Mythic Past, Resonating In the Present

July 4, 2010

Author: Somini Sengupta

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/movies/04mahabhrata.html?pagewanted=1&ref=religion_and_belief

Can an epic poem, composed more than 2,000 years ago and transcribed in an ancient language that only a handful of people can read, thrive in the age of Twitter?

In India, yes. And not just one epic but two.

The most talked-about movies in India this summer are based on the two great epics of Hinduism: the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.