Rama

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ON THEBANKOF 77/ER/VE7? S/)/?/?Y{/ STANDS
THE C/7YOE AyODT/Y/?. £ON6 AGO, #AJA
DAST/ARATT/A &01ED Oi/E7?/r. 7/E7/ADf OMRSO/VS■
7?AMA, CAXMANA,S77/97?ATA AND S7/AT/?//G//NA.
 / WHAT IS
if LAXMANA, SURPRISING ABOUT
S LO O K AT HIM! THAT, BHARATA p
• th e a r r o w { RAMA SAID HE
\ HAS HIT THAT
, V STONE! > W o u l d h it i t j >

W OE QC/EEN KAUSHALYA, BL/AAATA OE QUEEN

LAXMANA AND SNATRUGNNA O E QUEEN SUM/TRA.
TRE ALL DEEPLY ATTACHED TO ONE ANOTHER.

THESEDEMONSJ
ARETROUBL/MS
ME W fflY S
tr r /pyers. /M m i
hg& fcfrrALONE
f m f f lr h c m *
help.*

0%M M SR/LL W/TH THE BOW AND ARROW WAS KNOWN EAR
AND (A//DE. /N TRE JUNGLE, SAGE t//SRW4ML7RA ALSO REMEMBERED LT
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 SO. IA//TH T//E PERM/SS/O/V OR R/A/G DfiSH/)R/>Tf/A, RA/HA /9/VO
LAXM Am WERE BROUGHT TO THE JVA/6LE. ONE 0/9Y -
w i m
RAIYIAJ HERE
COMES THE
DEMONESS
TATAKA.

M /SSEP T//E/R MARK.

 THE ANIMALS AND YES, THE DEMONS
BIRDS ROAM ABOUT BOTHER THEM NO
FREELY NOW. MORE, MY SON l

A -- ? / DAYS LATE/k
WE SH.A» L GO T O
WITNESS THE
YAM VARA OF SITA,
HE WHO SUCCEEDS
IN STRINGING THE BOW
WILL WIN SITA’S
HAND IN MARR/A6E. .

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EACH ONE OF US
HAS FAILED.
SURELY W E CAN
LIFT THIS BOW
 OH! f AM GETT/NG ALL W ERE PLEASED TO HEAR
TOO OLD//T/S THE NEW S-EXCEPTM ANTHARA,
T/ME TO M/VO \*MB8£T-.--------------1QUEEN KA/ -
O l/ER TH E k e y / ’s m /a
WILL BE
CROWNED
kSOONf A

YEARS PASSED BY HAPPfCr. OWEDAY -

N O T /F
/CAN
H ELP IT !

RAMA IS TO BE CROWNED
WHAT’S iKING TOMORROW.YOUR
WRONG * L SON, BHARATA, HAS
MANTHARAp ■ I N O T EVEN BEEN
A SENT FOR FROM
^ HIS MATERNAL
^L jJN C L E ’S HOME.
 p tn rj
so
WHATp

'QUEEN KAUSHALYA’S
SON WILL RULE. AND
YOU WILL HAVETO
SERVE BOTH THE THE (V/CKED MA/O’S U/OtfDS
^MOTHER AND SON» HAD THE/# EFFEC T ON M K EY /.

THE KING ONCE PROMISED

TOGRANT YOU TWO WISHES, m f WHY THIS
MAKE THEM N O W -LE T ■ DISPLEASURE
MY DEAR?
BHARATA BE CROWNED
KING AND LET RAMA BE
kSENT INTO EXILE FOP
FOURTEEN YEARS.

KA/KEY/ MADE HE/? W/SHES KNOWN. IF YOU DON’T

KEEP YOUR
IF YOU SO DESIRE, PROMISE,THE
I WILL CROWN WHOLE WORLD
BHARATA r~ WILL SAY THAT
KIN6, BUT THE ■ YOU ARE A
OTHER WISH J/ j PISHONEST MAN.
IS VERY g a l M
HARSH, l| J r
DEAR! M k

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5/759 /WZ? LAXMANA ALSO /NS/STEO O/V ACCOMPANY/NG RAMA 70 THE
JUNGLES. THE PEO PLE O F AYOPHYA
ALSO FOLLOWED THEM.
MINISTER, SIR, 1---------- > WE SHALL ALL COME
'COULDN’T VOU PER- WITH YOU,
ISUADE THESE PEOPLE
L - ui m L i ires TO GO
ba ck? >

WHEN DUSK FE LL, TH EY STO PPED AND LET US BE GONE

RESTED . BEFORE THE PEOPLE
EARLY N EXT WAKE UP AND INSIST ONj
MORN/NG- GOIN6 WITH US.
 NEAR THE BANK OF THE R/l/ER GANGA.RAMA,
LEXMANA AND S/TA TOOKLEAI/E OF THE M/N/STEAt
SIR, HENCEFORTH OUR WAV’S
ARE DIFFERENT. WE GOnr^fflw L
SOUTH ACROSS THE]
RIVER. YOU GO
BACK TO
AyODHVW.

