Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularly known as "Rajaji" or "C.R" was a great patriot, astute politician, incisive thinker, great visionary and one of the greatest statesmen of all time. He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, hailed as conscious- keeper of the Mahatma. As an ardent freedom-fighter, as Chief Minister of Madras, as Governor of West Bengal, as Home Minister of India and as the first Indian Governor-General of India he rendered yeoman service to the nation and left an indelible impress on our contemporary life.

Rajaji was closely associated with Kulapati Munshiji and he was among the distinguished founder-members of the Bhavan. The Bhavan had the privilege of publishing 18 books (see page ii) by him so far, the copyright of which he gifted to the Bhavan.

All of Rajaji's works, especially of Marcus Aurelius, the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads are popular. In Mahabharata, he has displayed his inimitable flair for story-telling and applying the moral of stories to the needs of modern times. In the present book Ramayana, Rajaji captures for us the pathos and beauty of Valmiki's magic in an inimitable manner. Written in homely style, the work is striking in its originality and beauty of expression. A fitting successor to Mahabharata.

Rajaji passed away in 1972 at the age of 94.

Contents

CHAPTER		PAGE
	KULAPATI'S PREFACE	v
	KULAPATI'S SUPPLEMENTARY PREFACE	viii
	AUTHOR'S PREFACE	ix
	AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION	xii
	AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION	xvii
	NOTE FOR PRONUNCIATION
	RAAMAAYANE	xviii
	THE CONCEPTION	1
II	SAGE VISWAAMITRA	4
III	TRISANKU	11
IV	RAAMA LEAVES HOME	16
V	RAAMA SLAYS THE MONSTERS	20
VI	SEETA	28
VII	BHAGEERATHA AND THE STORY OF GANGA	33
VIII	AHALYA	38
IX	RAAMA WINS SEETA'S HAND	43
X	PARASURAMA'S DISCOMFITURE	46
XI	FESTIVE PREPARATIONS	51
XII	MANTHARA'S EVIL COUNSEL	55
XIII	KAIKEYI SUCCUMBS	64
XIV	WIFE OR DEMON?	72
XV	BEHOLD A WONDER!	79
XVI	STORM AND CALM	87
XVII	SEETA'S RESOLVE	94
XVIII	TO THE FOREST	104
XIX	ALONE BY THEMSELVES	112
XX	CHITRAKOOTA	119
XXI	A MOTHER'S GRIEF	123
XXII	IDLE SPORT AND TERRIBLE RESULT	126
XXIII	LAST MOMENTS	130
XXIV	BHARATA ARRIVES	134
XXV	INTRIGUE WASTED	143
XXVI	BHARATA SUSPECTED	152
XXVII	THE BROTHERS MEET	163
XXVIII	BHARATA BECOMES RAAMA'S DEPUTY	170
XXIX	VIRAADHA'S END	178
XXX	TEN YEARS PASS	187
XXXI	THE SOORPANAKHA EPISODE	193
XXXII	KAMBANS SOORPANAKHA	201
XXXIII	KHARA AND IDS ARMY LIQUIDATED	206
XXXIV	THE PATH OF RUIN	212
XXXV	THE GOLDEN STAG	221
XXXVI	THE GOOD BIRD JATAAYU	229
XXXVII	CLOSELY GUARDED	238
XXXVIII	RAAMA DISCONSOLATE	245
XXX1X	A SECOND FATHER DIES	251
XL	LEFT EYELIDS THROB	257
XLI	HE SEES HER JEWELS	267
XLII	SUGREEVA'S DOUBTS CLEARED	270
XLIII	THE SLAYING OF VAALI	276
XLIV	TAARA'S GRIEF	282
XLV	ANGER AND RECONCILIATION	288
XLVI	THE SEARCH BEGINS	296
XLVII	SON OF VAAYU	305
XLVIII	THE SEARCH IN LANKA	314
XLIX	SEETA IN THE ASOKA PARK	322
L	RAVANA'S SOLICITATION	328
LI	FIRST AMONG THE ASTUTE	335
LIT	SEETA COMFORTED	341
LIII	SEETA AND HANUMAAN	350
LIV	INVITING BATTLE	357
LV	THE TERRIBLE ENVOY	360
LVI	HANUMAAN BOUND	364
LVII	LANKA IN FLAMES	369
LVIll	A CARNIVAL	376
LIX	THE TIDINGS CONVEYED	381
LX	THE ARMY MOVES FORWARD	385
LXI	ANXIETY IN LANKA	389
LXII	RAAVANA CALLS A COUNCIL AGAIN	395
LXIII	VIBHEESHANA	399
LXIV	THE VAANARAS' DOUBT	404
LXV	THE DOCTRINE OF SURRENDER AND GRACE	410
LXVI	THE GREAT CAUSEWAY	415
LXVII	THE BATTLE BEGINS	422
LXVIII	SEETA'S JOY	426
LXIX	SERPENT DARTS	431
LXX	RAAVANA'S DEFEAT	437
LXXI	THE GIANT IS ROUSED	443
LXXII	IS THIS NAARAAYANA HIMSELF?	449
LXXIll	THE DEATH OF INDRAJIT	453
LXXIV	END OFRAAVANA	END
LXXV	THE 465
	EPILOGUE	472
	GLOSSARY	478

Of Related Interest:

Articles:

Rama The Ideal Man: The Epic Adventure of a Hero

Books:

Thus Spake Sri Rama

Hanuman (In the Ramayana of Valimiki and the Ramacharitamanasa of Tulasidasa)

Comic Books:

Ancestors Of Rama

The Sons Of Rama

Paintings:

Ramayana Tales Retold

Rama and Lakshmana Wash the Wounds of Jatayu

Lord Rama Slays Taadka

Rama Durbar

Bharat Milap - Lord Rama meets with Brother Bharat

Rama Yantra

Sculptures:

Lord Rama

Dashanana, or the Ten Headed Demon King of Lanka

Jewelry:

Sri Ram

Textiles:

Sita Rama Prayer Shawls

Jai Shri Rama

Sri Ram

Dolls:

Ram Durbar

The Berries of Shabri

Exile in the Forest

Sample Pages

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Item Code:	IDC608
Author:	C. RAJAGOPALACHARI
Publisher:	Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan
Language:	English
Edition:	2019
ISBN:	9788172764821
Pages:	490
Cover:	Paperback
Other Details	7.0" x 4.9"
Weight	300 gm

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