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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularly known as "Rajaji" or "C.R" was a great patriot, astute politician, incisive thinker, great visionary, and one of the greatest statesmen of all time. He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, hailed as a conscious- keeper of the Mahatma. As an ardent freedom fighter, as Chief Minister of Madras, as Governor of West Bengal, as Home Minister of India, and as the first Indian Governor-General of India he rendered yeoman service to the nation and left an indelible impression on our contemporary life.
Rajaji was closely associated with Kulapati Munshiji and he was among the distinguished founder-members of the Bhavan. The Bhavan had the privilege of publishing 18 books (see page ii) by him so far, the copyright of which he gifted to the Bhavan.
All of Rajaji's works, especially of Marcus Aurelius, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Upanishads are popular. In Mahabharata, he displayed his inimitable flair for story-telling and applying the moral of stories to the needs of modern times. In the present book Ramayana, Rajaji captures for us the pathos and beauty of Valmiki's magic in an inimitable manner. Written in a homely style, the work is striking in its originality and beauty of expression. A fitting successor to Mahabharata.
Rajaji passed away in 1972 at the age of 94.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| KULAPATI'S PREFACE | v | |
| KULAPATI'S SUPPLEMENTARY PREFACE | viii | |
| AUTHOR'S PREFACE | ix | |
| AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION | xii | |
| AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION | xvii | |
| NOTE FOR PRONUNCIATION | ||
| RAAMAAYANE | xviii | |
| THE CONCEPTION | 1 | |
| II | SAGE VISWAAMITRA | 4 |
| III | TRISANKU | 11 |
| IV | RAAMA LEAVES HOME | 16 |
| V | RAAMA SLAYS THE MONSTERS | 20 |
| VI | SEETA | 28 |
| VII | BHAGEERATHA AND THE STORY OF GANGA | 33 |
| VIII | AHALYA | 38 |
| IX | RAAMA WINS SEETA'S HAND | 43 |
| X | PARASURAMA'S DISCOMFITURE | 46 |
| XI | FESTIVE PREPARATIONS | 51 |
| XII | MANTHARA'S EVIL COUNSEL | 55 |
| XIII | KAIKEYI SUCCUMBS | 64 |
| XIV | WIFE OR DEMON? | 72 |
| XV | BEHOLD A WONDER! | 79 |
| XVI | STORM AND CALM | 87 |
| XVII | SEETA'S RESOLVE | 94 |
| XVIII | TO THE FOREST | 104 |
| XIX | ALONE BY THEMSELVES | 112 |
| XX | CHITRAKOOTA | 119 |
| XXI | A MOTHER'S GRIEF | 123 |
| XXII | IDLE SPORT AND TERRIBLE RESULT | 126 |
| XXIII | LAST MOMENTS | 130 |
| XXIV | BHARATA ARRIVES | 134 |
| XXV | INTRIGUE WASTED | 143 |
| XXVI | BHARATA SUSPECTED | 152 |
| XXVII | THE BROTHERS MEET | 163 |
| XXVIII | BHARATA BECOMES RAAMA'S DEPUTY | 170 |
| XXIX | VIRAADHA'S END | 178 |
| XXX | TEN YEARS PASS | 187 |
| XXXI | THE SOORPANAKHA EPISODE | 193 |
| XXXII | KAMBANS SOORPANAKHA | 201 |
| XXXIII | KHARA AND IDS ARMY LIQUIDATED | 206 |
| XXXIV | THE PATH OF RUIN | 212 |
| XXXV | THE GOLDEN STAG | 221 |
| XXXVI | THE GOOD BIRD JATAAYU | 229 |
| XXXVII | CLOSELY GUARDED | 238 |
| XXXVIII | RAAMA DISCONSOLATE | 245 |
| XXX1X | A SECOND FATHER DIES | 251 |
| XL | LEFT EYELIDS THROB | 257 |
| XLI | HE SEES HER JEWELS | 267 |
| XLII | SUGREEVA'S DOUBTS CLEARED | 270 |
| XLIII | THE SLAYING OF VAALI | 276 |
| XLIV | TAARA'S GRIEF | 282 |
| XLV | ANGER AND RECONCILIATION | 288 |
| XLVI | THE SEARCH BEGINS | 296 |
| XLVII | SON OF VAAYU | 305 |
| XLVIII | THE SEARCH IN LANKA | 314 |
| XLIX | SEETA IN THE ASOKA PARK | 322 |
| L | RAVANA'S SOLICITATION | 328 |
| LI | FIRST AMONG THE ASTUTE | 335 |
| LIT | SEETA COMFORTED | 341 |
| LIII | SEETA AND HANUMAAN | 350 |
| LIV | INVITING BATTLE | 357 |
| LV | THE TERRIBLE ENVOY | 360 |
| LVI | HANUMAAN BOUND | 364 |
| LVII | LANKA IN FLAMES | 369 |
| LVIll | A CARNIVAL | 376 |
| LIX | THE TIDINGS CONVEYED | 381 |
| LX | THE ARMY MOVES FORWARD | 385 |
| LXI | ANXIETY IN LANKA | 389 |
| LXII | RAAVANA CALLS A COUNCIL AGAIN | 395 |
| LXIII | VIBHEESHANA | 399 |
| LXIV | THE VAANARAS' DOUBT | 404 |
| LXV | THE DOCTRINE OF SURRENDER AND GRACE | 410 |
| LXVI | THE GREAT CAUSEWAY | 415 |
| LXVII | THE BATTLE BEGINS | 422 |
| LXVIII | SEETA'S JOY | 426 |
| LXIX | SERPENT DARTS | 431 |
| LXX | RAAVANA'S DEFEAT | 437 |
| LXXI | THE GIANT IS ROUSED | 443 |
| LXXII | IS THIS NAARAAYANA HIMSELF? | 449 |
| LXXIll | THE DEATH OF INDRAJIT | 453 |
| LXXIV | END OFRAAVANA | END |
| LXXV | THE 465 | |
| EPILOGUE | 472 | |
| GLOSSARY | 478 |
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