BACK/N AYODNYA, TH E M/N/STE/?

— "I PRESENTED H/M SELF
I BEFORE THE H/N6.
O-OH!
RAMA!

AND DASHARATHA D/ED REMEMBER/NG H/S SON RAMA.

BACK FROM H/S 1//8/T TO H/S UNCLE'S,BHARATA

W ENT STRA/GHT TO H/S MOTHER.__________
WHAT’S WRONG;
MOTHER?
EVERYTHING IS
lSO QUIET HERE,

f EVERYTHING IS 1
FIN E -A T LEAST FOR I
you. now , you w ill
BE THE KINGiVOUR
FATHER IS DEAD
AND RAMA HAS GONE
AWAy TO THE JUNSLES
FOR FOURTEEN YEARS,
B//ARATA WAS SHOCKED 70
HEAP 77/EDETA/LS. (/AS/- rrj
S//7HA.T//EROVAL fW ESZ fcS
TR/ED TO CONSOLE H/M. r I VI DON’T WANT
f THE KINGDOM,
0 I MUST 60 TO
RAMA AT ONCE,

C FORGET YOUR SORROW*

ATTEND TO TH E M ATTERS OF
i STATE! THAT IS YOUR DUTY!

A T CHfTRAKOOT, WHEREEAMA, LAXMA/i/A AW S/TA //ADMADE 77/E/RHOM E-

AFTERBHARATA /EFT, RAMA,LAXmNA
A/ZPS/TASETTLED DOH/N/NFANC//WAT/
TOWN/H THESOUTH. ONE D A Y -
 SHOORPANARNA ASSUMED/)
FR/6HTEN/NG FORM AND
ROSNEO TOWARDS S/TA.

EN&A6ED*LAXMANA CHOPPED OFF HER NOSEAND EARS. SHERAN

COl/S/NS, RNARA AND
 f KHAR I DOOSHAN I
THEy OARED TO DO THIS
V T O YOUR SISTER! .

WE W ILL
FIGHT THEIVI
k SISTER ! J

khara an d oooshana cam e m t //a m /g h z y a r m y o f dem o /vs to

f /6h tr a m a .

THEY HAVE
KILLED BOTH
KHARAAND
DOOSHANA!
RUN FOR
YOUR
LIVES!

THE TEN-HEADED RAUANAy THE K//ZG QE LANKA,WAS THE BROTHER O F

|SHOORPANAKHA. SHENOW APPROACHED HM
YOU WILL BE
AVENGED, MY SISTER!
FIRST LET IV1E OONSULTj
UNCLE MAREECHA!

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iTftiwii»mtnnnnmi«innsr
VOU ASSUME THE FORM
RAVANA! RAMA OF A GOLDEN PEER ANd
IS POWERFUL. LURE RAMA
TO FIGHT HIM AWAY. MEAN -
IS NOT EASY, i WHILE I WILL
RUN AWAY
feV WITH S I T A .l J f e f ^ a

R/H/A/VA APPROACHED MAREECHA.

THAT DEER IS 18
SO BEAUTIFUL!
I WANT IT.

F I WILL ™
GET IT FOR
VOU.SITA. i

//v p a n c h a m h

RAMA CHASED THE DEER DEEP INTO THE JUNGLE ~ THE DEER CR/ED OUT
LOUDLY /N A HUMAN (/Q/CE.\
 BUT YOU
RAMA MUST GO
HAS TO HELP
ASKED YOUR
ME BROTHER
WOT TO LAXMANA
LEAVE
YO U
ALONE.

I DIDN’T CALL YOU,

LAXMANA! IT WAS A
TRICK PLAYED
BY THIS
DEMON.

MEANWH/LE, D/SGU/SEO AS A SANYAS/, RAVAMA APPROACHED

WILL THE
KIND LADY
OFFER ME
SOME FOOD?,
 WHEN RAMA PEACHED THE S'POf
//V SEARCH OE S/TA -
I FAILED TO RESCUE
SITA.RAVANA HAS
TAKEN HER
THE SOUTH.

