Ramayana

Have been reading Ramayana for the last couple of months.. Well, dont be surprised.. I am reading Ramayana written by Ashok K. Banker. My friend Shekhar had recommended this series of 6 volumes and although my initial opinion of the first book wasnt so great, I have begun to like it.

The whole story is written in six volumes. The author as claimed by him in the first few pages of each book, has done a lot of research and tried to depict through these books, the true story of Ram as understood by him.

Some aspects of the book can be quite offending. Ofcourse, one wouldn't expect Lakshman to be called "Luck" and Shatrugan to be called "Shot". Also, one would be quite surprised to find Lakshman teasing Ram about Sita.

On the whole, it isnt that "dharmic" as the title sounds. Quite an interesting read actually and difficult to keep down at times. The language is a little casual though. Would recommend all book lovers to definitely try it out.