Staging history: New retellings measure up social leanings in ancient Sanskrit plays
- Posted on May 3, 2025
- By Financial Express
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Staging history: New retellings measure up social leanings in ancient Sanskrit plays
Separating the best examples of classical Sanskrit drama in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the retelling of the nine plays forges a mix of stories to open a window to a world that hasn’t changed much to advance social ethics even after nearly two millennia.
