Ravana now enters the scene, suave and dignified as would befit one whose father was from the higher class and who had received initiation into advanced scholarship.
While the Ramkatha singers are all praise for Rama's many battles with the Rakshasas (demons), the vignette in Kathakali dance shows the fierce fights between Man and Demon, with defeat writ large for the latter. With Salim Ghouse as Rama, Pallavi Joshi as Sita, Ravi Jhankal as Lakshmana, Om Puri as Ravana, Sulakshana Khatri as Surpanakha, Ajit Karkare and Ravindra Sathe as Singers Summary: Based on Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India
