Source: Hinduism Today
OXFORD, ENGLAND, November 17, 2001: “In my opinion,” writes A. Khaitan of Oxford University, “The ‘Theft of Sita’ play is nothing more than an attempt to disparage what the Hindu epic, Ramayana, is about. I saw the play tonight (in Oxford) and was utterly disgusted. Far from sticking to the true Ramayana, the play made references to Sita as a prostitute and had inappropriate sexual innuendo tied in throughout. I asked for my money back. The Ramayana should not be used as a literary device for anything, especially considering its sacred value to Hindus and the ease in which others can misinterpret the epic. If the same happened about a Islamic event, people in Oxford would have been up in arms!”