{"id":11402,"date":"2026-03-23T08:58:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/?p=11402"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:58:51","slug":"a-a-manavalans-ramayana-a-comparative-study-of-ramakathas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/2026\/03\/23\/a-a-manavalans-ramayana-a-comparative-study-of-ramakathas\/","title":{"rendered":"A A Manavalan\u2019s \u2018Ramayana: A Comparative Study of Ramakathas\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b2ap3_large_book-review.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b2ap3_large_book-review.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b2ap3_large_book-review-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b2ap3_large_book-review-768x263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b2ap3_large_book-review-450x154.jpg 450w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b2ap3_large_book-review-800x273.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohan Ramanan&#8217;s review of &#8216;Ramayana: A Comparative Study of Ramakathas&#8217; translated by C T Indra &amp; Prema Jagannathan in The Critical Endeavour \u2014 an annual peer-reviewed research journal devoted to World Literatures in English, Bhasa Literatures, Main Stream English Literature, Indian English Literature, Literary Theories, and Translation Studies. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-1-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-1-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-1-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-1-450x305.jpg 450w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-1-800x541.jpg 800w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-2-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-2-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-2-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-2-450x305.jpg 450w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-2-800x541.jpg 800w, https:\/\/demo.crisscrosssolutions.in\/Vitasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Critical_Endeavour_January-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohan Ramanan&#8217;s review of &#8216;Ramayana: A Comparative Study of Ramakathas&#8217; 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