i remember reading a Malayalam book some years back.the theme depicted there was similar to what you have pointed out.except that the writer took pains to justify ravana and demoralize Rama
Yes Ramayana would be nothing without Ravana. and yes he is worshiped at many places. But he was a very knowledgeable man , just because of his mistakes he lost his credentials and is now not known for his merits but his mistakes. this goes to show how our mistakes in life can ruin all our good deeds and credits. so before doing any deed we should think twice.
Yes Ramayana would be nothing without Ravana. and yes he is worshiped at many places. But he was a very knowledgeable man , just because of his mistakes he lost his credentials and is now not known for his merits but his mistakes. this goes to show how our mistakes in life can ruin all our good deeds and credits. so before doing any deed we should think twice.
Everyone does good as well as bad. Nobody is ultimately remembered for good or bad. One is remembered more for success. History favors the success and is written accordingly. In olden times, there was no free press or media. Hence, the court poets would write favoring the victor. As Rama won, literature favors him. If Ravana had won, all literature would make Ravana a hero and Rama would be villain. Rather, there would be epic 'Ravanayan' praising Ravan and condemning Rama for invading Lanka.
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Yes Ramayana would be nothing without Ravana. and yes he is worshiped at many places. But he was a very knowledgeable man , just because of his mistakes he lost his credentials and is now not known for his merits but his mistakes. this goes to show how our mistakes in life can ruin all our good deeds and credits. so before doing any deed we should think twice.
Everyone does good as well as bad. Nobody is ultimately remembered for good or bad. One is remembered more for success. History favors the success and is written accordingly. In olden times, there was no free press or media. Hence, the court poets would write favoring the victor. As Rama won, literature favors him. If Ravana had won, all literature would make Ravana a hero and Rama would be villain. Rather, there would be epic 'Ravanayan' praising Ravan and condemning Rama for invading Lanka.
what you have explained holds true in history. in history the winner gets the chance to rewrite a story.
but in mythology , the hero or the good part will win ultimately. the story which many believes to be true and many others believes as just a belief in my opinion will always have rama wining and ravan losing.
