In Thailand version of Ramayana doesn’t end with killing of Ravana

Bhopal(Madhya Pradesh): For the Thais, Ramayana is just a literary work, which is staged in a dramatic adaptation for entertainment purposes and it doesn’t end with killing of Ravana, Powinee  Boonser, a professor in the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Thammasat University, Thailand.

Powinee, along with another female professor of the University and four students, were in the city to stage a dance drama ‘The Advances of Samnakkha’ at the ongoing International Ramleela Festival at Ravindra Bhavan on Wednesday.

Powinee told the Free Press that the tale of the life and works of Rama is called ‘Ramakien’ (which means Glory of Rama) in Thailand. It is an ancient text, based on the Buddhist Dasaratha Jataka.

“You may call it the Thai version of the Ramayana,” said Powinee, adding that “the basic theme of Ramakien is the same as that of Ramayana though there are some…