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A. K. Ramanujan, an eminent Indian poet, folklorist, and scholar, made a seminal contribution to the study of Indian folktales through his structural and comparative approaches. One of his most significant theoretical contributions lies in his taxonomy—or classification—of Indian folktales. This taxonomy helps scholars, teachers, and students understand the thematic, cultural, and formal patterns that govern Indian oral narratives. Ramanujan’s work is grounded in a deep sensitivity to linguistic plurality, regional traditions, and the transmission of folklore across time and geography. Ramanujan’s taxonomy does not merely list types of tales but offers a structural and cultural framework. He suggests that Indian folktales are not just stories told for amusement; they are carriers of cultural codes, gender roles, social norms, and cosmological beliefs. In his essay “Three Hundred Ramayanas” and other folkloristic writings, he outlines the necessity to interpret tales not in isolation but in relation to their variants, performances, and tellers. This pedagogical approach insists on examining folktales within the multilingual, multicultural context of India, where a single narrative may exist in dozens of forms with local idioms, religious inflections, _____ ________ __________ _____ _________ __________ _______ ________ ______ _____ ______ ___.
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