
The Illustrated Ramayana
The Timeless Epic of Duty, Love, and Redemption
DK · Print & ebook · November 30, 2021
Discover the Ramayana—one of India’s most celebrated epics, and a story that transcends time itself.
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- Who it’s for
- Rama’s journey unfolds through Valmiki’s telling and images from varied sources.
- Genres
- Hindu Sacred Writings, Folklore & Mythology, Indian & South Asian Art
- Published
- DK, November 30, 2021
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Discover the Ramayana—one of India’s most celebrated epics, and a story that transcends time itself. The tale of Rama, the exiled prince of Ayodhya who battles the evil Ravana, the king of Lanka, and rescues his abducted wife, Sita, is about much more than the eternal battle of good versus evil. It is a tale of love, friendship, loyalty, devotion, righteousness, and deliverance.
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Ramayana and Rama, whose journey is told in the epic, are embedded in India’s cultural consciousness, but they transcend borders. Various versions of the Ramayana can be found across the Indian subcontinent and in parts of southeast Asia. Created in consultation with distinguished economist, scholar, and translator Dr. Bibek Debroy, The Illustrated Ramayana draws from one of its earliest composers, the celebrated sage and poet Valmiki. It uses a combination of text and stunning images drawn from a variety of sources—historic and contemporary artifacts, paintings, photographs, and performances—to tell Rama’s story as he walks the path that destiny creates for him.
Valmiki’s Ramayana
Rama’s journey unfolds through Valmiki’s telling and images from varied sources.
Come here for
- Rama’s story drawn from Valmiki’s telling
- Images from artifacts, paintings, photographs, and performances
Expect
- Text alongside historic and contemporary visual sources
- Themes of love, loyalty, devotion, and righteousness
Where it sits
| Hindu Sacred Writings | 73% |
|---|---|
| Folklore & Mythology | 34% |
| Indian & South Asian Art | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Indian & South Asian Art
- Indic Literary Criticism
- Folklore & Mythology
- Authors
- DK, Bibek Debroy, D.K. Publishing
- Publisher
- DK
- Published
- November 30, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Indian & South Asian Art