July 24, 2008 When the British Library realised that the condition of the Mewar manuscripts, which they'd had in their possession since 1840, were rapidly deteriorating, it was decided to unbind the series of over 100 illustrations. The 17th century Mewar manuscript had never been exhibited before, and the unbinding presented an opportunity to display these incredibly detailed miniature paintings depicting every scene from the 24,000 verse Ramayana. The British Library invited Tara Arts, the first 'Asian' theatre group in Britain, to design the exhibition. Jatinder Verma, artistic director of Tara Arts, talks to Venetia Ansell about the exhibition and the Ramayana today. [snip] 'The Ramayana: Love and Valour in India's Great Epic' is on at the Pearson Gallery in The British Library until 14th September 2008 http://venetiaansell.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/interview-jatinder-verma/ --- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India