Indian history has long been marked by the conflict between the Aryan and Dravidian races, with the Aryans often symbolizing the Western colonizers who imposed their dominance over Dravidian societies for centuries. This historical power dynamic resulted in the marginalization of subaltern identities in India, positioning them on the periphery while the Aryan colonizers maintained control at the center. In the post-colonial era, literature began to actively challenge and deconstruct these entrenched power structures, giving a renewed voice to the subaltern and redefining Aryan and Dravidian identities. Indian culture and literature are deeply intertwined with myths and legends, which serve as the foundational elements—or the ‘axis mundi’—of the culture. Contemporary Indian mythological fiction often adopts a revisionist approach to reclaim identities lost to cultural imperialism. Anand Neelakantan’s Asura: Tale of the Vanquished reimagines the Ramayana by centering Ravana as the protagonist, framing the narrative from the perspective of the defeated—aptly termed by the author as “Ravanaya.” Ravana’s voice echoes