Ram Chandra Trilogy
What if all the stories we heard so far are not exactly true? What if there is another side to the story? What if the historical facts were different? History has always been shaped by the wealthy and influential. What specifically occurred thousands of years ago is unknown to us. But to grasp the essence of the actual moral, it is necessary to consider many perspectives. Amish's Ram Chandra series offers us a different perspective on how to see history from a different standpoint and in a more rational way.
With respect to the three characters—Ram, Sita, and Ravan—Amish considered the narrative from three separate timelines. The events that occurred in each of their lives are covered separately in each book. Everything comes collectively at the time where Ravan kidnaps Sita. When you have an opportunity to investigate each person's life separately, it is quite interesting.
Through his superb use of language, the author brilliantly paints up all possible scenarios in our minds. How does Ayodhya look in the past? How each character looks like? Every aspect of how each clan operates, including its duties and responsibilities, has been outlined. Everything about Ram's life—his values, his philosophy, the internal geopolitics he had to deal with, and more—is presented in such a clear manner.
Sita is the most amazing character I encountered in this novel. We are manipulated to view women as weaker sex. That might be one of the reasons Sita has been portrayed as a moderate, unremarkable woman, in many literature. Contrarily, the author has portrayed her as a courageous fighter and an intelligent woman. Sita, as a chief minister of Mithila, ran her city with such skill, oversaw so many renovations, and implemented so many sensible laws. She is a warrior dedicating her life for her people, not someone who toys with roses. In fact, Sita is the central character in the entire narrative.
Ravan is consistently portrayed as being the most horrible person and as having magical abilities, which is completely opposite to the truth. Being born into poverty and seeing such awful conditions as a child, Ravan has always had the desire to excel in all he does. He didn't just wish to be the best; he worked hard and succeeded in doing so. During his time, he raised to become the most powerful person. He possessed absolute power since all of India was at his feet. While reading about him, I compared him to KGF Rocky Bhai (a Kannada movie). Ravan's goal was success. He worked incredibly hard to get there, and he did. He ruled the Indian Ocean. He expanded his trade to other countries as well. He practically brought India to its knees before him and forced it to be impoverished during his reign. On the other hand, Sri Lanka, where Ravan reigned, developed into the world's golden city. He made his country so prosperous.
This book contains a lot of examples that will leave you in awe. This book also solves the riddle of Sita's birth. This book discusses the purpose of Ram and Sita, the close relationship between Ravan and Kumbhakarna, the various outside factors that affect these central characters, as well as diverse perspectives on dharma and karma. The author also makes it obvious why Ravan became a Rakshash.
Reading this book will help us understand the Ramayana from a new perspective and will help us to break many superstition beliefs.
Do give a try💓
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