{"id":15241,"date":"2025-07-09T10:40:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T05:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/?p=15241"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T05:11:26","slug":"a-ramayana-for-the-dark-age-of-kali-superheroes-science-fiction-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/a-ramayana-for-the-dark-age-of-kali-superheroes-science-fiction-myth\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ramayana For The Dark Age of Kali: Superheroes, Science Fiction &#038; Myth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">We were pleased to host a discussion by Roma Chatterji on the evolving life 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