Author: Jonah Blank
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 352
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0140283153
Description
India's most beloved epic, the Ramayana is the story of Rama's journey across the subcontinent. It is during this journey that the dutiful son makes the spiritual journey from man to god. In this book, the author physically retraces the blue-skinned god's steps and draws back the veil on the mysteries and riches of India through a retelling of the epic.
A travel book unlike any other - a vivid retelling of the great epic, interwoven with a lively and sympathetic account of the author's encounters across the subcontinent. -- INDIA TODAY
This informative and entertaining book is something to be thankful for. - - THE NEW YORK TIMES
Quite possibly the most perceptive book that I have come across on India. - - WASHINGTON POST BOOK REVIEW
Perhaps the most appealing rendering of Valmiki's poetry available in English . . . One recaptures in his narration a world of visual grandeur otherwise accessible only to those who can read Valmiki in the original. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
Contents
Preface
Prologue
CHAPTER ONE
Beginnings
CHAPTER TWO
Fate
CHAPTER THREE
Kings
CHAPTER FOUR
Swamis
CHAPTER FIVE
Caste
CHAPTER SIX
Illusion
CHAPTER SEVEN
Evil
CHAPTER EIGHT
Race
CHAPTER NINE
Rites
CHAPTER TEN
War
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Love
CHAPTER TWELVE
Endings
A Few words of Explanation and Thanks