Rama

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RAMA

ON lJIE BMiK OF lJIE RIIIER $///?,t/ YU ST/lIVOS TilE CITY OF /lYa?HYA. LOIVG /lGO. RA.l1I OI1$11I1RI1THI1 RULEO OVER IT. HE HI10FatR $0111$­RI1MI1. UK@I1I11I1. 8I{;{IRI1T/1 MID SIII1TRU6'IIIV/I.

LA X MAN A, ""=':::'/-::­LOOK AT HIM! I THE ARROW HAS HIT THAT

STONE!

WHAT IS

RAMA SAID HE ~IOLILLJ HIT IT!

/('''M'' • ,<' Q( ( .1/ OF QUEEN KI!USNALY/I, BIfA~IITA OF QUEEN k'/iIKE'r, "'.v LIIXIY!I!N/I IINO SNATRUGNNII OF QUEEN SUIY!ITRII, B{/T THCY if/ERE IILL DEEPLY IITTACIfED TO ONE ANOTHER.

RIIIY!IIS SkiLL UlI TN THE BOUI liND I?I?I?OUl UlA'6' kNOWN F/IR A'VD Wh9E. ,w TilE J{//VGLE. $/iGE tIISHWIiMITRlIl!lSO REJJ?EMBERED IT

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/)IlSll/lR/lTI{/I. R/Illf/l /lh/) .I6W6U". ONE t:W Y _

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THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS ROAM ABOUT FREELY NOW.

DEMONS THEM NO

MORE. MY SON!

HE WHO SUCCEEDS IN STRINGING THE BOW

WILL WIN SITA'S HAND IN MARRIAGE.

ONE liFTER IINOTN~ TRIEO TO STRING THE Bow.

EACH ONE OF US HAS FAILED· SURELY WE CAN LIFT THIS BOW TOGETHER!

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~::~~~~i~~,;~~~r.R~AMA.MY SON! ALL THE

RI/MI/ LIFTEO THE BOu/ EIISIL Y. IT BRtI'(E "WOER NIS

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OTHERS HAVE FAILED. NOW LIFT THE 80\\11 AND BRING HAPPINESS

SITA!

$ITI/ LOOKEO LIP IINO WIIS PLEIISED TO SEE R//IWI.

.wNEN THE NIIPPY NEWS REIICNEO IIYOONYII,KING OIiSN/lRIITNII FOR liT TNE NEIlD OF II PROCESS ON ••

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!Ill WERE PLE,qSEO ro flEfiR THE NEWS -EXCEPT IWWTHIIRII.

,",-Ut,toN KAUSHALYA'S WILL RULE" AND

YOU WILL HAVE"TO BOTH THE

Mr,'Ti.i,,'j; AND SON! THE U//CKEO M.4/t>:5' WORt'S

THEIR EFFECT ON KIVKEV/.

THE KJNG ONCE GRANT YOU TWO MAKE THEM NOW- LET

BHARATA BE CROWNED KING AND LET RAMA BE SENT FOR

IIfIlOE IIER Wt.SIIES KNOWN"

WHY THIS DISPLEASURE

MY DEAR?

IF YOU SO DESIRE, I WILL CROWN BHARATA

IF YOU DONT KEEP YOUR

PROMISE,THE W~IOL"E WORLD

THAT KING, BUT THE OTHER ,!,!I~.J( IS VERY HARSH, DEAR!

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TNE KI/vG' FELL WNEN HE NEIIRtJ

/lND

WHEN OlJ8K t-Cl.L RESTED. EIiRl YNEXT MORNlNG -

WilEN RIIM/I

I SHALL KEEP MY FATHER'S

PROMISE, MOTHER!

CW /lCCOMP...wWNG RIIM/I TO 77IE fJEQDLE QC /IYOONV/I

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BlICK IN ,9ya;wYA, TilE MINISTER PRESENT EO IIIMSELF BEFORE mE KING.

EVERYTHING IS FINE-AT LEAST FOR YOU. NOW. YOU WILL BE THE KING. YOUI<' ,Alrl<C'O IS DEAD

GONE

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FORGET YOUR ATTEND TO THE STATE! THAT IS

liT Cf{fTRIIKOOT, WHERE RIIMII. LAXMIlIlfIi liNt> S(TII 11110 MIIOE lh'EIR IIOME_

IS HIS ARMIES

US. I WILL. ••

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AND I CAN NOT ACCEPT THE KINGDOM. IF YOU ARE Nor COMING BACK,

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DEAR RANIA! WE ALLWPNT YOU TOGO BACK TO

AYODHYA!

