Ravana, or Ravan, as he is known across the Palk Strait, means different things to different audiences. In Sri Lanka, he is a ...

Which god did Ravan kill? Ravan had pleased Mahadev through his penance and acquired such powers that he started giving orders to the gods. When a god did not obey his orders, he imprisoned him. Why ...

Was Lanka truly the golden kingdom of Ravana, or is the truth far more complex than the legends suggest? Drawing insights from the Surya Siddhanta and the interpretations of Bala Sankuratri, this ...

Ravana is usually remembered through a single moment of his life, his defeat in the Ramayana. Every year, his effigy is burned to symbolise the victory of good over evil. But Indian tradition has ...