Nina Paley, blog here, has made an animation of Sita's abduction as told in the Ramayana. This is the trailer to Sita sings the Blues, the whole animation can be found here. As one might expect, the comments from the fundies, progressives, Hindu nationalists, copyright lawyers, etc, are quite similar. (don't you be messin' with our parish) That deadweight aside, it looks like something that both kids and adults might enjoy.
(monkey-mind alert) Personally, I'm predicting that the next trend in tableware will be a combination of Indian style service items crossed with an art deco look. Italian moderne is nice, but the hotspot seems to be moving East. ( clue: they still manufacture things in India, as opposed to making baroque financial schemes and viral memes. )
