Mythological and historical figures seeing remarkable resurgence on TV

Because of the fictionalisation of content, the viewer is more entertained than educated. Are these shows succeeding in grabbing eyeballs?

A  dark-skinned goddess brandishes an axe at her consort. A prince and his bride exchange vows before the sacred fire and calmly slay enemies amid their wedding ritual. In a modern household, a woman stuns another by revealing that her feet aren’t on the ground.

These stray scenes are from Mahakali, Porus and Naagin 3, respectively, television shows that represent the differing genres of mythological, historical and fantasy drama. Back in the 1980s, Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan and B R Chopra's Mahabharat hooked audiences across classes to set a trend with two blockbuster epics. Today, a vibrant mix of mythological and historical