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© India Book House Pvt. Ltd. 1976 Reprinted: August 2005 ISBN: 81-7508-040-X Published and Printed by India Book House Pvt Ltd, Mahalaxmi Chambers,

5th Floor, 22 Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400 026, India.

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PUNDUBH! THUNPERED UP TO THE MOUNTAIN AND BREAKING OFF HUGF IVH/TE CL I FF5 ...

H/MAVAN IVA5 ALARMEP

/IF VOU PON’T HAVE THE

5TRENGTH TO FIGHT ME,THEN TELL ME WHO HA5 • I IVILL

ENTER INTO V COM BAT WITH V HIM.

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VAL I, THE MIGHTV KING OF KISHKINPHA, 16 A SK/LFUL IVARRJOR. IN HIM yOU WILL MEET

VOUR MATCH .

TRANSFORM/NG H/MSELF /NTO A MEAN-LOOH/NG PUFFALO, PUNPUEH/ CHARGEP UP TO THE GATES OF KISHKINPHA ■ ••

HEAR/NG THE CO/H/HOT/ON, l/AU WHO WAS RELAX/NG W/TH H/S W/UES i RUSHEP OUT.

I KNOW IT 15 yOU, PUNPUBHI. HOW PARE yOU BELLOIV AT THE GATES OF nh ciTy ! if vou VALUE VOUR LIFE...

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I AM WILUN6,HOWEVER, TO 6IVE VOU ONE N16HT TO EN JOY VOUR LA5T HOt-IRS • BESIPE5, VOU ARE INTOXICATEP NOW ANP

IT 15 CRIMINAL TO ATTACK A PRUNKARP. TOMORROW I 5HALL

W KILL VOU.

VALI

UAL/, HOWEUER\ IVA 3 REAPV FOR H/M IV/TH AN UPROOTED TREE.

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WHEN THE IN VIN C!BLE PUNPU3HI BREATHEP HIS LA3T, I/ALI LIFTEP HI3 MANGLEP CARCA33-

...HURLEP HIM TO THE GROUNP W/TN ALL HIS MIGHT.

THAT SHOULP FINISH hlM !.

ANP FLUNG /T IN THE A/R

3Y H/3 YOG/C POWER , THE R/3HJ P/V/NEP THAT VALl WA3 RE3PON3IBLE.

UNFORTUNATELY FOR VAL/, THE CARCA33 FELL NEAR R/3HI MATAN GA’3 HERM/TAGE,ON THE R/3HYAMURA MOUNTA/N3, FOL/R M/LE5 AWAY•

r IF THAT 1 MONKEV EVER SETS FOOT

HERE, MAY . HE PIE. a

r WHO PARES PESTROV THE TREES THAT I HAVE NURTUREP LIKE MY OWN CHILPREN P WHO

v PARES PEFILE MY CvHERMITAGE S

VALI

UAL/, WHO WA3 3LEEP/NG , WOKE UP IN A PAGE.

rLORPl PAKSHASA5 ARE STPONGER BV NIGHT. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL PAWN i

L TO FIGHT HIM. ^

r THIS WILL BE ^ THE LA5T TIME } WOU CHALLENGEP; ANVONE, MAVAV/I. Å

3 UT 3RU3H/NG H/3 W/3E WIFE A5/PE, UAL/ 3TOMPEP OUT.

WHEN UAL/ LEAR.NT OF THE /RATE R/3H/’3 CURSE ,HE CAME TO PLEAP W/TH H/M.

FORGWJE ME, HOLV ONE. I PIP NOT PO IT PELJBERATELV PLEA5E RELEA5E ME FROM THE CURSE.

PAZ./ RETURN EP TO K/SHKJNPHA. ONE PARK N/GHT, A FEW PAW3 LATER —

To MIGHTV l/ALI, IjMAVAVl, THE SON OF PUNPU3HI,PARE

VOU TO FIGHT ME-,

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HE MUST &E TAUGHT A LESSON. l’M NOT GOING

TO LET HIM ESCAPE, SUGREEVA-

' I AM \ COMING

TOO, PEAR SROTHER.

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HEARJNG THE COM MOT!ON, 5UQPEE UA, TOO, WOKE UP ANP LOOKEP QUE5T/ON/NGLV AT TAPA, VAL Te W/FE .

ANP MAV AVl FLEP )N FAN/C

VAL! ANP SU G REEVA PURSUEP MAHAI// THROUGH NARROW MOUNTAIN PATHS • •

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VALI

/ WE ARE WIThOUT A 1 KING . IA/MEN MAVAVI

COMES OUT, HE WILL CERTAINLV PESTROY OUR KINGPOAA . I MUST

i PO SOMETHING , V_ FAST- /I

SUPPENET A STFEAM OF FLOOP QUSHEP OUT, FOLLOWEP BY ANOTHEF BOA F.

