Ramcharitmanas

January 28, 2023

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Recently, Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar said the Ramcharitmanas “spreads hatred in society”.

About Ramcharitmanas

The Ramcharitmanas is based on the Ramayana, sage Valmiki’s great epic.
The poem was written in the 16th century in the Awadhi dialect which is mainly spoken in the areas that are today’s Lucknow, Prayagraj, and Ayodhya districts.
It is divided into seven chapters (Kand) that tell the story of Lord Ram from birth to his becoming King of Ayodhya.
It is the holiest book of the Indo-Gangetic region, and among the world’s most-read holy books — by one estimate, Geeta Press (Gorakhpur) has sold almost 7 crore copies.

Goswami Tulsidas

Tulsidas, a Brahmin whose original name was Ram Bola Dubey.
He composed the Ramcharitmanas on the bank of the Ganga in Varanasi — he is said to have begun writing on Ram Navami day in 1574 and completed the poem over the next few years.
He lived in the time of Emperor Akbar, and some believe that he was in touch with Abdurrahim Khan-e-Khanan, the son of Akbar’s commander Bairam Khan, and they possibly exchanged some poetic communication as well.
Besides Ramcharitmanas, Ramlalla Nahachhu, Barvai Ramayan, Ramagya Prashna, Parvati Mangal, and Janaki Mangal in the Awadhi language are some of Tulsidas’ popular works.

Source:IE