Exiled from Ayodhya: A Journey in Search of Ramayana

Exiled from Ayodhya: A Journey in Search of Ramayana
Title Exiled from Ayodhya: A Journey in Search of Ramayana PDF eBook
Author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
Publisher BEE Books
Pages
Release 2020-11-30
Genre Travel
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“As the saying goes, the Ram was gone and so was his Ayodhya; I knew this only too well. Sita was underground; Lakshman, ostracized; Ramchandra’s youthful frame had long been borne away by the Sarayu. And the irresistible steamroller of time had pulverized the magnificent capital of the Koshals to dust. The modern town, 90 miles long and 36 miles wide, was nothing like the one described in The Ramayana. Maybe the ruins of the kingdom of Ayodhya were still buried somewhere under millions of tons of soil. Then where had this Ayodhya turned up from—this janmabhumi, Kaushalya Bhavan, Kaikeyi’s chambers? Or Raja Dasharath’s Durbar or Kanak Bhavan, for that matter? Were all of these only for show? Made to order? Archaeologists had still not been able to find the original Ayodhya, but that made no difference—there were realistic reasons for which it was necessary to prop up another Ayodhya. A legend was required, and whenever there is a need for one, it is King Vikramaditya with his scent of mythology who is summoned from the shadows of history.”

Exiled from Ayodhya

Exiled from Ayodhya
Title Exiled from Ayodhya PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 117
Release 2020
Genre
ISBN 9789380925868

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Scion of Ikshvaku

Scion of Ikshvaku
Title Scion of Ikshvaku PDF eBook
Author Amish
Publisher Westland Publication Limited
Pages 0
Release 2015
Genre Hindu mythology
ISBN 9789385152146

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3400 BCE. INDIA Ayodhya is weakened by divisions. A terrible war has taken its toll. The damage runs deep. The demon King of Lanka, Raavan, does not impose his rule on the defeated. He, instead, imposes his trade. Money is sucked out of the empire. The Sapt Sindhu people descend into poverty, despondency and corruption. They cry for a leader to lead them out of the morass. Little do they appreciate that the leader is among them. One whom they know. A tortured and ostracised prince. A prince they tried to break. A prince called Ram. He loves his country, even when his countrymen torment him. He stands alone for the law. His band of brothers, his Sita, and he, against the darkness of chaos. Will Ram rise above the taint that others heap on him? Will his love for Sita sustain him through his struggle? Will he defeat the demon Lord Raavan who destroyed his childhood? Will he fulfil the destiny of the Vishnu? Begin an epic journey with Amish's latest: the Ram Chandra Series.

Banishment and Belonging

Banishment and Belonging
Title Banishment and Belonging PDF eBook
Author Ronit Ricci
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 299
Release 2019-11-21
Genre History
ISBN 1108480276

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A ground-breaking exploration of exile and diaspora as they relate to place, language, religious tradition, literature and the imagination.

Prince of Ayodhya

Prince of Ayodhya
Title Prince of Ayodhya PDF eBook
Author Ashok Banker
Publisher Grand Central Pub
Pages 387
Release 2003
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780446530927

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An epic fantasy based on the ancient Hindu classic finds young Rama, heir to the throne of Ayodhya, called upon by the legendary mage Vishwamitra when two powerful demons raise an army to defeat the human world. 20,000 first printing.

The Liberation of Sita

The Liberation of Sita
Title The Liberation of Sita PDF eBook
Author Volga
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 93
Release 2018-03-05
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9352775023

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Valmiki's Ramayana is the story of Rama's exile and return to Ayodhya, of a triumphant king who will always do right by his subjects. In Volga's retelling, it is Sita who, after being abandoned by Purushottam Rama, embarks on an arduous journey towards self-realization. Along the way, she meets extraordinary women who have broken free from all that held them back: husbands, sons, and their notions of desire, beauty and chastity. The minor women characters of the epic as we know it -- Surpanakha, Renuka, Urmila and Ahalya -- steer Sita towards an unexpected resolution. Meanwhile, Rama too must reconsider and weigh his roles as the king of Ayodhya and as a man deeply in love with his wife. A powerful subversion of India's most popular tale of morality, choice and sacrifice, The Liberation of Sita opens up new spaces within the old discourse, enabling women to review their lives and experiences afresh. This is Volga at her feminist best.

Valmiki's Ramayana

Valmiki's Ramayana
Title Valmiki's Ramayana PDF eBook
Author ARSHIA SATTAR
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 659
Release 2019-10-05
Genre Literary Collections
ISBN 9353572584

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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.