THAT IVA S MAYAVI’S CRy

OF TRIUMPh . ALA5,HE HA5 KILLEP VAL) !. I 1VI5H ywy BROTHER HAP

SU O FFE UA BLOCKFP THE MOUTH OF THE I OAVE W/TH A HUGE

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mu strope- triumphantlv TOWARP5 THE MOUTH OF THE C AVE. BUT —

THE entrance! |T’5 BLOCKED J SUGREEVA HAS BETRAYEP ME FOR THE THRONEI

I MUST NOT TELL ^ ANYONE ABOUT VALI’S PEATH. IT IA/ILL CAU£>E RAN IC IN KISHKINDHA.

IT WA5 AN UNFAIR THOUQHT. FOR &UOREFVA tVAS INNOCENT. HE HAP RETURNEP TO KI5HKINPHA , A VERV MONREV. [■

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HIS FPIENP, HANUMAN, A NO&LE AT THE COURT, APPR.OAC.HEP H/M ONE PAW — | f g5"

rWHAT 15 WPONG, O PRINCE. P WHERE

15 OUR KING ? I WHV PO VOU

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SUåREEVA ALLOWEP HIMSELF 70 SE CROWN EP K/NO . HANU MAN SERVEP Hl/H WELL AS A MINISTER..

MEANWHILE , UAL! TR/EP IN VAIN TO FINP A WAV OUT OF THE C AVE . AT LAST —

VAU

l/ALI, I THOUGHT ^,,/vOU WERE PEAP-

/ ! HEARP MAVAVI’5 ROAR • I PIP NOT WANT HIM TO COME OUT ANP PE5TROY

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FkJENPø, /AV TREACHEROU5 BROTHER BLOCKEP THE C AVE 50 THAT HE COULP BECOME KING . I’LL KILL HIA1.

VALI

HAN UMAN > HOWEI/EF, JO/NEP 5UOFEEVA ANP BCTH LEFT K/EHKINPHA. I

LET Ue> TAKE ^ REFUGE NEAR ' RISHI MATANGA’S HERMITAGE IN THE RI5HVA — MUKA MOUN- TA/N5 WHERE VAU PARE i NOT SET Æ

FOOT •

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ONE PAW, 5UOR.EE I/A E>AW TIP O AR MEP VOUTH3 APPROACH IN <3

* VALI MUST HAVE BENT THEM TO KlLL UB. FEAR FILL5 M7 HEART.GOAS

L MV ENVOV 9 HANUMAN. FINP OUT WHO * A

THE7 ARE. /

ASSUM ING THE GU ISE OF A BRAHMAN, HANUMAN WITH ONE M/GHTV LEAR...

VALI

W?\ THIS IS /VIV BROTHER, RAMA , THE BANISHEP PRINCE OF AVCPHVA- HIS WIFE SITA IVAS / ABPUCTEP BV ^ RAVANA, THE

, PE/VION KINS. rr L WHO ARE VOU?M^

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THEN HANUMAN ASSUMEP H/S> OWN FORM ANP LI FT!NO THE TWO EROTHERS ONTO HIS SHOULPERS •

AF TER HANU MAN HAP TOLP SUOREEUA WHO THEV WERE ANP WHV THEV HAP COME —

I AM FØRTUNATE THAT VOU ff SEEK MV FRIENPSHIP. I ,TOO ,

NEEP VOUR HELP TO KILL \^VALI ANP WIN fSACK

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VALI

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VALI

SUGREEVA’5 STZENGTH, HOWEVEE^

500N WANEP ANP HE KEPT LOOK/NG 3ACK' j-

1A/HEN 15 RAMA GOING TO HELP?

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VAU PUPGUEP hIM. &UT 5UGPEEVA ENTE PEP 5AGE MATANGA ’5 hepm/tage.

1 THE COWARP! HE KNOWS I PARE NOT j

FOLLOW Hl AA

LATEP , CHOKING WITH EMOTION, SUGPEEVA , PEPPOACHEP RAMA

VAll

MV FRIENP, HAVE FAITH •

I JUST COULP NOT

PISTINGUISH VOU FROM VOUR BROTHER

I PIP NOT WANT TO KILL

VOU,EVEN

RAMA ASKED SUGREEVA TO CHALLENGE [/AL! AGAIN •

O VALI , THIS TIME l’LL KILL VOU. COME OUT

. ANP FIGHT. .

SUGREEVA ONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED l/AU. ■mVT-

IT’S THAT WHEN VALI HEARP HIS ROAR TRAITOR AGAIN THIS TIME l’LL

. KILL HIM.

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Ae VAL! yi/AS A&OUT TO LEAVE THE PALACE TO MEET 5UGPEEVA —

MV LORP,OUR 5PJE5 TELL ME THAT eUQREEVA

HA5 TIVO FRIENPS FROM AYOPHyA ON

MV 5WEET ONE ? pO NOT WORRY- | KNOW WHO THEV ARE. I KNOW

THEV WJLL NOT INTERPERE.

