An Epic Indian at The British Library
Apr 19th, 2008 by Ashok
The British Library has kindly invited me to deliver the following presentation. This is the text from their official publicity material. It’s too early for it to go up yet on their website (the event is scheduled for September) but I thought I’d share the news here with fellow Epic Indians and Ramayana readers.
This will be my first public appearance outside India, ever. My first public appearance anywhere (including India) in over three years. And my first ever presentation and talk on my experiences and observations on retelling the Ramayana.
And yes, for those of you who are wondering, it means that I shall finally be getting a passport and travelling outside India for the first time in my life, at age 44.
More details in time.
1 September 2008 / 18.30 - 20.00 p.m.
CONFESSIONS OF AN EPIC INDIAN
ASHOK BANKER
in the Conference Centre
Ashok Banker is one of the most acclaimed names in contemporary Indian literature; reworking the myths, legends and itihasa of India into a genre best described as Epic Indian fiction. His internationally acclaimed and bestselling Ramayana series which began with Prince of Ayodhya (2003) is a spectacular re-telling of the ancient Sanskrit epic that blends vivid action and imaginative tableaus with beautifully imagined characters, sensitivity and intense drama. His other work extends to a major three-film adaptation of the books, an animated feature film also based on the Valmiki Ramayana, a comic book adaptation, and numerous other film, television, graphic novel, documentary, online, and book projects all drawing from the rich vein of Indian culture, in particular the Ramayana. In his first-ever appearance outside India, the author reads from, discusses his work and presents exclusive glimpses of his work on the Ramayana for various media.
