Hanuman's Ramayan - A different version with Peculiar Illustrations

Name of the Book: Hanuman's Ramayan

Retold By: Devdutt Patnaik

Pictures: Nancy Raj

Publisher: TulikaBooks (Our Myths Series)

A book about  Ramayan the epic.  Raavan the king of Lanka kidnaps Sita, the wife of Ram (prince of Ayodhya) and how Ram rescues her with the help of hanuman is the story or to be precise the version that we have always heard and is said to be written by Valmiki.

 But there are more than three hundred versions as per Google and this story is one such version where the author tries to convey a gentle story with peculiar illustrations.

A different version with Peculiar Illustrations

Synopsis:

     Valmiki was the happiest person in the world after finishing his write-up about the life of Ram, which he called Valmiki Ramayan. Everyone was impressed, right from Indra the rain god, Vayu, Agni, Varuna and the river goddesses.

     But Narad the sage was not impressed reason being he had read a better version of Ramayana. An upset  Valmiki became impatient and was unable to accept the fact that there was a better version, because as per Narad it was written by Hanuman the monkey and a true devotee of Ram.

     Anxious Valmiki went on searching for Hanuman in the foothills of the Himalayas. Whether he meets Hanuman, was he able to read the version which is best according to Narad? Read the book to see what happens in the rest of the story.

Review 

   A Story that teaches devotion and a monkey's devotion towards his master. A great book to start with, before introducing the epic to the kids. Beautiful Mithila folk paintings were very expressive and they speak the story. After reading this, I hope everyone goes on searching the various versions of Ramayan like we are doing right now.