On the occasion of Dussehra, Simi Garewal stirred an unexpected debate online with a post on her X handle. In a surprising note, she praised Ravan, calling him "slightly naughty" and claiming he was ...
Ravan, the demon king of Lanka and the main antagonist in the Ramayana, is often remembered as the villain who abducted Sita and was ultimately slain by Lord Rama. But beyond this familiar tale lies a ...
Every epic carries more than one truth. In Jain tradition, the Ramayanis not just a tale of kings and wars, but a mirror of inner battles – pride, passion, and karm. In Jain Ramayan, Ravan is not ...
Each year, Dussehra celebrates the destruction by fire of Ravana — Lanka's ten-headed king — in the ritual of Ravan Dahan. In 2025, the festival will fall on October 2, when giant effigies of Ravana ...
On Thursday, October 2, 2025, as the effigy of Ravana burns for Dussehra, it's easy to see him as a one-dimensional villain. But the ten heads of the demon king were not just a monstrous feature; they ...