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Rama killing Ravana

Ramkatha traditions of India

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Kanad Sinha

Assistant Professor, Department of History,St. Stephen’s College, Delhi.

Ramayana Ram Charit Manas Ramkatha Valmiki Krittibas Kampan Goswami Tulsidas Bhasa Vimal Suri Bhavabhuti Kalidasa Michael Madhusudan Dutta Ramanand Sagar Adikavya Dasaratha Jataka Paumacariyam Ramopakhyana Pratimanatakam Abhisekanatakam Raghuvaṃsa Mahaviracarita Uttararamacarita Adhyatma Ramayaṇa Ananda Ramayaṇa Iramavataram Meghanadavadha Kavya

A module on Rāmakathā or the story of Rāma one of the most notable South Asian traditions.

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Romila Thapar
The Rāmāyaṇa: Theme and Variation
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Robert Palmer Goldman
The Spirit of the Age
Performing Arts Literature and Languages
Naina Dayal
On the premier performances of the Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki
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Kanad Sinha
A Tale of Three Couples and their Poet
Performing Arts Literature and Languages

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Ramlila: Tradition and Styles

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