Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Reading Notes: Narayan's Ramayana, Part B

Today is Tuesday, January 24th, 2017, and I am completing the Week 2 Reading Notes Part B assignment.

Chapter 4 is called "Encounters in Exile" and is about the different people Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana come across as they are finding a place in the forest to settle themselves. They come across one of Ravana's sisters too. It is in during this time that Soorpanaka's nose is cut off and the story of Ramayana really begins.

Chapter 5 is called "The Grand Tormentor" and is an introduction to Ravana. In this chapter, Soorpanaka comes to Ravana after her nose gets cut off. She tells him who did that to her, and Ravana then vows to take revenge for such an act. It is in this chapter that Ravana abducts Sita and kills Jatayu, the vehicle of Lord Vishnu, by cutting off one of his wings, when he was trying to save Sita.

Chapter 6 is called "Vali" and is about the coronation of the monkey clan king, Sugreeva. This chapter tells the story of Sugreeva.

Chapter 7 is called "When The Rains Cease" and is about when Rama and Lakshmana meet the monkey clan. As they were walking south to Lanka, they came across Vali. They met the king of Vali, Sugreeva. Sugreeva asks them why they look so sad, so they tell him that Sita had been abducted by Ravana, and they need to get her back. It is at that time that friendship is kindled between Rama and Sugreeva and Sugreeva and his monkey clan promise to help him.

My story would be about Don Baadal and how he abducts Bhidebhai's scooter to torment him.

Click here for a Reading Guide to R. K. Narayan's Ramayana.

Ravana abducting Sita and killing Jatayu while Jatayu was trying to save Sita.
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