Reviews for The Ramayana : A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic

The average rating for The Ramayana : A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-09-14 00:00:00 Mark Emory I happened to pick up this book when I went to New Delhi for work. I didn't know about Indian mythology at all, because in Europe we read only Greek Mythology at school, but what I've always like about India is that in this country, the animals seem to have equal rights as Man. So, when I picked up this book in the bookstore, and read the back cover, I was immediately drawn to the efforts of the monkeys, in collaboration with man, to save a kidnapped woman. And I was touched by the book's deep wisdom and its keen insight into the human nature, coupled with a gripping narrative of action, in high tension. What a powerful story-telling!!! I returned to the bookstore to buy the other Indian epic, 'Mahabharata', translated by the same author.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-07-24 00:00:00 Sandra English This edition was published specially for Paper boat. This version of Ramayan by R.K. Narayan is excellent introduction to the Indian epic, specially for those who are short on time. Narayan has used Kamban's version for writing this and not Valmiki's version. Having read both versions, I could find one major difference- the laxman rekha, or line of protection drawn by Laxman is missing in this version. Overall a good quick and fascinating read