For many Indians it is history and heritage, for others it is about tradition and faith and for others it is mythology. The point is what, you belief or ideology is, there is something that almost everybody should agree with. It is not possible to completely understand India without understanding of the significance of Ramayana. Now a TV show based on Ramayana is breaking viewership records. Gulf news which is Dubai based newspaper, published an article saying that Ramayana had nearly six times viewers then HBOs most watched episode the finale of Game of Thrones. According to news and data, an estimated 13.6 million viewers watched the last episode of GOT (Game of Thrones).
On April 30th a public broadcast in India. Doordarshan (DD) tweeted that this resulted in Ramayana being the most watched entertainment show in the world. Something else worth knowing is that during the lockdown, the show was aired for a first time in 33 years. On April 16 it brought in 7.6 crores viewers. Earlier, the Wall Street Journal had published an article the started as Hollywood battle for subscribers in the worldwide streaming binge brought on by the pandemic, reruns of a 1980s religious drama from a state run broadcaster has emerged as a surprise hit in India. Quite visible the news of the TV show breaking viewership records was a reason for celebrating for many Indians, but it appeared that this story fail to interest most global media outlets.
Apart from a little most did not report the development. According to the South East Asia center of University of Washington said that the story of Rama about a prince and his long hero's journey is one of the world's great epic. It begins in India and spread among many countries throughout Asia. Each country in South East Asia has created a unique version of the story as it has become a prominent part of the culture in these regions. Each version reflects the values, and beliefs of that particular culture. This has resulted in hundreds of variations of the story of Rama though out Asia particularly in Southeast Asia. In Cambodia, the version that is popular refers to Rama as Phreah Ream and Sita is known as Neang Seda. One of the most favorite parts for those in Cambodia is the encounter that took place between Hanuman and sovann maccha.
In Indonesia, the name of the city of Yogyakarta is a translation of Ayodhya. The Story of a Phra Ram has become the national Epic for the people in Laos because it holds so much importance to them. Phra Ram is considered a previous incarnation (a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or quality) of Gautam Buddha and is regarded as the epitome of moral leadership and a true follower of his Dharma. likewise, Malaysia Myanmar Philippines and Thailand have their own versions of the Ramayana as its popularity and culture legacy goes beyond the current geographical borders of India.
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