'Thotsakan and Sida', a short story by Sri Daoruang
The leading writer Sri Daoruang wrote six short stories under the title 'Tales of the Demon People'. In her collection of short stories about love and marriage, she places the characters and names from the classic Ramakien epic in today's Bangkok. Here is a translation of the first story in this short series.
The Ramayana and the Ramakien – part 5 (final)
The Ramayana is one of India's greatest and most epic stories, its roots go back some 2500 years. From India, various variants of the epic spread throughout Asia, including Thailand, where it became known as the Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์). You can see references to the epic in all sorts of places, but then you must of course know the story. So let's dive into this mythical epic in this series. Today part 5, the conclusion.
The Ramayana and the Ramakien – part 4
The Ramayana is one of India's greatest and most epic stories, its roots go back some 2500 years. From India, various variants of the epic spread throughout Asia, including Thailand, where it became known as the Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์). You can see references to the epic in all sorts of places, but then you must of course know the story. So let's dive into this mythical epic in this series. Today part 4. The…
The Ramayana and the Ramakien – part 3
The Ramayana is one of India's greatest and most epic stories, its roots go back some 2500 years. From India, various variants of the epic spread throughout Asia, including Thailand, where it became known as the Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์). You can see references to the epic in all sorts of places, but then you must of course know the story. So let's dive into this mythical epic in this series. Part 3 today.
The Ramayana and the Ramakien – part 2
The Ramayana is one of India's greatest and most epic stories, its roots go back some 2500 years. From India, various variants of the epic spread throughout Asia, including Thailand, where it became known as the Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์). You can see references to the epic in all sorts of places, but then you must of course know the story. So let's dive into this mythical epic in this series. Part 2 today.
The Ramayana and the Ramakien – part 1
The Ramayana is one of India's greatest and most epic stories, its roots go back some 2500 years. From India, various variants of the epic spread throughout Asia, including Thailand, where it became known as the Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์). You can see references to the epic in all sorts of places, but then you must of course know the story. So let's dive into this mythical epic in this series. Part 1 today.
The Ramakien: the Thai national epic with Indian roots
The Ramakien, the Thai version of the Indian Ramayana epic, written down from Sanskrit by the poet Valmiki more than 2.000 years ago, tells the timeless and universal story of the confrontation between good and evil.
Cambodia is taking off with UNESCO recognition at the expense of Thailand. It concerns the traditional Khon dance, which is now recognized as Cambodian heritage.