We Indians are well familiar with the popular stage play, Ramlila, which re-enacts the Ramayana. In India, the influence of Ramayana is not just restricted to literary works. Ramlila – A Stage Play Popular World Over Ramlila – Stage Show by Bharatiya Kala Kendra It pertains to the lives of human beings, their moral values and ethics. Ramayana has risen above them through the ages, proving that it is more than just another work of literature. Thus, we see that the Ramayana knows no bounds, constraints and barriers of language, borders, and diversities. The travelers, sailors and traders across the times have spread the knowledge, principles and values of the great Indian masterpiece. There is an unending list of translations available on Ramayana in a variety of languages, even Arabic and Uzbec. If people think that the effect of Ramayana is only restricted to India, or South-East Asia, think again! The huge volumes of research work done on Ramayana is incredible in its own sense. The Ramayana has been adapted suiting to the local conditions. Valmiki Ramayana’s profound impact across the civilizations can be highlighted in the fact that the epic has led to the production of numerous Ramayanas, almost 300 creative works spanning across the cross sections of a variety of regions, languages and countries.
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The most popular poem inspired by Ramayana is its 16 th century Awadhi version, Ramacharitamanas, written by Tulsidas. The telegu poetess, Molla wrote Molla Ramayana,the 15 th century Bengali poet Krittibas Ojha wrote Krittivasi Ramayana. Lakshmana Suri, a poet of the 19 th century, delivered many great works based on Ramayana, such as the ‘Prapanna Vibishanam,’ ‘Paulastya Vadham,’ ‘Gayatri Ramayanam’ and the ‘Ramayana Sangraha.’ The Tamil poet, Kambar wrote Kambaramayanam in the 12 th century, the Telegu poet, Gona Budda Reddy wrote the Ranganatha Ramayanam. Not only the epic, butĪlso its characters were adopted in literary works by writers and poets. Prominent impacts of Ramayana in his works can be seen in ‘Raghuvams’, ’Meghdoot’, ‘Abhgana Shakuntala’, ‘Vikramorvasiya’ and ‘Kumarasambhava’. Even the masterpieces by the great Kalidasa, was inspired from Ramayana. In the field of Literature, many great writers have been influenced by Valmiki’s Ramayana. The solutions to our problems lie in following the ideologies presented in the epic. Ramayana can answer all our questions and problems of our present life.
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Even in today’s generations, the basic human ethics and values can be traced out back to the Ramayana. The Great Indian values and heritage owes its existence to Valmiki’s epic story. The Ramayana has fervently carved out the building blocks of Hindu religion and its massively diverse culture. Its influence has been on every living being not only in India, but also almost the whole of South-East Asia. The Ramayana has traveled through centuries and civilizations in the Indian origin and culture. The Hindu art, religion and cultural history have been primarily affected by two major literary works of ancient India: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata.