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- The TV show is credited as the catalyst in sparking a Hindu awakening across India, and bringing Hindu nationalism to the forefront of public and political spheres. Until the Ramayan was broadcast, religious TV programming was limited because India is a secular state, with all religions treated equally, as Rajagopal explains.
www.bbc.com/culture/article/20191022-the-tv-show-that-transformed-hinduism
May 4, 2020 · TV series from decades ago – including The Ramayan and Shaktimaan – are proving huge ratings hits in India. Rahul Verma explores why we’re drawn to the familiar in times of crisis.
Oct 29, 2016 · The Ramayana is a palimpsest of cultural, social, religious, philosophical and other impulses of the Indian society. You cannot get away from the story, the characters, the ideals represented in...
Oct 22, 2019 · The Ramayana’s special place in India’s cultural memory explains why the TV series became a phenomenon, but no one could have predicted that the Ramayan would become a participatory, weekly act...
The Ramayana (/ r ɑː ˈ m ɑː j ə n ə /; [1] [2] Sanskrit: रामायणम्, romanized: Rāmāyaṇam [3]), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other ...
- Valmiki
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Through the ages and civilizations, Rama and Ayodhya have not only been popular for the people of India but have also been inspirational for people across the world. The story of the Ramayana accompanied the ancient Indians who were master navigators and travelled the high seas frequently.
Jan 24, 2024 · Amid the frenzy around Ayodhya’s Ram mandir, a look back at the ‘Ramayan’ TV show made by filmmaker Ramanand Sagar in the 1980s and why it still resonates in India. There have been many who have played Lord Ram but Arun Govil’s portrayal remains the most popular.
Mar 30, 2020 · For 78 weeks between 1987 and 1988, India, courtesy Doordarshan, was hooked on a heavenly opiate: the Sunday morning serialisation of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Variously termed, the ...
