Tag: rama
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Pondering Over yayati.
Storytellers and psychologists have explored the rivalry of a child with the same sex parent. In the Indian context we have some very interesting examples Dr.Devdutt Pattnaik likes to call it a reverse Oedipus complex where the father makes a demand of the son. Somehow there are some interesting patterns here. Let us look at…
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Sita-Ahalya-Tadaka
The Ramayana talks of three women. Tadaka she was killed by Rama Ahalya was supposed to have been redeemed by Rama Sita the spouse. Somewhere these women are not given their due. No matter what symbolization or explanation we give it is only a document of power play and oppression. Assuming that Ramayana is a…
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