FFolktale The Devoted CrowJanuary 1, 2015No comments Kak Busundi (aka Kaka Bhusundi) is considered to be a great devotee of Rama and, in Uttara Kand… Read More
EEpics Lakshman and Indra-KamayaniDecember 1, 2014One comment According to the Gond Ramayani, Lakshman is a virtuous man, so virtuous that he wouldn’t pluck grass, wouldn’t… Read More
BBlog Celibate hero, brother of RamDecember 1, 2014No comments The story of Lachhaman Jati is representative of the diversity that we have in the tellings/versions of the… Read More
MMyth On Mahiravan’s trailJune 1, 2014 Amongst the many untold stories of Ramayan is the myth of Mahiravan. We find that these stories remain… Read More
EEpics An oblation of sandMay 1, 2014No comments In Assam, we find a version of the Ramayana known as the Durgavari Giti Ramayana. It is a… Read More