Ep 11: Anand Neelakantan: Ravana as 'Sita’s father'
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Did Ravana abduct his “daughter” Sita to save her from a life of struggle with Ram? In this chat, https://www.facebook.com/itsanandneel, author of ‘Asura: Tale of the Vanquished’ talks of the...
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The bestselling author’s books include the ‘Bahubali’ trilogy; ‘Nala Damyanti’; ‘Vanara - The Legend of Bali, Sugreeva and Tara’; ‘Ajay - Duryodhana's Mahabharata’ series; ‘Valmiki's Women’. ‘Asura: Tale of the Vanquished’ was his debut novel. His upcoming works include ‘How to Live Life the Ravana Way’, ‘Devi’ and a ‘Many Ramayanas, Many Lessons’ series (on Audible).
Chapters
01:00 On Ramayana as a nuanced story, telling Ravan’s side
03:17 Heaven-hell vs Karma and the cyclical nature of time
05:30 Jain version of Ramayana & 32 versions where Sita is Ravana’s daughter
06:58 Pre-Bhakti era and later Ramayanas
08:50 Asuras vs Devas: The code of conduct
11:00 Ravana as the complete man
13:50 Ravana’s early family life; half-brother Kuber
14:50 Ravana as a tragic hero; no fatal flaw
16:50 Bhadra as co-narrator in his book ‘Asura’
18:24 Is there a message in Ravana’s life? A beautiful, complicated life
21:36 On Sita; limitations of writing for television
22:49 Sita’s abandonment through her viewpoint
24:00 Recommended books
26:50 Current projects
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