Raavan

Vikas Thakur : Illustration

Culture & Society

Ravana | A Poem

SURESH K PANDEY : Artisans prepare effigies of Raavan

What Raavan Means To Muslim Artisans During Dusshera

BY Md Asghar Khan

Courtesy: Tao Art Gallery : Atul Dodiya, Gabbar on Gamboge, 1997, Oil, acrylic, marble dust, charcoal on canvas; Courtesy of Atul Dodiya and KNMA, and Collection of Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Art curation credits of Urvi Kothari

Art & Entertainment

Right Ends, Wrong Means: The Anti-Hero In Hindi Cinema

BY Tanul Thakur

Photo: Rajendra Harshwardhan : In the Name of Raavan: An idol of Raavan placed inside the ghotul at Kamalpur village in Aheri taluka of Gadchiroli

Tracing An Adivasi Ancestry Line to Raavan

BY Barkha Mathur

Jeevansworld.blogspot.com : 'Raavanan'

Art & Entertainment

Tamil Cinema’s Demon King Or Tragic Hero?

BY Asmita Ravi Shankar

Ravana at Kailash Painting, Playing the Veena. Artwork by Girija Hariharan

Culture & Society

Raavan, The Consummate Musician

BY Dr. Ajit Pradhan

Getty Images : Santhal Rebellion (representative image)

Culture & Society

In Defence Of Mahishasur

BY Agnideb Bandyopadhyay

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Illustration: Vikas Thakur

Raavan, The King Of Counterculture

Photo: Animikh Chakrabarty : Tangible Connections: Statue of Raavan at Raavan temple

The Town That Mourns Raavan

BY Mahima Choudhary

Photo: Getty Images : Lord and Disciple: Shiva watches as Raavan tries to lift Kailasa

Countering The Traditional Raavan Narrative

BY Tarique Anwar

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

Raavan In The World Of Tamils

BY P A Krishnan

| Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook : Colourful effigies of Raavan on sale at a sidewalk in Delhi’s Titarpur ahead of Dussehra.

The Raavans That Gain Mukti Through Fire

BY Photo Webdesk

Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari/Outlook

Inhabiting Raavan, The Good And The Bad

BY Photo Webdesk

Courtesy: BJP X handle : Politically Charged: A poster of Rahul Gandhi dressed as Raavan ploaded on the BJP’s official X handle

Ram Vs Raavan: From Myth To Realpolitik

BY Abhik Bhattacharya

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Photo: Getty Images : Recreating Stories: A performer from the Yakshagana Kendra at the Festival of World Cultures in Dublin, Ireland

Did Raavan Really Have 11 Heads?

BY Shweta Desai

Photo: Aradhana Seth : Work-in-Progress: Raavan’s effigy at Ram Lila Ground in Delhi, October, 2023

The Wisdom Of Raavan

BY Radha Viswanath

Photo: Shahina K K
: Cultural Identity: A poster celebrating Raavan

Raavan As A Symbol Resistance

BY Shahina K. K.

Being Raavan

Being Raavan

BY Outlook Web Desk

Photo: TAO Art Gallery : Jamini Roy, Battle between Ram & Ravana, 1940s, Tempera on canvas; Courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum, Gift of the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection, 2001 & Photo credits of Google Arts & Culture; Art Curation credits: Urvi Kothari

Raavan Redux: The Anti-Hero’s Many Dimensions

BY Chinki Sinha

Outlook's Apeksha Priyadarshini spoke to actor-turned-author Ashutosh Rana

Outlook's Apeksha Priyadarshini spoke to actor-turned-author Ashutosh Rana

BY Outlook Web Desk

Raavan's Legacy in Mandore: Rajasthan's Revered Son-in-Law

Raavan's Legacy in Mandore: Rajasthan's Revered Son-in-Law

BY Outlook Web Desk

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Photo: Suresh K. Pandey : Artisans at Work: An imposing visage of Raavan being created in Delhi’s Tatarpur area

Made To Be Burnt, But Raavan Effigies Tell Many Stories

BY Tarique Anwar

Image courtesy of Kumkum Fernando, Art curation courtesy of Urvi Kothari : Kumkum Fernando, This is Ravana the misunderstood, Monolith magnetic wooden sculpture that has over 1200 Persian motifs

In Sri Lanka, History Stakes Its Claim Over The Raavan Myth

BY Shenali D. Waduge

Photo: Vikram Sharma : Pankaj Handa in the Raavan costume

Why People Cry When Raavan Dies

BY Vikram Sharma

Photo: Dinesh Parab : All in the Name: Dev Raven Bhalavi changed his middle name after he became aware of the ancestral relation of Gond Adivasis with Raavan

The Native King Raavan And The War That Never Happened

BY Abhik Bhattacharya

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