Alice In Wonderland’s Continuing Cross-Cultural Relevance. By VIKAS DATTA. It was a whimsical tale, spun on a tranquil summer afternoon boat ride in 1862, to entertain three young girls.

Jonathan Miller's 1966 adaptation of Carroll's fantasy masterpiece has a sitar soundtrack from Ravi Shankar, a dreamlike Victorian atmosphere and a cast to die for (Peter Cook, John Gielgud, Peter ...