Raavan thus remains locked in his megalomaniac trajectory. In Valmiki’s Ramayan, considered the mula Ramayan or the received source text, Raavan is described as “strange, with ten heads, terrible yet ...

This story was published as part of Outlook's 21 October 2024 magazine issue titled 'Raavan Leela'. To read more stories from the issue, click here How does one become the other who embodies evil?

Ahead of the release of the third book in his Ram Chandra Series on July 1, Amish writes exclusively for Hindustan Times on the character of Raavan, who is often described as the quintessential ...

He presents Raavan not just as a villain, but as a complex human being shaped by his circumstances, choices, and inner struggles In the vast tapestry of literature that I have traversed, no book has ...