![]() ![]() This examination references existing research on the history of Amar Chitra Katha comics and their representation of women characters, while additionally applying the lenses of gender and film theory in its approach. This paper examines visuals of this particular scene as illustrated in comics on the Ramayana story published by Amar Chitra Katha. When her nose and ears are cut off as punishment for perceived sexual transgressions, it sets in motion a chain of events that form the remainder of the Ramayana’s storyline. Cast as a demoness and the female abject in this narrative, Surpanakha serves as a crucial turning point in the larger epic. The mutilation of Surpanakha is a well known plot point in the Hindu epic Ramayana. ![]()
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