RamayanaThe Ramayana
The story of Rama, Sita and Hanuman, retold book by book, with the characters and the tellings.
Start with the story in seven books, then read the books one by one.
The seven books
- Bala Kanda: The book of childhood
- Ayodhya Kanda: The book of Ayodhya
- Aranya Kanda: The book of the forest
- Kishkindha Kanda: The book of Kishkindha
- Sundara Kanda: The beautiful book
- Yuddha Kanda (Lanka Kanda): The book of the war
- Uttara Kanda: The last book
Characters
- Characters of the Ramayana
- Rama
- Sita
- Lakshmana
- Bharata
- Hanuman
- Dasharatha
- Kaikeyi
- Kausalya
- Sugriva
- Vali
- Ravana
- Kumbhakarna
- Vibhishana
- Indrajit (Meghanada)
- Jatayu
- Shabari
- Shurpanakha
Guides
A retelling in our own words of a story that is told in many different ways across India and Asia. Tellers differ on many episodes; where it matters we say so. It is not a scholarly translation.