Valmiki (Makers of Indian Literature)

About the Book :

Valmiki universally acclaimed as the adikavi is the cynosure of Indian literature. The only work available of the great sage-poet. The Ramayana has not only established the poet's timeless fame, but has also inaugurated a lasting tradition creative writing in Indian idiom based on a systematized synthesis of prophetic vision and poetic articulation

The monograph recreates the massage conveyed by the sage-poet through his characters, their thoughts, words and deeds depicted in a delightful diction, a continuous source of inspiration and guidance to the world through centuries. The Seven chapters of the book provide a deep insight into Valmiki the man as also Valmiki, the poet of epic magnitude. A brilliant Introduction to the study of the mastermind behind the immortal work. The Ramayana, the monograph also brings into focus the epic poet's magnificent vision of human existence and the philosophical core of this deathless masterpice that will live on as long as man and nature survive.

About the Author

The author. Dr. I. Panduranga Rao, is a prolific writer in Telugu, Hindi and English, with about 50 publications to his credit. He has specialized in comparative literature and Indian Philosophy. Particularly in Ramayanas in Indian languages. A brilliant scholar, he has also delivered a number of lectures on Ramayana in India and abroad. He is Presently working as Director, Bharatiya Jnanpith.