Dec 15 2019 to Dec 15 2019 5 p.m.

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Where

Atta Galatta Bookstore

178, 5th Main Rd, Binnamangala, Hoysala Nagar, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560038

Event Description

Blurb

When Rama’s ring falls down a crack in the floor, Hanuman makes himself tiny and leaps in after it. In the heart of the earth, he learns an eternal truth about Rama.

When Draupadi is humiliated by Dushasana in the Kaurava court, help comes from an unexpected quarter.

Over the centuries, the Ramayana and Mahabharata have been written in different Indian languages to enable them to reach a wider audience. Poets like Tulsidas, Kamban and Krittibas Ojha penned down their own versions of these stories in the common language of their regions. The tribal communities also had their versions in the form of songs and plays that their people could connect to.

In this special collection, Amar Chitra Katha brings together nine stories from alternate tellings of the two great Indian epics. While some tellings are poetic masterpieces in their own right, others are simple folk versions passed down from one generation to the next.

Writers

Niranjana Sivaram was part of the editorial team in Amar Chitra Katha. She has written stories for Amar Chitra Katha's 'Shakti: Tales of the Mother Goddess' and 'Legend and Lore: Regional Folktales of India'. 'Rama's Ring' is her third comic book. She is currently pursuing her master's degree in Hyderabad.

Sanjana Kapur enjoys interacting with children. She has conducted various workshops and story-telling sessions in different schools across India. She is always on the lookout for new stories to tell and has written several comic books and picture books for Amar Chitra Katha. She is the Deputy Editor at Amar Chitra Katha and never tires of telling people that she writes comics for a living!