There was a time in India when an entire generation gathered in front of their television sets on Sunday mornings to tune into Doordarshan.   They convened to watch Ramanand Sagar’s retelling of The Ramayana. Over the years, we have watched multifarious versions of the epic — from the traditional Ramlila to other modernist adaptations. Tales from the epic have been told from the point of view of different characters and sometimes, the characters themselves have also been reimagined. 

Stills from previous stagings