2024, Vol. 10, Issue 1, Part B

author(s)
Aparna Mog

abstract
The Ramayana is a wonderful literary creation of Valmiki that is considered as one of the most popular ancient historical & religious epic poem of India in the World literature. It has 2400 slokas and divided into seven books or kandas namely Bala Kanda, Ayodhya Kanda, Aranya Kanda, Kishkindhya Kanda, Sundara Kanda, Lanka Kanda and Uttara Kanda. The main characters of this epic poem are Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Ravana. The theme of the Ramayana are romantic love, perfect man, dharma, brotherly love, good and evil, combat, human and divine.