Glory to Ram’ is the leitmotif of culture here. Here kings had proudly sought to imbibe the virtues symbolised by Ram by ...

Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik discusses why Shri Ram, unlike other heroes, never rides a chariot in the Ramayana. He connects ...

PM Narendra Modi witnesses 'Ramakien', the Thai Ramayan, in Bangkok. This highlights deep India-Thailand cultural connections ...

the monkey-king himself! Hanuman took Rama to the monkey city, where he called together the monkey army - and their friends, the great bears - all ready to search for Sita. Hanuman was not only ...

He also refers to Jain versions of the Ramayana, which say vanars were forest people with monkey flags, not real monkeys. Ravana is said to belong to the Meghavahan family, also linked to King ...