Download or read book Valmiki Ramayana Vol. 1 written by Penguin India and published by India Penguin Classics. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exiled on the eve of his coronation, Rama enters the forests of Dandaka with his beautiful wife, Sita, and devoted brothers, Lakshmana. When Sita is abducted by Ravana, who takes her to his isolated kingdom on the far side of the southern ocean, the two brothers set out to rescue her. What folloes is a heroic tale filled with intrigue and adventure, gods and demons, colossal battles and ancient wisdom. But the Ramayana is also ana intensely personal story of love and loss, duty and honour, petty jealousies and destructive ambitions. --