👑 Was Ravana truly India’s greatest villain or a forgotten king, scholar and devotee?Demon to one tradition, hero to another. In Sri Lanka, he’s a city-builder; in Jain texts, a karmic soul. In the Ramayana, he dares abduct a queen, yet composes hymns to Shiva and medical treatises for healing.This reel strips away the one-dimensional demon image and dives into the untold history of Ravana: his reign in Lanka, his devotion to Shiva, his mastery of the Vedas, and why the Ramayana’s antagonist might actually be one of India’s most complex figures.From Valmiki’s Ramayana to lesser-known Sri Lankan, Jain and regional texts, discover the hidden side of Ravana - the ruler, the rebel, the scholar-king.Could the Ramayana’s “villain” actually be a mirror of our own ideas of power, dharma and defiance?💡 Save this post. Share it with someone who still thinks there’s only one Ravana.🎧 Deep Dive with Richa — your companion for history, myth, and everything unsaid.👉 Follow | Listen | Rediscove