Business Standard

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | 06:00 PM ISTEN Hindi

Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

In the footsteps of Ravana

The book traces his reign to the Kumana region using a mix of archaeological finds and the abundant regional legends and folklore around him

book
Premium

Arundhuti Dasgupta
Ravana’s Lanka: The landscape of a lost kingdom
Author: Sunela Jayewardene
Publisher: Penguin Vintage
Pages: 336    
Price: Rs 499


The Ramayana needs little introduction to anyone in India. But unlike its hero Rama, who has aged remarkably well and whose image has become a symbol of resurgent nationalism in the country, the defeated king of Lanka, Ravana, has paled into a cardboard version of himself. Demonic and devilish, his only place in the popular imagination in India is as a flaming effigy crumbling in the fire.
 
There is definitely much more to the mythical king than his ten heads and his

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in