John Kaldawi was inspired by Ramayana, which is an
ancient Indian poem that narrates the story of prince Rama (the son of King
Dasharatha) trying to rescue his wife Sita from the devil Ravana. Rama was forced by his father to relinquish
his right to the throne for 14 years and go into exile. Ramayana depicts the duties of relationships
projecting characters of the ideal father, servant, brother, wife, and the
ideal king. All the characters are the
fundamentals to cultural consciousness of India.
Doing
more research, John
learned that Ramayana teaches the goal of human life. Rama is believed to have been the incarnation
of Lord Vishnu with a mission to kill demon Ravana, who abducted his wife Sita
(the daughter of Mother Earth). Later,
Rama returned to his father's land to form an ideal kingdom.
John Kaldawi also learned that Ramayana is one of the
most well known texts in India. There
are diverse regional versions of the Ramayana written by various authors which
differ from one another. Ramayana in any of its versions is very well worth to
read.
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