FORGIVE ME GURUDEV, I CAN'T

BREAK MY FATHER'S PROMISE

lAM ONLY HIS SERVANT! HE IS

ONE fOR YOU.

ENRA6'EtJ, I/IXII?IIN/I CNaA"EO OCF NER NalC IINO EIIR$. CO(/$/AI$, KNIiR// //NO OOOSNIW/I, FOR NElP.

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/I$S(/IJ?EO /I /lAlO

SlT/I.

I DOOSIIANI OARED TO DO THIS

TO YOUR SISTER!

KHIVi'IIIWO O~1W1 C/lME MTH /I MIGHTY /I.e1?Y 0" OEMOAIS TO RtSNT R/iM/I.

THE TEN-HEADED RAVAlVh', TilE KIAIG .5WElVaII

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I?AVANA! I?AMA IS POWEI?FUL. TO FIGHT HIM IS NOT

THAT DEER IS SO BEAUTIFUL!

I WANT IT

IN PI/NONIIIIIITI -

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TRICK BY THIS DEMON.

BUT RAMA HAS ASKED ME NOT TO LEAVE YOU ALONE.

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FOOl! YOU DARED TO "IGHT

WHEN RIIMI1 REIICHED THE S'POT IN GEI1RCH QC" SIT/1 -

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POOR JATAYU HE GAVE

HIS LIFE FOR , .'

SVGREEIIII, 8I?OTI(ER OF TII.;;;:IO_ .I !fIlNVMII#.

LIITER-

ANt> IfIEEKS, TIlE ARMY (y MONKEY6'!im> &'ARS.

lE/IPED INTO

ATtAST REAC/,IW T/,I£ SOOT/,IERN 8£/1 ~~~~

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NOW, YOU --:::~~-<J ALONE CAN

_~"J. JUMP ACROSS THE

WLANK/I-

THERE . THAT

MUST BE SITA.

H.4IVU'M.41V RIIM.4'8

I BROUGHT THIS RING WITH

H.4I11UMIW <lUMPED

OOWN.

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CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT RAMA.I W OULD RATHER KILL MYSELF .•• RAMA'S

RING! HOW DID IT GET HERE!

IIMlUMAN HAD KNOCKED DOWIV THE OEMCW8 IN AIVO /IROONO THE I3fIROEIV. RAIIAN/l SENT MORE MEN WITIIII/$ SON, AKSIl/iY/I KUMAR.

THAT MONKEY HAS KILLED PRINCE AKSHAY KUMAR AS WELL!

NOW. MEGHNAD. SON. ARREST THAT

MONKEY AND BRING ___ --'H 1M HERE!

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RUN! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! THIS MONKEY

IS DANGEROUS.

THIS WILL BE FUN

TO WATCH.

HIlI/ING BtlRNT LIIIIIKfI, HlltVLlMlI1II RETURNED TD R/lMfI'S CIlIVIP.

SITA IS IN LANKA. SHE ASKED ME TO GIVE

YOU THIS JEWEL. LANKA SHOULD NOW

BE INV:<IDloD!

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,II h'U6E BEMS /lNO OTHERS,

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IVCI5'L£ RIIMII GIlliE REFU'Q!:" TO

HE SEEKS ASYLUM,

t4~S~UGREEVA! I CAN'T TURN '-IIN,II

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C/J{/RT OF RIiI//llVII. :r-'=:'

IF ONLY THE

GO. TELL RAMA THAT I WILL NOT SURRENDER!

WE WANT WAR!

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HlITH M' IIRROIf/8Y ME6IINIIO, RI1I1ANII'S SON.

R/I//?/I U/1iS flE/lRT- 8ROKEN.

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8t!T NOW BROTIIE R K(/II7BH/I-K/iRNIi 6'TIIRTEO

HOWEVER, RI//I?II WI/S I110RE

I/NO saw KtiMBH/IK/IRN/I FELL ~£~~&

RIIVI/NII'6' SON

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liE CIIOUIEREO 1/ CONT7MIO(J$ OF IIRROfAl8 fAIITII ON THE MONKEY

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CAN'T AI';ID LIVE!

CHARIOT SAVE

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TfiEN R!9IJ?// AND RIJI/IJN// CI//YlE FIICE TO F/ICE. NOW RIIM// /1/10 II CfllIRIOT SENT 7lJ

THERE W/iS RWIC IN /lRMY. c.w:y

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/16 OFF.

