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Uttar Pradesh government to organize India’s first training and performance programme of world famous KHON Ramlila
The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government has decided to organise India’s first training and performance programme of world famous KHON (???) Ramlila. The artists will get training from experts of Thailand as part of cultural exchange programme between two nations. Then, they will perform at Grand Deepotsav function which will be organised on 26th ..
Topics: Cultural heritage of India • Culture • Culture of Uttar Pradesh • Culture of Uttarakhand • Indian culture • Khon • Literature • Rama • Ramlila • Theatre in India
India designated as Guest of Honour at 33rd Guadalajara International Book Fair
India has been designated as the Guest of Honour at the 33rd Guadalajara International Book Fair (GIBF) 2019 in Mexico, which is scheduled to be organized from Nov 30 to Dec 8. The book fair will be the largest book fair in the Spanish speaking world. The dedicated India pavilion at the fair will showcase ..
Topics: Chennai • Creative works • Dangal • Films • Guadalajara • Hindu literature • Hindu texts • Mahabharata • Rama • Ramayana
Indonesia Releases Special Stamp On Theme of Ramayana
Indonesia has released a special commemorative stamp on the theme of Ramayana. This has been released to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of its diplomatic ties with India. The stamp is designed by Indonesian sculptor Padmashri Bapak Nyoman Nuarta, featured a scene from Ramayana in which Jatayu valiantly fought to save Sita.
Topics: Characters in the Ramayana • Creative works • Films • Hindu literature • Hindu mythology • Hindu texts • Jatayu • Rama • Ramayana • Vali
Persons in News: A.A.Manavalan
Saraswati Samman to A A Manavalan for his comparative study on Ramayana The esteemed Saraswati Samman was conferred on AA Manavalan for his work, Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum. “Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum” A comparative study of epic Ramayana in 48 different languages. The characters, plot and individual insertions of the book deals with the alterations that occurred ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012
Topics: Deities • Hindu texts • Indian religions • Irama • K. K. Birla Foundation • Persons in News • Rama • Ramayana • Samman • Sanskrit • Saraswati • Saraswati Samman • September 2012
Different Versions of Ramayana
Depending on the methods of counting, as many as three hundred versions of the Indian epic poem, the Ramayana, are known to exist. The oldest version is generally recognized to be the Sanskrit version attributed to the sage Valmiki. The Ramayana has spread to many Asian countries outside of India, including Burma, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, ..
Topics: India • Indonesia • Krittivasi Ramayan • Literature • Phra Lak Phra Ram • Rama • Ramayana • Reamker • Siddhidas Mahaju • Versions of Ramayana • Yama Zatdaw