Why do we still watch the Ramayan? | Ramayan Analysis Part 1

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Timestamps
0:00 Welcome Back!
1:49 Introduction
4:57 Why Do We Love It?
8:36 The Rise of “Popular Piety”
11:35 Ramayan (1987)
16:36 Ramayan (2008)
19:38 Siya Ke Ram (2015)
21:35 Final Thoughts + Poetry

A Few Versions of the Ramayan
1. Valmiki’s Ramayan: “The Ramayan of Valmiki” by Valmiki and Ralph Griffith, M.A: http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=B...

2. Tulsidas’ Ramayan: Shri Ramcharitmanas (English) by Goswami Tulsidas: http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=2...

3. Abridged Ramayan (still great): "Ramayana" by C. Rajagopalachari (2007); http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=8...

Research Papers
1. Cusack, Carole M. "The Gods on Television: Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, Politics and. Popular Piety in Late Twentieth-century India." Handbook of Hyper-Real Religions (2012): 279-297.
2. Dwivedi, Amitabh Vikram. "Ramayan a, TV Version." (2018).
3. Kumar, Ravi (2007); “Ramayan Around The World”
4. Mankekar, Purnima. "Screening Culture, Viewing Politics." (2000).
5. Millar, Notolie. "Bollywood Myths and Fantasies."

Poetry
1. Dass, Nirmal (Translator). “Songs of Kabir from the Adi Granth.” SUNY Press, NY
2. Smith, Paul (2013). “Bhakti Poetry of India: An Anthology.”

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