03 February 2016, 05:30 am
Beyond Borders: On The Sri Lanka Ramayana Trail
Programme Type
Discussions
Speaker: Shri Anand Sethi, electronics engineer, International Development Finance professional, itinerant traveller, writer/author on history of technology and military history
 
Chair: Ambassador K.V. Rajan, Convenor, India Discussion Group
 
Chief Guest: Prof Lokesh Chandra, President, ICCR
 
A fascinating and unusual travelogue covering the most important sites in Sri Lanka mentioned in most of the over 320 versions of the Ramayana. The presentation does not take a view or opinion, either for or against, of the historical and geographical authenticity of what is stated in the Ramayana