Author: Kausiki Books
Publisher: Kausiki Books
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 513

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Author: ARSHIA SATTAR
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9353572584
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 659

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Valmiki's Ramayana, composed as early as 500 BCE, remains a story that speaks to every generation and continues to enthral millions of people in the Subcontinent and beyond.The noble prince Rama is exiled from Ayodhya on his stepmother's whim, and his loyal brother Lakshmana and beautiful wife, Sita, follow him into the forest despite the many dangers it holds. But when Sita is kidnapped by Ravana, king of the rakshasas, Rama must go deep into himself to find the physical and emotional resources he needs to rescue her.Apart from exploring the fundamental human question of how to be good, the Ramayana is also the story of a god who comes to earth to establish righteousness. The tension between Rama's essentially divine nature and his all too human trials makes this one of the most compelling epics in world literature.

Author: Vālmīki
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522

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Author: Vālmīki
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Author: Ranganayakamma
Publisher: Sweet Home Publications
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 800

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As the title indicates, this book is a critical study of an Indian epic, ëThe Ramayanaí. It proceeds in the same order as that of Sanskrit original consisting of : Bala kanda, Ayodhya kanda, Aranya kanda, Kishkindha kanda, Sundara kanda, Yuddha kanda and Uttara kanda. While Valmikiís Ramayana is composed of about 24,000 slokas (verses), ëRamayana the Poisonous Treeí consists of 16 stories, long and short, accompanied by 11 ëlinksí (narratives that ëlinkí the stories) and 504 foot-notes that show evidence from the Sanskrit original in support of the critique. Besides the main components of the text, this book has a long ëPrefaceí discussing the social essence of the epic in the context of history of evolution of human society from the ancient times to the modern times. The book also offers a critical review of the works of ësome earlier critics of Ramayanaí. The authoress describes Ramayana as a Poisonous Tree because it defends the autocratic rule of the kings against the people, their imperial expansion by invading other weak kingdoms, exploitation of the poor by the rich, oppression of lower castes by upper castes, aggression of the civilized non-tribal communities against primitive tribal communities, male chauvinism against women, superstitious beliefs against the rational thinking, fathersí domination over sons, elder brothersí superiority over younger brothers and so on. She substantiated her arguments by providing hundreds of foot notes from the Sanskrit original. She characterizes the culture of Ramayana as predominantly ëfeudalí in nature with an admixture of remnants of primitive ëtribalí culture. The book, it is hoped, will be of interest to both academic and non-academic circles. It is relevant to the students, teachers and researchers who are connected with such disciplines as South Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature, Comparative Religions, Indology, Literary Criticism and so on. It is also relevant to the social and political activists who would like to disseminate ëprogressiveí ideas among the people who are subjected to various forms of inequality: Class, Caste, Gender, Race, Ethnicity. Ranganayakamma (born 1939) is a writer of novels, stories and essays in Telugu. She has published about 60 books.

Author: Irma Schotsman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 928

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Author: Vālmīki
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1933

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Author: dr.akila sivaraman
Publisher: GIRI Trading Agency Private
ISBN: 9788179503973
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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Verse work in praise of Murugan, Hindu deity; retold.

Author: Vālmīki
Publisher:
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Category : Epic poetry, Sanskrit
Languages : en
Pages : 610

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Author: Vālmīki
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780865476950
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 724

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One of the ancient world's great verse epics is retold in energetic English prose in this sparkling volume.