Are Mahabharata & Ramayana Linked? Author Anand Neelakantan Explains | FO 90 - Raj Shamani

Anand is also a columnist, screenwriter, and a public speaker. He is known for writing mythological fiction for TV & shows.

Hailing from Kerala, Anand resides in the city of Mumbai owing to his passion for writing.

In today’s episode of Figuring Out, Raj talks with Anand Neelakantan, one of India's top selling authors of over 10 books including the famous ‘bahubali.’

Anand Neelakantan wrote the official prequel series of novels for the Baahubali film series.

Being well versed with multiple editions of the ancient Indians epics, Anand shares with us some unheard stories from Ramayana & Mahabharat and compels us to view them from a fresh lens. He sheds light on how the visualization in TV has made us see the our epics from a restrained perspective and broadens the horizon of what all can be learnt from Ramayana & Mahabharata.

He discusses the cyclic nature of life and explains how karma has given its boon and bane to even the gods of our epic tales. He helps us understand the different ways of lives that Lord Rama & Lord Krishna have led and what are the outcomes of the two. This episode will be extremely enlightening for you, so make sure you watch it till the end!

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