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ARANYA KAND
Banished from Ayodhya for 14 years, Prince Rama, his wife, Sita and brother Lakshmana, wander through the Dandaka forest trying to find a place where they can settle down. They meet many sages and holy men who welcome them and guide them on their way. The sages tell Rama that they are plagued by demons and ogres who destroy their houses, wreck their rituals and prayers and have even killed many of them. They ask him to protect them since, even though in exile, he is their king Sure enough the three encounter the invincible Viradha, and then the dangerous Suparnakha Both are defeated, but Suparnakha is no ordinary demoness. She is the sister of Ravana, the demon king of Lanka Infuriated by her humiliation and angered by the killing of his brothers Khara and Dooshana, along with 14000 more rakshasas, Ravana plots a terrible revenge
133 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2017
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July 9, 2019
Shurpanaka (a shape-shifting demon) with absolutely no respect for personal space or the sanctity of marriage gets her comeuppance in a rather gruesome way.
Enter a seriously miffed but mildly intrigued demon king, RAVANA.
*Dum….dum……DUMMM*
Enter a seriously miffed but mildly intrigued demon king, RAVANA.
*Dum….dum……DUMMM*
July 22, 2021
This book has so many stories which we don't usually find in Ramayana
May 5, 2019
Excellent! This part is full of adventure and significant developments.
May 15, 2023
The book picks up a lot of pace, illustrations of the fights with demons, forest landscape, and Rishi ashrams are very well done! This book seems to stay true to the original epic.
Highly recommended for nostalgia and kids :D
Highly recommended for nostalgia and kids :D
January 2, 2026
I personally don't think this is acurate. The ever famous saga of Lakshman Rekha is missing. In the earlier Kands, the swayamvar of Sita is also misrepresented
August 30, 2020
This is the third part of the Valmiki Ramayana series- The Aranya Kand- by Amar Chitra Katha, a graphic novel series.
The illustrations are gorgeous, only problem is that the artists change with each book, so you have got different faces of the same characters.
Anyways, did you know that the famous "Lakshman Rekha" wasn't a part of the Valmiki Ramayana? That incident has played a big role in the patriarchal setup of our society. Times are changing, but for a very long time, this incident was used often to "keep women in line".
There are many such incidents which are different from what we usually know and think about Ramayana. Like, Rama is not a god. Rather, he is a human, who becomes a god, because of his actions.
Highly recommended!
The illustrations are gorgeous, only problem is that the artists change with each book, so you have got different faces of the same characters.
Anyways, did you know that the famous "Lakshman Rekha" wasn't a part of the Valmiki Ramayana? That incident has played a big role in the patriarchal setup of our society. Times are changing, but for a very long time, this incident was used often to "keep women in line".
There are many such incidents which are different from what we usually know and think about Ramayana. Like, Rama is not a god. Rather, he is a human, who becomes a god, because of his actions.
Highly recommended!
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