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Originally posted by: Mandodari

My grandmother's storytelling. This is the best way to learn actually but this resource may or may not be to all in the 21st century. It depends on individual families and their way of life.
C. Rajagopalachari's Ramayan
Amar Chitra Katha
Movies: Old B&W version of the Ramayan called Sampoorna Ramayan
Old movie Luva-Kusha
NDTV/Sagar Ramayan (the best IMHO)
Dada Sagar's Ramayan
New animated version Hanuman
I haven't seen B.R. Chopra's yet. Vibishna, after your recommendation I will see it.

The Kambaramayan -

The original text written by Kambar is available in books as well as online. But one should be careful as to which of the versions they would enjoy reading.

The original format is in the ancient poetry form. The words are split and joined with other words split likewise - so a person should know how to split the words and read the text. A person named (he was a court judge, I think) M. M. Ismail had split the words correctly and published the book in this format. This one is much easier to read. I think this is the version found online. There are many books that have the verses and the brief meaning given below. If anyone wants to read the complete translation in prose (Tamil), I would recomend, 'Kamba Ramayanam' by Kurinji Gnyana Vaidhyanathan. It is a very good one and very exhaustive.

Originally posted by: Vibhishna

Wow, sita11!!! That's quite a big list. I never knew there were mythological documentaries. Thanks for the valuble information.

• Uttar Ramacharitra by Bhavbhuti - a very old rendition , critically analyzes the character of Shrii Ramchandra. I've read its english translation
• Krishna charitra by Bankim chandra- Critical analysis of Shrii Krishna, another old rendition
• Shrii Ramayana Darshanam in Kannada by 'Rashtrakavi 'Ku-VemPu"
• 'Vastav Ramayan by P V Vartak, its in Marathi but also its english version is available....Its an amazing read
• Have read some parts of Yuganta by Iravati Karve, her analysis on Sita and Draupadi along with other epic women
• Articles on Boloji.com/hinduism- these are from modern interpreters and not all may like their take on Ramayana and Mahabharat.
• Chandamama- kids magazine( I must have read this 'n' # of times😃) too is a very good source for Ramayan and MBH other than ACK .
• Valmiki Ramayan from the net also own a copy from gita press ....many pages have gone missing

Movies like 'Mahabali Hanuman, Jai-bajrangbali, Hanuman Vijay, (parts of these movies available on youtube)

Originally posted by: sita11

yeah!!!! on the above news channels ,everyday there r 2-3 mythological documentries r shown ,u can watch these doucumentries on the websites like www.starnews.com in the show Samarpan & on the website www.aajtak.com in the show dharam

rest i dunno the websites of sahara samaya & india tv !!!!

i forgot to mention one more news channel IBN 7 ,everyday on these news channels ,mythological documentries r shown !!!!

Originally posted by: godisone

Great Topic Vibhishna!👏

Here are the books I recommend:

Of course, Original Valmiki Ramayan and Ramcharitmanas are best, but as they are hard to come by for people living in the US or anywhere outside of India, here are some translations or different versions I enjoyed.

1. Krishna Dharma's Ramayan (It was really excellent, the only drawback being that it did not include the Uttar Kand) Krishna Dharma's Mahabharat is excellent also.

2. RK Narayan's Ramayan and Mahabharat are really good as well.

3. I have the Telugu Version of the Adhyatma Ramayana, which is really good.

4. Amar Chitra Kathas on Rama and Krishna are good as well for children. I enjoyed them when I was young.

Serials/Movies

1. Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan and Luv Kush

2. Anand Sagar's Ramayan

3. Telugu Sampoorna Ramayanam Movie (it was too fast paced, but still an enjoyable movie, and the songs were really good)

4. Hanuman (animated movie) was enjoyable and the songs were excellent, especially the closing song. And as Vibhishna said, the Bal Kand of Hanuman was really very cute.😊

5. Animated Ramayan: I never saw this, but heard all the songs from youtube, and they're excellent.

6. Telugu Lava Kusa Movie: the songs in this were outstanding, and the kids who played Lava and Kusa acted excellently.

7. Telugu Sita Rama Kalyanam Movie: It was a wonderful movie starting from Lakshmi incarnating herself as Padmavathi Devi (not the same one who weds Balaji) and ending with the wedding of Sita and Rama. The songs in this are out of the world.

8. Sita Swayamvar (in Hindi), Sita Kalyanam (in Telugu): Both are really good, and I love the song about Vishnu avatar that Sita's friends sing.