India, May 26 -- There is a scene in the Ramayana that frightened me as a child. Rama cuts off Ravana's heads. One falls.

On Thursday, October 2, 2025, as the effigy of Ravana burns for Dussehra, it's easy to see him as a one-dimensional villain. But the ten heads of the demon king were not just a monstrous feature; they ...

Everyone knows that Hanuman helped build the mighty Ram Setu to reach Lanka. But very few people know about the mysterious golden mermaid hidden beneath the ocean. Every night, the stones placed by ...

Regular readers of this column will recall that last week we discussed how the popular portrayal of Sita’s swayamvar in ...

Do you know that Ravana’s death at the hands of Sri Rama was prophesied even before Rama’s birth? The story can be found in Book 7, Uttara Kanda, of Ramayana. Ravana, the King of Lanka, had obtained ...