Ask any Indian child who Raavan is, and the answer is quick: the ten-headed demon king who kidnapped Sita and was ultimately ...

But have we ever paused to ask—was Ravana’s burning truly a part of our ancient tradition? Or is this fiery spectacle a more recent addition to our celebrations?While history celebrates Lord ...

As part of their Diwali celebrations, ISWA, the Indian Society of Western Australia, was planning to burn an effigy of Ravana. This was not acceptable to the Tamils living in Western Australia.