Reading Notes: Ramayana Part A

Rama and Bharata meet in the Jungle: Image

Rama and Bharata

Bharata is a real one. He literally had the throne handed to him and he still declined AND called his mom out for trying to steal the throne from Rama. I did find it funny just how much everyone loves Rama, like the man seems to be unable to do anything wrong (except for Manthara of course, and even then the story phrases it like she kind of deserved her "smiting"). I think it would be pretty funny to play on Rama and Bharata's tight bond in my retelling, and essentially recreate them as caricatures of a "bromance" meme. I could maybe make it to where they aren't brothers, but instead friends that are classic "dudebro" stereotypes and make the story much more lighthearted and comedic in tone. The stakes would probably not be as high in my retelling as they are in the original story, but I would probably make it to where Rama and Bharata both act just as dramatically as if it is a life-changing event.

Bibliography: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie (1913).

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