''The Ramayana'' is a mythological book by R. K. Narayan. It was first published by Chatto and Windus,

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in 1972. The book is a shortened, prose adaptation of the

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Kamba Ramayanam ''Ramavataram'', popularly referred to as ''Kamba Ramayanam'', is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kambar during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki's ''Ramayana'' (which is in Sanskrit), the story describes the life of King ...

''. In 1938, Narayan made a promise to his dying uncle that he would translate the ''Kamba Ramayana'' to English, however, he did not think about this promise until 1968 when he began work on this effort. He later wrote ''The Mahabharata'', published in 1978.

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1973 books Books by R. K. Narayan Works based on the Ramayana Chatto & Windus books {{Hindu-book-stub