AGRA, INDIA, March 17, 2009: In Bangladesh, the Ramayana is the most popular performing art form, says a leading playwright of the country. “The Indian epic exists in harmony a variety of indigenous folk arts,” says Saymon Zakaria.
ҁt least eight versions of the Ramayana, mostly folklore-based performances, are enacted in the countryside of Bangladesh. It is one of the most popular epics in the country, surpassing even the Mahabharata in its ratings,ӠZakaria told IANS./phr /