Audrey TruschkeNov 11, 2019

Let's do another round on #Ramayana questions. One never exhausts this subject, truly.

Last time, I commented on modern retellings, Rama's birthplace, English translations of Valmiki's text, Shambuka's story, and the number of versions of the story.

If you have follow-up questions or others, have at it. I'll do my best to answer the first five questions. #MastodonThread #Thread #history

Show threadDravidaryan
@audreytruschke are south Indians portrayed as monkeys in Ramayana? Assuming the events did happen, it is plausible the dark complexioned southerners were mischievously portrayed as monkeys in later retellings of the Ramayana while the original could have had them as human?
Nov 11, 2019 at 8:17pmTusky
Show threadHarshaNov 13, 2019
@audreytruschke did Rama cry when he went about looking sita after the abduction by ravana