Ravana humbled : an arrogant king finds new friends
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Mumbai : Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd., 2019. Description: 31pISBN: 9788184822823Subject(s): Mythology | Indian epic -- RamayanaDDC classification: 82-343 Online resources: Reviews Summary: The three stories retold in this Chitra Katha anticipate in a sense, the tragedy that was to strike Ravana, the Rakshasa king, when he abducted Sita and took on an adversary like Rama. Ravana failed to learn the lessons of humility from these early confrontations. These encounters are significant as one is on the divine level, another on the human and a third on the simian. It is, however, to Ravana's credit that he came out unscathed in each of these encounters, richer in alliances and friendships.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Children's Collection | NISER LIBRARY 2nd Floor - Children's Collection | 82-343 SAR-R (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 25481 |
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The three stories retold in this Chitra Katha anticipate in a sense, the tragedy that was to strike Ravana, the Rakshasa king, when he abducted Sita and took on an adversary like Rama. Ravana failed to learn the lessons of humility from these early confrontations. These encounters are significant as one is on the divine level, another on the human and a third on the simian. It is, however, to Ravana's credit that he came out unscathed in each of these encounters, richer in alliances and friendships.
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