The Sons of Rama

Amar Chitra Katha #18

by Anant Pai

No one dared challenge the might of King Rama of Ayodhya. Famous for his valour and skill as a warrior, he confidently set out to become the King of the World. But then, his force came up against two little boys roaming the forest wilds. Luv and Kush laug

Genres: Comics, Mythology, Comic Book, History, Childrens, Hinduism, Indian Literature

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 1971

About the author

Anant Pai popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha series in 1967, along with the India Book House publishers, and which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters. In 1980, he launched Tinkle, a children's anthology, which was started under Rang Rekha Features, India's first comic and cartoon syndicate, that lasted till 1998, with him as the Managing Director.

Today, Amar Chitra Katha sells about three million comic books a year, in English and more than 20 Indian languages, and has sold about 100 million copies since it inception in 1967 by Anant Pai, and in 2007 was taken over by ACK Media.

Reviews

[Rajesh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually a good representation of the Uttar Kand from Ramayana. Thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

[Pranav · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story in this book talks about Lava and Kusha, the sons of Lord Rama. I felt very angry at the thought of the washerman insulting Rama and his wife, Sita. He told that just because she was in Ravana's captivity for a long time. She never willingly stayed as a captive, Ravana kidnapped her. I was shocked to see that the twins, Lava and Kusha even defeated Hanuman, the most powerful warrior in the vanara sena. The part where Sita steps inside the Earth was quite painful because she aldready had to undergo several tortures at the hands of Ravana and now even at the hands of the citizens of Ayodhya. Some details on Rama's death and Lava and Kusha's rule could have been added. Apart from this issue, this is a good book.

[Uditi Chibber · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Sons of Rama is a comic which you can finish reading in less than 1 hour. This comic showed that King Rama was stuck in a dilemma and he had to either choose his wife or his people. He had to do so because of what the launderer had said. So, banishing his wife whom he loved passionately to a forest was a heartbreaking choice for him. His wife gave birth to twin sons Luv and Kush and both sons grew up with their mother. They used to reside in a hermitage and Maharishi Valmiki used to teach both the sons. The sage facilitated both of them in mastering archery. What events followed after that are available in this comic.

[shweta!!! · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disrespectfully, Rama was trash. Sita deserved the world. My queen.

[Akshay Kamath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nail biting story!

The way that the story has been narrated is so thrilling that it keeps you hooked. You become eager to know what happens next after each scene on a page. Terrific!

[Dhana Latchmi Mahesh · Rating 2 out of 5]

Where is Hanuman in the story? Isn't he suppose to hang out with Rama's boys in the human disguise of Maruti and help out Sita? And the boys did not defeat Hanuman, as he pretended defeat because they were using Brahmastra to tie him up and Hanuman did not want to fight it with respect to Lord Brahma as he did when Meghanad (Indrajit) used it on him in Lanka.

[Aayush Rajaram Mhadgut · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sons of Rama:- Luv and Kush

[drprashant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book

Best book ever I have read must read this book it has all knowledge about rama and his sons thank you

[Shikha Grover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative and true events

This book is based on true events of the son' s of Lord Shari ram and the brother of ram and hanuman

[Krishnan Nair · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was hoping for more story than was present. I also didn't like some of the dialogues like when Valmiki said 'It was said Sita was born of the Earth. This probably was true.' I would expect Valmiki to know this.

It appears the story I read of Valmiki creating Kusha out of Kusha grass when he couldn't find Lava is not the generally accepted version. I guess that is something I learnt because of this comic.

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice

[Sumedha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would have liked to see more of the story regarding how Rama's sons and him lived after Sita is gone. It was a straight-to-the-point retelling, but I would have liked more details!

[Rahul Panelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great & Courageous Luv & Kush... Really sad to know how Sitamata gone the after the war...