Author: V Raghvan
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 727
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788126027361
Description
The Ramayana is one of the germinal sources linking the different cultures of the Indian subcontinent and the various nations of Asia. The story of Rama has pervaded deep into almost all regions, faiths and languages of Asia.
Sahitya Akademi, the most prestigious National Academy of letters in India ,considered it befitting to organize an international seminar in 1975 at New Delhi which proved to be culturally and intellectually rewarding exercise with the participation of over forty scholars from eleven countries, each an authority on the Ramayana lore in his language and region. The Ramayana Tradition in Asia is a unique collection of the papers presented at the seminar.
Contents
Preface
Programme of the Seminar
The Ramayana in Sanskrit Literature by V. Raghavan
The Old Javanees Ramayana, its Composer and Composition by Soewito Santoso
The Role of the Sacred Book in ReligionùThe Ramayana by Harry H. Buck
Ramacaritamanasa and its Relevance to Modern Age by Rev. C. Bulcke
Validity of the Ramayana Values by Sukumari Bhattacharji
Ramayana Manuscripts of Different Versions by U.P. Shah
The Migration of the Ramayana Story to Indonesia and some problems connected with the structure and contents of the Old Javanese Ramayana by Himansu Bhusan Sarkar
The Malaysian Ramayana in performance by Amin Sweeney
Ramayana in Malaysia by Ismail Hussein
The Ramayana in the Philippines by Jaun R. Francisco
The Ramayana Tradition in Kannada by V. Sitaramiah
Ramayana in Malayalam Literature and Folk-Lore by N.V. Krishna Warrior
Ramayana in Telugu Literature and Folk-Lore by C.R. Sarma
Jain Ramayanas and their Sources by V.M. Kulkarni
The Ramayana-Its Character, Genesis, History Expansion and Exodus by Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Ramayana in that Theatre by Chamlong Sarapadnuke
The Ramayana in Laos (Vientiane Version) by Kamala Ratnam
The Khvay Thuaraphi by Sachidanand Sahai
Ramayana in Burmess Literature and Arts by U. Thein Hand and U. Khin Zaw
Re-Creations of the Ramayana in Tamil and Hindi by S. Shankar Raju Naidu
Ramayana in Inscriptions by D.C. Sircar
Textual Theme of Ramayana in Japan by Prof. Minoru Hara
Ramayana in Nepali by Kamala Sankrityayan
Ramayana in Sinhala Literature and Its Folk Version by J.Tilakasiri
The Ramayana and its Impact on Gujarati Literature by Prof. Umashankar Joshi
Sri Ramayana in Tamilnadu in Art, throught and literature by R. Nagaswamy
Ramayana in Srilanka and Lanka of the Ramayana by C.E. Godakumbura
Tulasi-Dasa's Ramacaritamanas and Hindi and its Relationship to the Sanskrit Version of Valmiki The Tamil Version of Kamban, and that Version of King Rama I by S. Singaravelu
Bhusundi Ramayana and its Influence on the Mediaeval Ramayana Literature by Bhagwati Prassad Singh
Ramcharitamanas and the Performing Tradition of Ramayana by Induja Awasthi
Ramavatar (Ramayana) By Guru Gobind Singh by Baljit Tulsi
Ramayana in Kashmir Literature and Folk-Lore by P.N. Pushp
The Ramayana in Bengal by Bhabatosh Datta
Rama-Literature in Orissa and Its Influence on Indonesia by K.C. Sahoo
Ramayana in Manipuri Literature and Folk-Lore by E.Nilakanta Singh
Ramayana in Assamese Literature by Biswanarayan Shastri
Oral Tradition of the Ramayana in Bengal by Asutosh Bhattacharya
Ramayana in Oriya Literature and Oral Tradition by Nilamani Mishra
The Ramayana in Indian Sculpture by C. Sivaramamurti
Ramayana, the Epic of Asia by Lokesh Chandra
Ramayana in Mongolia by T. S. Damdinsuren
The Ramayana Tradition and the Performing Arts by Suresh Awasthi
Ramayana in Sculpture and Paintings in Thailand by M.C. Subhadradis Diskul
Ramayana in the Arts of Asia by Kapila Vatsyayan
List of Participants
Index