It’s because our ancestors saw the world in a much more nuanced way - real life has shades of grey and there are things to learn even from those you would call “villains”. There is no exact translation for the word “evil” in Vedic Sanskrit, which is the language of our ancestors. He is almost the misunderstood hero what was your idea going into this?Īmish: “Evil” is a very loaded word. You don’t really use the word “evil” to describe him.
But our most ancient scripture, the Rigveda, says, “ekam sat vipra bahudha vadanti” – the truth is one, but the wise men speak it as many! YSW: Your approach to Raavan is quite interesting. Controversy erupts when there’s a belief that there’s space only for one truth, not multiple truths. I am deeply proud of our ancient culture and I genuinely worship the gods and goddesses that I write on, so then there’s no need for any controversy. And all my books are written with respect.
The key thing is one must do it with respect. I always say this, I am not being less Indian. Amish: The approach of looking at the stories of our gods and goddesses and reinterpreting them is a very rich Indian tradition.
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