But the Asura Puranas paint him differently—a devoted Shiva worshipper, a scholar of immense wisdom, and a king who opposed the oppressive rule of the Devas. In the Asura scriptures, Ravana’s ...

Wanna become an undisputed Asura champion? That’s nice. Now, go stand at the end of the line and wait for your turn. Asura is a game full of wannabe fighters who claim to have what it takes to ...

Ravana was the asura king of Lanka, bestowed with a boon from Lord Brahma and gifted with an invincible sword by Lord Shiva himself. Yet, as he watched Rama fight tirelessly with preternatural ...

It is important to understand why Indra made the offer to the Asura king for co-ruling? What compelled him to do so after his victory over Asuras? Why couldn’t he rule alone? The reason lies in ...

I don’t know why there weren’t pronouncements from the hilltops when “Asura,” the new series from the great Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda (“Nobody Knows,” “Our Little Sister ...