Over two thousand years, the Ramayana has accumulated several layers, troubling both the liberal and the orthodox factions.

the Ramayana. Valmiki is also known as Adi Kavi, which means the first poet. He is widely credited for being a pioneer of Sanskrit literature, defining the shape and form of Sanskrit poetry.

Maharishi Valmiki is the author of the great Hindu epic Ramayana and also revered as the ‘Aadi Kavi’ or the first poet of the Sanskrit Literature. Ramayana, depicting the story of Lord Ram was first ...