ragini sharma
BSW, MSW, PHD Independent researcher engaged with education about Hindu civilization, racism and Hinduphobia.
President, Canadian Organization for Hindu Heritage Education. Please go to
cohhe.org
Address: Canada
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Address: Canada
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From ancient times, the influence of the story of Rama, while rooted in India, spread throughout Asia. Crossing barriers of geographical borders, languages and cultures, the Ramayana has been adapted and recreated in congruence with the local beliefs, social practices and cultural ethos. Throughout South-East Asia people accepted the eternal values of morality and justice as expressed in the Ramayana and the Ramayana became an integral part of the art, heritage and folk culture of those countries.
An estimated 300 retellings and translations exist today and some notable ones are mentioned below. Numerous scholars have studied these indigenous renditions in comparison to the original version of the Ramayana composed by Sage Valmiki, thousands of years ago. Be it as a manifestation of God or simply as a legendary hero of myths and folktales, Rama is an immensely revered and inspirational figure to people in their daily lives across the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia. The Ramayana even today is widely celebrated in daily rituals and practices and through diverse mediums such as storytelling, art, music, theatre, masks, puppetry, paintings, sculptures and architecture.
From ancient times, the influence of the story of Rama, while rooted in India, spread throughout Asia. Crossing barriers of geographical borders, languages and cultures, the Ramayana has been adapted and recreated in congruence with the local beliefs, social practices and cultural ethos. Throughout South-East Asia people accepted the eternal values of morality and justice as expressed in the Ramayana and the Ramayana became an integral part of the art, heritage and folk culture of those countries.
An estimated 300 retellings and translations exist today and some notable ones are mentioned below. Numerous scholars have studied these indigenous renditions in comparison to the original version of the Ramayana composed by Sage Valmiki, thousands of years ago. Be it as a manifestation of God or simply as a legendary hero of myths and folktales, Rama is an immensely revered and inspirational figure to people in their daily lives across the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia. The Ramayana even today is widely celebrated in daily rituals and practices and through diverse mediums such as storytelling, art, music, theatre, masks, puppetry, paintings, sculptures and architecture.