With the fire of acts, Ravana, is Heaven brilliant and…

“War, in some ways, is merciful to men. It makes them heroes if they are the victors. If they are the vanquished - they…

— Samhita Arni

Tulsidas's Ramayana is a notable book because it is informed with the spirit of purity, pity and piety.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Nothing,’ said Kaushalya wistfully. ‘The sun will rise. The birds will chirp and the city will go about its business. The world does not…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“My own memories of the vimanas during my lifetime as Yudhisthira are that they were basically leftovers from a golden age several thousand years…

— Michael Jaco

“Seorang perempuan yang sifatnya jahat tidak pantas diperlakukan sebagai seorang perempuan. [Ramayana Mahabharata, hal. 33]”

— R.K. Narayan

What, however, left a deep impression on me was the reading of the Ramayana before my father. During part of his illness my father…

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana survive in several versions, the earliest of which are at least five hundred years later than the Vedas.…

— John Keay

“Abandon pride, which is the same as Tamas-guna (darkness), rooted as it is in ignorance and is a source of considerable pain; and adore…

— Tulsidas

“Lord Ram gave Hanuman a quizzical look and said, "What are you, a monkey or a man?" Hanuman bowed his head reverently, folded his…

— Tulsidas

“I came in several times and spoke, but perhaps you were asleep when I thought you were awake.' 'You are very considerate to explain…

— R.K. Narayan

Aaranya Kaandam' is a term from the Ramayana. It means Jungle Chapter but apart from the term, I haven't borrowed anything else. The characters…

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

“Shri Ram said: “Ever since I have been separated from you, Sita, everything to me has become its very reverse. The fresh and tender…

— Tulsidas

The 'Mahabharata' is a more complex and longer saga than the 'Ramayana,' which is like a fairy tale. It's much lighter and more fun,…

— David Farr

The 'Ramayana' explores the limits of secular freedom and the limits of religion.

— David Farr

“No text, being human creation, is free from flaws – it is the human mind that should be conscientious enough to accept their good…

— Abhijit Naskar