HE l£> APTER ALL YOUR BROTHER. WHV PON’T VOU MAKE PEACE

. WITH HIM P a

r I CANNOT. ^ I MU5T TEACH HIM A LE550N

e>ur I WILL NOT KILL HIM.

VALI

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LATER, WHEN RAMA APPROACHEP HIM W/TH LAXMANA ANP THE OTHERS —

I KNOW VOU CAMEV TO SUGREEVA FOR NELP. IF VOU HAP ONLV ASKEP /VIE ONCE,l WOULP HAVE CAPTUREP RAVANA ANP PROUGHT HI/VI TO VOU- OH, WHV PIP VOU INTERFERE IN OOR FIGHT P

IT 15 THE PUTV OF \ A KING TO /METE OUT \ JU5TICE—TO PROTECT THE OPPRE65EP ANP PUNISH THE OPPRESSOR./ VOU HAVE WRONGEP / VOUR VOUNGER PROTHER WHOM VOU SHOULP HAVE CHERISHEP AS VOUR 50N • VOU PESERVE

TO

VAL! MAS FULL OF REMORSE WHEN HE HEARP THOSE WORPS- p — —1

I CANNOT POT AP/VIIT VPO NOT WORRV, ( V/ THAT WHAT VOU SAV

15 TRUE. PLEASE FORGIVE /VIE, RAMA. PO NOT VI5IT /VIV 5IN5 UPON /VIV PELOVEP SON, ANGAPA, OR HIS WI5E /VIOTHER, TARA.

VAL I . SUGREEVA ANP I SHALL LOVE ANGAPA A5 VOU LOVEP.

VALI

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Mythology 501 Krishna

502 Hanumon

510 Buddha

511 Savitri

512 Tales of Vishnu

520 Tales of Naroda

524 Indra and Shibi

Folktales 507 Nala Damayanti

523 Ramon of Tenali

543 Jataka Tales: Monkey Stories

553 Jataka Tales: Jackal Stories

554 Jataka Tales: Elephant Stories

555 Jataka Tales: Deer Stories

557 Birbal the Witty

History 508 Chanakya

536 Ashoka

563 Rana Pratap

568 Vikramaditya

579 Madhvacharya

603 Akbor

604 Prithviraj Chauhan

Biography 517 Vivekananda

535 Mirabai

539 Rani of Jhansi

544 Subhos Chandra Bose

548 Rabindronath Tagore

551 Tulsidas

563 Rana Pratap

525 Tales of Arjuna 570 Dasharatha

531 Karna 571 Dhruva and Ashtovakra

533 Abhimanyu 572 Ancestors of Roma

547 Garuda 589 Krishna and Shishupala

565 Drona 592 Ghatotkacha

566 Surya 612 Urvashi

567 Indra and Shachi 663 Aniruddha

558 Birbal the Clever

559 Birbal the Just

578 Kesari the Flying Thief

580 Inimitable Birbal

581 Roman the Matchless Wit

584 Gopal the Jester

587 Birbal the Genius

607 A Bag of Gold Coins

621 Udayana

625 Battie ofWits

659 Devi Choudhurani

664 King Kusha

667 Bikal the Terrible

713 The Fool's Disciples

606 Rani Durgavati

627 Harsha

630 Rana Sanga

632 Vidyasagar

648 Samudra Gupta

676 Rana Kumbho

682 Tanaji

685 Chand Bibi

701 Noor Jahan

704 Jallianwala Bagh

722 Megasthenes

723 Jnaneshwar

725 Sultana Razia

734 Banda Bahadur

564 Shivaji

608 Bhagat Singh

611 Babasaheb Ambedkar

613 Soordas

631 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

636 Krishnodeva Raya

645 Lokamanya Tilak

647 Lal Bahadur Shastri

650 Mahatmo Gandhi

678 Veer Savarkor

679 Swami Pranavananda

693 Jayaprokosh Narayan

700 Jawaharlol Nehru

732 Swami Chinmayananda

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Val i

Vali, Sugreeva and Hanuman have key roles in Valmiki's famous epic, Ramayana. They were the offspring of Indra, king of the Devas, Surya, the sun-god, and Pavana, the wind-god respectively, taking birth in the monkey tribe to help Vishnu when he was manifest on earth as Rama to destroy the evil Ravana.

Vali became the king of Kishkindha. He loved Sugreeva, his brother. But a misunderstanding separated them and they became sworn enemies. Banished from Kishkindha, Sugreeva went to the Rishyamuka mountains and lived in hiding there. One day, Rama came there in search of Sita, his wife, who had been carried away by Ravana. The events that followed are interestingly retold in our book.

Editor: Anant Pai

Script: Tyagaraj Sharma Illustrations: Ram Waeerkar Cover: Ram Waeerkar

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