TRAVELLING FURTHER SO/TH, RAMA M ET SU6REEUA, BROTHER O F THE

M ONKEY KING UAL/ AND N/S M/N/STER HANUMAN. I----------

f I AM ALSO SAD, RAMA. I LIVE IN1

THE JUNGLE FOR FEAR O F VALI,
MY BROTHER, WHO HAS KID -
NAPPED M Y WIFE. HELP ME
l. TO OVERTHROW VALI AND J
\ I WILL HELP YOU. Jk

RAMA WILED M L/ AND SET SL/6REEI/A r HERE, }

ON THE THRO/VE. t/AL/’S SON..\ ANGADA. HANUMAN*
m S CROWNED PR/NCE. f O -------T ~ 3 r NOW 1 TAKE THIS
HANUMAN!] RING. IF YOU
YOU MUST I FIND SITA,
6 0 IN SHE WILL
SEARCH O F] RECOGNISE
Sfv SITA. A L THIS.
INANDER/NG FOR DAYS AND H/FEKS, THE ARMY OF MONKEYS AND SEARS,
LEO B Y Pff/NCE ANGADA, ATLAST REACHED THE SOUTHERN SEA COAST.

( now, you >

ALONE CAN
JUMP ACROSS
k THE SEA,
IH A N U M A N V

HANUMAN LEAPED /NTO 1IN LANKA

THE SKY. 1------------------------
A .NOW TO
r LOOK 1
y FOR <
tS/TA/ /

THERE.
TH A T
MUST BE
S/TA.

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 CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
ha /vom a /v RAMA. I WOULD
DROPPED KAMA'S RATHER KILL
RW G. MYSELF... RAMA'S
RING! HOW DID
IT G ET HERE!
HANUMAN HAD KNOCKED DOWN THE DEMONS //VAND AROUND THE
GARDE/V. RAUANA SENT MORE M EN IN/TH H/S SON\ AKS/YAVA KUM AR.

/NRAVANA’S CO UR T- NOW, MEGHNAD, MY

SON, ARREST TH A T
MONKEY AND BRIN6 ,
HIM HERE! A

THAT
MONKEY
HAS
KILLED
PRINCE
AKSHAY
KUMAR
AS WELL!

MEGHNAD CAPTURED HANUMAN SET FIRE T O

AND BROUGHT H/M TO THE COUPE THIS EV/L
MONKEY'S TAIL

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ty S / i BURNT LANKA, HA/WMAN RETURNED TO RAMA'S CAMP.
SITA IS IN LANKA.
SHE ASKED ME TO GIVE
YOU THIS JEWEL.
LANKA SHOULD N O W ,
' BE INVADED? A

l/j]//Bf l y
M T H A HUGE ARMY O F MONKEYS, BEARS AND OTHERS,
RAMA LAXm /VA, SUGREEVA AM? HANUMAN ARR/t/ED
ON THE COAST. I----------------- -------------------------- T ------- TT— '

WHEN W E NEWS REACHED THE SET OUT OF HERE,

COURT OFRAVANA, H/S BROTHER, VIBHEESHANA.GQ,
V/BHEESHANA GAVE H/M GOOD TEACH YOUR
ADV/CF. fag#/tam ir.TiMG "X M WISDOM TO
ANOTHER THOSE BEGGARS!
§ I MAN’S WIFE IS W
y ■ NEITHER FAIR Wi
NOR WISE* fM

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 A/OSLE RAM ) GAVE REFUGE TO V/SJ^EEShA/VA.
THE ENEMY’S HE SEEKS 1
BROTHER-/N ASYLUM,
gsa OUR CAMP? SUGREEVA!
%&\ /DON’T “J I CAN’T
» \ L IK E THE TURN HIM
R v V JD E A ! J .X a w a y .^

THE ARM/ES W ERE READY EOR TH E BATTLE.

ANSADA, BEFORE WE GIVE
THE CALL FOR B ATTLE,
PLEASE GO TO RAVANA’S
COURT WITH A MESSAGE.
PRINCE fWGADA GAME TV RETURN SITA WITH
THE COURT OE RAU/WA. HONOUR. LORD RAMA
k W I L L MAKE PEACE
K~~2 W ITH YOU.

GQTELL RAMA TH A T I
WILL NOT SURRENDER!
WE W ANT WAR!

BRAUE
LAXMANA
FELL IN THE
BATTLE,H/T
W ITH AN
ARROW BY
MEGHNAD,
Rfll/ANA’S
SON.

HANUMAN BROUGHT SUSHENA

IF ONLY THE ALONG (V/TH H/S HOUSE.
PHYSICIAN
SUSHENA COULD
BE BROUGHT
HERE...
I WILL
BRING
HIM I

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 LAXMANA CAN BE BROUGHT BACK I'"'"
T O LIFE IF SOMEONE CAN
GET THE S A N J E E - i m ^ a m T I W ILL
VANI HERB M K SET
BEFORE DAWN, IT.

R /)m m S H EART-BRO KEN .

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THEDEMONS WERENOW ON THE RUN.

DETERMINED TO M IL RAMA, RAt/ANA

FOUGHTHARD. \ ^
HAVE THEY 1
- MLLED •*
MEGHNAD?

