About this episode

In this episode, Manthara manipulates Queen Kaikeyi to disrupt King Dasarath's plans to crown Ram as the prince.

King Dasarath decides to appoint Ram as the crown prince of Ayodhya. In the palace interiors, the hunchback maid Manthara plants evil ideas in the mind of Queen Kaikeyi to thwart Dasarath's dreams. Written, directed, and narrated by Sudipta Bhawmik Music score and sound effects by Anirban Chakrabarty Audio engineering by Soumen Paul Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sudipta Bhawmik

Topics covered

• Ramayana
• mythology
• betrayal
• royalty
• family dynamics

Keywords

• Ramayana
• Manthara
• Kaikeyi
• King Dasarath
• crown prince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

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