uttar Pradesh police on Monday imposed a ban on the burning of massive effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran citing security reasons in Ayodhya. Officials said the administration had prohibited ...

On Dussehra, a few days from now, effigies of Ravana will be burnt, but it is important to remember that, in the vast repository of India’s mythological and epical consciousness, few figures loom as ...

Every year, Dussehra in India ends with the dramatic burning of Ravana’s effigies, marking the victory of good over evil. But this is not the case everywhere. In several parts of the country, the ...

In the heart of Uttar Pradesh, not too far from Greater Noida's glass towers and fancy buildings, is a village that challenges mythology. While the rest of India constructs Ravana figurines only to ...

Whenever we hear the name Ravana, our minds immediately flash to the image of a fearsome demon with ten heads, abducting Sita and waging war against Lord Rama. For centuries, Ravana has been cast as ...

Raavan's story has been obscured over centuries, appropriated and simplified to serve vested interests, including the political narratives that gained momentum after the demolition of the Babri Masjid ...