This international Ramayana conference will examine the retelling and manifestation of the epic in diverse ancient and modern textual traditions, visual and performing arts as well as popular cultures of Asia. The conference also features a section on Ramayana in performance theatre such as the Chinese opera and Ramayana in modern Indonesian dance. This two-day conference features eminent scholars and performers, including Robert Goldman (Professor of Sanskrit, UC Berkeley) as the keynote speaker. Other speakers include: John and Mary Brockington; Paula Richman; Mandakranta Bose; Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof; Ratan Parimoo; Chua Soo Pong; Mary Heston; Vittorio Roveda; Sandria Freitag; Gauri Krishnan; Fabio Rambelli; Vidyut Aklujkar; Marshall Clark; Rachel Loizeau; Siri Ramaswami and Sardono Kusumo.

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