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A 9th-century critic freed Ramayana of religious meanings. It was just literature for him
With reference to the Ramayana, we find in Anandavardhana ... portions like the Balakanda and the Uttarakanda (the first and the last books respectively) were added, a view which has gained ...
How the Valmiki Ramayana is almost an encyclopaedia of Indian civilisation
Over two thousand years, the Ramayana has accumulated several layers, troubling both the liberal and the orthodox factions.