Ramayana Visha Vriksham (3 Bhagalu Kalisina Samputam) (Telugu)

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Sweet Home Publications
• By : Ranganayakamma
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : Telugu
• Edition : 2012
• Pages : 756
• Weight : 1.5 g.
• Size : 10.2 x 6.6 x 1.5 inches
• ASIN: B00HWWB6L6

DESCRIPTION:

'Ramayana Vishavruksham' is a marxist critique on Valimiki's Ramayana in Telugu fist published between 1974 and 1976. It has been reprinted several times since then. It was originally published as a 3-volume collection; but is now available in a single consolidated volume.

Ramayana Vishavruksham follows the same order as that of the Sanskrit original: Bala kanda, Ayodhya kanda, Aranya kanda, Kishkindha kanda, Yuddha kanda, Sundara kanda and Uttara kanda. While Valmiki’s Ramayana is composed of about 24,000 slokas (poems), Ramayana Vishavruksham consists of 16 stories accompanied by 11 links (narratives that 'link' the stories) and 504 foot notes that show evidence from the Sanskrit original in support of the critique.

About the Author

Ranganayakamma, born in 1939, is a popular Telugu writer who wrote 12 novels, more than 70 short stories and several essays and works of non-fiction.

She won the Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel 'balipeetham', which was also made into a movie later.

Her novels such as Sweet Home, Rachayitri, Peka Medalu are very popular. Women's issues are at the centre of many of her novels, stories and non-fiction works. Her exposition of 'Das Capital' of Karl Marx is one of the most accessible works in Telugu to understand Capital. Her 'Ramayana Vishavriksham' is a marxist-feminist critique of Valmiki Ramayana. Her work ''Dalita' samasya parishkaraniki Budhudu chaladu! Ambedkar Chaladu! Marx Kavali!' examines Dalit issues and how Marxism offers a way of understanding and addressing the Dalit problems.