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The Myth of Rama Setu & Truth of the Sethu Canal

தொகுதி 3, வெளியீடு 2 | ஏப்ரல் 2023 - சூன் 2023

Prof. Kannabiran Ravishankar

University of Paris, France


Kannabiran, R. 2023. “The Myth of Rama Setu & Truth of the Sethu Canal”. Dravida Pozhil – Journal of Dravidian Studies 3 (2): 15-56.


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References & Further Reading:

  • Valmiki, Shrimad Valmiki Ramayana – Vol. 1 & 2 (Book 1 Ch. 2 Verse 14) - Gita Press Gorakhpur, 1998
  • Shantilal Nagar, Jain Ramayana: Paumacaryu (Rendering into English from Apabhrmsa) - BR Publishing, 2004
  • N. Vanamamalai (Pillai), The Legend of Ram Setu and Rameshwaram - V. Narayanan and Bror., 1929
  • Paula Richman, Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia - University of California Press, 1991
  • Gregory M Clines, Jain Ramayana Narratives: Moral Vision and Literary Innovation – Routledge, 2022
  • Hasmukhlal Dhirajlal Sankalia, Ramayana: Myth or Reality? - People's Publishing House, 1973
  • Zachary Karabell, Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal – Vintage Books, 2004
  • EKG Nambiar & V Suryanarayan, Sethu Samudram Project: Divergent Perspectives – (Centre for Indian Ocean Studies) University of Calicut, 2005
  • CV Venkateswaran, Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (Part 1: Report & Estimate) – Ministry of Transport & Shipping, Government of India, 1968

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