Author: P Banerjee
Publisher: Sundeep Prakashan
Year: 1986
Language: English
Pages: 501
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8185055912
Description
The present book in two volumes is a monumental work on the Rama theme. The life of Rama, his great courage and qualities and his ideal rule based on truth and justice has exercised a profound influence not only on the life and thought of the Indian people but also of many neighbouring countries.
The author discusses in Chapter I, the origin and growth of the Rama legend, its endless variations and ramifications, the nature, extent and poetic excellence of the Ramayana of Valmiki, who is looked upon in India as the Adi or Prathama Kavi (the first poet) and its deep and abiding impact on the cultural history of India. The Ramakatha is a story of men and women of superior value and being a noble theme became the common property of all the Indian people.
In Chapter 2, the author narrates the Rama story based on Valmiki's Ramayana. The Buddha, Jaina and Persian Ramakathas have been described in brief in the Appendix.
Contents
VOLUME I
PREFACE
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER 1 - THE RAMAYANA, ITS IMPORTANCE, INFLUENCE AND POPULARITY
CHAPTER 2 - RAMA STORY IN VALMIKI`S RAMAYANA
(i) Bala Kanda(pp.37ff)
(ii) Ayodhya Kanda (pp.54ff)
(iii) Aranya Kanda (pp.71ff)
(iv) Kishkindha Kanda (pp.90ff)
(v) Sundara Kanda (pp.105ff)
(vi) Yuddha Kanda (pp.116ff) and
(vii) Uttara Kanda (pp.146ff)
CHAPTER 3 - RAMAYANA TRADITION IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF INDIA
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Eastern India, (Bihar,Bengal, Assam, Manipur and Orissa)
c. Central and Southern India (Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka)
D. Western India (Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan)
E. Northern India (Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir)
APPENDIX A. Ramakatha in Buddhist Literature
APPENDIX B. Jaina Ramakatha
APPENDIX C. Persian Ramayana
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATIONS