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The present study focuses on the retellings in Indian mythology with special reference to the tales of Ramayana and how these tales have gone through a change over the years. Mythological works which are actually rigid in nature have been going through many interpretations in the various parts of culture. Ramayana itself has 300 versions of itself. While we may have seen many different tales and interpretations revolving around the epic Ramayana, this particular book of Devdutt Pattanaik retells the epic, drawing attention to the many oral, visual and written retellings composed in different times, different places, by different poets, each one trying to solve the puzzle in their own unique way. The authors today have also tried to change the forms of conventional mythology to address the contemporary issues of today. Even though the retellings are changing with a different face each time the core essence of the story remains the same. There will be a continuous upsurge in the mythological content as long as the faith and culture is intact in the society. The researcher has tried to study the aspects involving the constant demand for the mythological tales in present generation with a qualitative approach, the aspects been social, political, cultural and commercial. The researcher also has analysed the content varying in the tales of Ramayana with special reference to the book Sita a book by Devdutt Pattanaik, a modern day writer and revival of mythology.