Ravana’s sister, Surpanakha, the brazen and deformed, demonic figure — a character from the epic Ramayana whom we are accustomed to vilify and dislike. For most, she’s responsible for manipulating the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The nineteenth-century chitrakathis ...

“It was hard. It was hard finding the real meaning of beauty. I was so proud of my beauty. You don’t know how much I adored my nose. The sharp noses of you, Aryans, looked strange to me. There’s ...

Rakul Preet Singh is likely to step into one of mythology’s most misunderstood roles, Surpanakha, in Namit Malhotra’s ambitious adaptation of ‘Ramayana’. While the epic comes with grand heroes and ...

It’s great fun to read Ramayan by politicians and activists. Right-wing Hindutva folks will go out of their way to be apologists as to why the mutilation of the nose of a sexually-demanding woman such ...

A contemporary dance work based on kathak includes a stand-up comedy style narration, and tells the story of the mythological character from multiple perspectives "I Know it's all about inner beauty, ...

Simran Keswani November 7, 2025 4:58 PM IST Do you know this actress who once played Surpanakha, worked alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Jitendra, and later disappeared from the industry? Find her name ...

Did we ever think how beautiful was Raavan’s sister Surpanakha? According to Hindu mythology is known to be the most beautiful woman. You have seen many times female played Surpanakha character but ...

Kubbra Sait clarified that she auditioned for the role of Surpanakha in the Ranbir Kapoor starrer 'Ramayana' but didn't secure the part. She expressed her excitement about the opportunity while ...

Madhya Pradesh Culture and Tourism Minister Usha Thakur came out in support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya's remark about calling girls and women ...

New Delhi: The junior home minister shared a video clip showing a laughing Surpanakha that mysteriously disappeared after charges were levelled that he was comparing her with Congress MP Renuka ...

Lucknow: The BSP-Samajwadi Party experiment in the heartland has been greeted with two telltale responses: the polarisation card and a vituperative outburst. If Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi ...