Ramayanam as told by Valmiki and Kamban

Contents Prologue ix I. The Birth of Poesy 1 II. Ayodhya 3 III. Viswamitra 9 IV. Sita's Wedding 18 V. Rama to be Crowned 24 VI. Counsel of the Crooked Maid 28 VII. The Great Day 38 VIII. Towards Chitrakuta 54 IX. The lifeless City 61 X. Who will take the Throne? 75 XI. Chitrakuta and Beyond 93 XII. On to Panchavati 103 XIII. The Golden Deer 112 XIV. One More Deceit 122 XV. The Man Forlorn 132 XVI. A New Bondage 138 XVII. The Death of an Abductor 146 XVIII. Waiting for Better Days 154 XIX. In search of Sita 161 XX. Hanuman's Journey to Lanka 165 XXI. Sita in Captivity 177 XXII. Message of Hope 188 XXIII. Restoration of Faith 199 XXIV. Hanuman Shows His Mettle 208 XXV. Back to the Kisinda with Joy 216 XXVI. Towards the Great War 222 XXVII. Ravana's Strategies 231 XXVIII. The Siege of Lanka 238 XXIX. The First Great Encounter 244 XXX. Ravana in Desperation 253 XXXI. Indrajit, the Invisible Fighter 258 XXXII. The final Battle 267 XXXIII. The Triumph of Sita 273 XXXIV. The Return to Ayodhya 281 XXXV. The Coronation {Uttara Kandam) 286 XXXVI. Who was Ravana? 289 XXXVII. The Banishment of Sita 294 XXXVIII. Sita's Return to Mother Earth 298 Index 303