Week 9 Discussion
Completion requirements
Due: Friday, 23 October 2020, 5:00 PM
1. Using multiple examples from both of Tuesday's readings, discuss how the Rāmāyaṇa story has been and is used for political ends. Why has the epic (and especially the figure of Ram (Rāma)) been so successful for this end? Why is this problematic?
2. From Thursday's reading, what is the "different pattern of relationship between the story of Rama and Muslims elsewhere in India?" How does acknowledging these contributions disrupt the political narrative about Ram and India discussed in Tuesday's articles?
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