Ramachandra Series

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 Ramachandra Series (Review series)

Amish Tripathi



    The 'Ramachandra' series is a Indian-Mythological fiction tetralogy by Amish Tripathi. This is the author's second book series.The four books in the series are respectively given in order :
  • Ram : Scion of Ikshvaku
  • Sita : Warrior of Mithila
  • Raavan : Enemy of Aryavarta
  • War of Lanka

    And let me warn you in advance this is not the Ramayana you believe in or are familiar with. Be ready for an ignored Ram, a resilient Sita and a man-who-turned-into-evil-cause-he-lost-the-love-of-his-life  Raavan. And hence I welcome you to my first review series...

Ram : Scion of Ikshvaku

    “Swagruhe Pujyate Murkhaha; Swagraame Pujyate Prabhuhu ,Swadeshe Pujyate Raja; Vidvaansarvatra Pujyate. A fool is worshipped in his home. A chief is worshipped in his village. A king is worshipped in his kingdom. A knowledgeable person is worshipped everywhere.”

    May these truly spoken words inspire you. This is an excerpt from 'Ram : The Scion of Ikshavaku'. The story  revolves around the familiar main character in the believed Ramayana but not a very main character. He is shown a truthful righteous man who follows the path of dharma or karma. A person who fears and respects the law and defies all boundaries of a gentleman. A truly heart jolting moment was when Ram first Sita and the most heartbreaking one was the death of Roshni, Ram's near sister. The book is a truly good one with a lot of inspiring quotes in it.Though it may be a little hard to digest the new version for those who are very much familiar with the normal version.Some of my favourite quotes are given below

“I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want a woman who is better than I am; a woman who will compel me to bow my head in admiration.”

“Sometimes, truth causes pain and suffering. At such times, silence is preferred.”

“When the axe entered the forest, the trees said to each other: do not worry, the handle in that axe is one of us”.”

“Do not rush to the “right answer”,’ clarified Vashishta. ‘The key, always, is to ask the “right question”.”

“She has that something, like the thread in a crystal-bead necklace. She holds it all together.”

“If I’m successful, people will call me brave. If I fail, I will be called foolish. Let me do what I think is right. I’ll leave the verdict to the future.”

to be continued...


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