Throughout Indian history, many authors and performers have produced, and many patrons have supported, diverse tellings of the story of the exiled prince Rama, who rescues his abducted wife by battling the demon king who has imprisoned her. The contributors to this volume focus on these "many" Ramayanas. While most scholars continue to rely on Valmiki's Sanskrit Ramayana as the authoritative version of the tale, the contributors to this volume do not. Their essays demonstrate the multivocal nature of the Ramayana by highlighting its variations according to historical period, political context, regional literary tradition, religious affiliation, intended audience, and genre. Socially marginal groups in Indian society—Telugu women, for example, or Untouchables from Madhya Pradesh—have recast the Rama story to reflect their own views of the world, while in other hands the epic has become the basis for teachings about spiritual liberation or the demand for political separatism. Historians of religion, scholars of South Asia, folklorists, cultural anthropologists—all will find here refreshing perspectives on this tale.

The greatest Indian epic, one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling A Penguin Classic A sweeping tale of abduction, battle, and courtship played out in a universe of deities and demons, The Ramayana is familiar to virtually every Indian. Although the Sanskrit original was composed by Valmiki around the fourth century BC, poets have produced countless versions in different languages. Here, drawing on the work of an eleventh-century poet called Kamban, Narayan employs the skills of a master novelist to re-create the excitement he found in the original. A luminous saga made accessible to new generations of readers, The Ramayana can be enjoyed for its spiritual wisdom, or as a thrilling tale of ancient conflict. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Fresh perspectives on the classic Indiana epic.

Transitions brings alive History and Civics for learners and transforms these subjects into an exciting journey. The books strictly follow the guidelines of the Inter State Board for Anglo-Indian Education and the ICSE Board. The series fosters a sense of history in young learners by reconstructing the past and introduces young minds to people and events from the past. It also makes students feel responsible towards their surroundings and fellow beings.

Transitions brings alive History and Civics for learners and transforms these subjects into an exciting journey. The books strictly follow the guidelines of the Inter State Board for Anglo-Indian Education and the ICSE Board. The series fosters a sense of history in young learners by reconstructing the past and introduces young minds to people and events from the past. It also makes students feel responsible towards their surroundings and fellow beings.

The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service,Bombay ,started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in english, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it was published by All India Radio,New Delhi.From July 3 ,1949,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later,The Indian listener became "Akashvani" in January 5, 1958. It was made a fortnightly again on July 1,1983. It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes,who writes them,take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: The Indian Listener LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE,MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 29-01-1950 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 71 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XV. No. 5. BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED(PAGE NOS): 18-30, 32-43, 45-56, 58-64 ARTICLE: 1. Listening Condition In February 2. UNESCO 3. Truth 4. Tradition And Experiment In Painting 5. Hiking 6. Cult of Jagannath 7. Hegel And The German Philosophers 8. Sartre And Pound 9. Cultural Relationship AUTHOR: 1. R. B. L. Srivastava 2. Dr. S. Chandrasekhar 3. J. C. Kumarappa 4. R. Chatterji 5. Dr. K. N. Gairola 6. Sushil Chandra De 7. Indra Thakur Das 8. Debidas Chatterjee 9. K. Nagarajan KEYWORDS: 1. Services for overseas listeners, National home service 2. History of UNESCO, Need for understanding other cultures 3. True values in society, Becoming self-reliant 4. Experimental artist and tradition, Creative artists break tradition 5. Ways of enjoying leisure, Wander lust of natural beauty 6. The Puranas and Orissa, Saivism and Lord Jagannath 7. Ideal system of polity, German idealists and political thinking 8. Existentialism, Changing technique of fiction writing 9. Consequential Provisions Bill, Commonwealth and India Bill Document ID: INL-1950 (J-M) Vol-I (05)