HE SHOWERED A CONT/NUOUS STREAM (

OF ARROWS W/TH H/S TW ENTY HANDS M
ON THE MONKEY ARMY. | llV

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 THEM RAMA
RAt/A/VA CAME FACE TO
FACE. A/OWPAMA S/AD
A C/SAff/OTSE/VT TO
MM B Y GOD /A/DRA.

YOU CAN’T FIGHT RAVAMA

AND LIVE! THIS BORROWED
. CHAR/OT WILL N O TJ* \
r— l save you!

mr/////S SOPERfi/ATORAL POWERS, RA(/A/VA CREATED SEVERAL RAl/AA/AS.

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 VI8HEESHANA, DURING
THE PAST EIGHTEEN DAYS,
I HAVE CUT OFF m
RAVANA’S HEAD §T
A NUMBER OF Jg M
TIMES. BUT HE HE DOES SO )
CONTINUES TO BECAUSE THE
LIVE. ? r NECTAR OF LIFE
IS STORED IN
l HIS NAVEL! V

RAMA S//OT ONE ARROW A T T//E A/AUEL O F RAVA/VFiJ SOO/V ALL

///S //EADS A/VO ARMS W ERE STRUCK W/T// ARROWS. 1

RAUANA FELL
GLORY TO
V PRINCE
^ V ram a. j

LAXMAA/4
Hr VIBHEESHANA! CROWNED N/M
P n o w YOU WILL ^ \CEREMOMOUSLX\
RULE OVER LANkA! |
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 Amar Chitra Katha is a collection 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 Amar Chitra Katha comic series that are approved by parents, appreciated
by children and accepted by schools.
m # .
M y t h o lo g y
Krishna
J k , .i ? 501 Krishna 525 Tales of Arjuna 570 Doshorotha
S lir - '# 502 Hanuman 531 Kama 571 Dhruva and Ashtavakra
510 Buddha 533 Abhimanyu 572 Ancestors of Rama
511 Savitri 547 Garuda 589 Krishna ond Shishupalo
512 Tales of Vishnu 565 Drona 592 Ghototkocho
520 Tales of Narada 566 Surya 612 Urvoshi
524 Indra and Shibi 567 Indra and Shachi 663 Aniruddha

F o lk t a le s

507 Nala Damayanti 558 Birbol the Clever
E m'~
523 Raman of Tenali 559 Birbol the Just
543 Jataka Tales: Monkey Stories 578 Kesari the Flying Thief
553 Jataka Tales: Jackal Stories 580 Inimitable Birbol
554 Jataka Tales: Elephant Stories 581 Ramon the Motchless Wit
555 Jataka Tales: Deer Stories 584 Gopol the Jester
557 Birbol the Witty 587 Birbal the Genius
607 A Bag of Gold Coins
621 Udoyona
625 Battle of Wits
659 Devi Choudhurani
664 King Kusha
667 Bikal the Terrible
713 The Fool's Disciples

H is t o r y
^ yR^ni of
508 Chonakyo 606 Rani Durgovati 685 Chand Bibi
536 Ashoka 627 Harsha 701 NoorJahan
563 Rona Pratop 630 Rona Sanga 704 Jallionwala Bagh
568 Vikramaditya 632 Vidyasagar 722 Megasthenes
579 Madhvachorya 648 Somudro Gupta 723 Jnoneshwar
603 Akbar 676 Rano Kumbha 725 Sultana Razio
r>
604 Prithviraj Chauhon 682 Tanaji 734 Banda Bahadur

A
BabasahebAmbedkar
Biography
517 Vivekananda 564 Shivaji 647 Lai Bahadur Shastri
wh.
650 Mahatma Gandhi
535 Mirobai 608 Bhagat Singh
if J lS 539 Rani of Jhansi 611 Babasaheb Ambedkar 678 Veer Sovarkar
544 Subhas Chandra Bose 613 Soordos 679 Swomi Pranavananda
548 Rabindranath Tagore 631 Chaitonya Mahoprobhu 693 Jayaprakash Noroyan
551 Tulsidas 636 Krishnodeva Raya 700 Jowaharlol Nehru
563 Rona Pratop 645 Lokamanyo Tilak 732 Swami Chinmayanonda

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Rama
The Ramayana is the earliest epic poem written in Sanskrit, and is the oldest work of poetry. Its author, sage
Valmiki is known as the 'Adi Kavi' or pristine poet.

It is said 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
powerful emotions' saw the creation of a powerful epic that still inspires the soul of India, 2000 years after
it was first written.

The Ramayana 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 character of Rama and Sita - the highest ideals of 'man' and 'woman'.
The idea that God fulfills Himself through the best of men is conveyed through Rama's life.

This is the story of the Ramayana. The story narrated in the following pages is based on Ramcharit-Manas of
Tulsidas.

Editor: Anant Pai

Illustrations: Pratap Mulick Cover: Pratap Mulick

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