P i

VIBHEESHANA! NOW YOU WILL

OVER LANKA!

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RIWIA 111118 C&7I1IM"O I<1NG,w

IIYOOHYII 11£ Rtli.EO Fat? II?IINY

YEIIRS.

SITA, MY DEAR, YOUR DAYS OF UNHAPPI­NESS ARE , " )lAI OVER

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Arnar Chitra Katha is a colledion of illustrated classics that retell stories from Indian mythology, history, folktale and legend , through the fascinating medium of comics. Over 400 titles have

been published in the Amor Chi tro Kotha comic series that are approved by parents, appreciated by children and accepted by schools.

Mythology 501Krishno 502 Honumon 510 Buddha 511 Sovit,; 512 Tole-s 01 Vishnu 520 Toles 01 No.odo 524 Ir>dro and Shibi

Folktales 507 Nolo Domoronti 523 Romon 01 Tenoli 543 Jotoko Tole-s: Manke--, Stories 553 Jotoko Tole$: Jockol Stories 554 Jotoko Toles: Elephant Stories 555 1otoko Toles: Deer Slories 557 r

History 508 Chonokyo 536 Asnoko 563 Rono Protop 568 Vikramodityo 579 Modhvochoryo 603 Akbor 604 Prilhviroi Chouhon

Biography 517 Vivekonondo 535 Mirabal 539 Rani 01 Jhonsi 544 SubOos Chandra Bose 548 Robindranolh Togore 551 Tulsidos

563

525 Toles 01 Arjuna 531 I(g.na 533 Abhimonyu 547 Gorudo 565 Orono

566 SUI'(O 5671ndro and Shachi

558 8irbol the Clever 559 Birbol Ihe Jusl 578 Ke$Ori tfle Flying Thiel 580 Inimitoble Bilbol 581 Ramon the Matchless Wil 584 Gopol lhe Jester 587 Birbol the Genius

606 Rani Ovr90voli 627 Horsho 630 Rono Songo 632 V"odyosogor 648 Somudra GuplO 676 Rona Kurnbho 682 Tonoii

564 Shivoii 600 91"" ...... 1 Singh 61 1 Bobosoheb Ambedkor 613 Soordos 63 1 Choitonyo Mohoprabhu

636 K' ishnodevo Royo Tilok

570 Doshoratho 571 Dnl\lVO ond Ashtovokra 572 Ancestol"S 01 Ramo 5B9 Krishna or>d Shishupolo 592 Ghatotkocha 612 Urvoshi 663 Aniruddha

607 A Bog of Gold Coins

621 Udorono 625 Bottle of Wits 659 Devi Choudhuroni 664 King KUlho 667 Bikol the Terrible 713 The Fool's Disciples

685 Chand Bibi 701 Noor Johon 704 Jol!ionwolo Bogh 722 Megostnenes 723 Jnaneshwor

725 Subono Rorio 734 Sando Bchadu.

647lo1 Bchodur Shastri 650 Monotmo Gandhi 678 Veer Sovorkor

679 Swomi Pronovonondo 693 ./oyoprokosh Narayan 700 Jowoharlol Nehl\l 732 Swami

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Illustrated Classics From India

Rama

The Rama.,ana is the earliest epic poem written in Sanskrit, and is the oldest work of poetrv . hs author, sage Valmikl is known lIS the 'Adi Xavi ' or pr is tine poet .

It is Slid that the poem flowed from the compassionate heart of Valmiki when he witnessed the sorrow of a female Krauncha bird when the merciless arrow of a hunter killed its mate. This 'spontaneous overflow of powerlul emotions' saw the creation of a powerful epic that stin inspires the soul of India. 2000 yeats after it was Urs! written .

The Ramayanl is such an integral part of our heritage that our apparent diversities are reflected in differing versions written in various languages, The Ramayanas of Kamban. Tulsidas. Kirtivas and Tunchan. are variations of the same theme.

This sublime theme is embodied in the charlcter 01 Rama and Sitl - the highest ideals 01 'min' and 'woman', The idea that God fulliUs Himself through the best of men is conveyed thtough Rima's life.

This is the story of the Ramayana. The story narrated in the 10Howing pages is based on Ramcharit·Manas of Tulsidas.

Editor: Anant Pai Illustrations: Pratap Mulick Cover: Pratap Mulick

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