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082			_a294.5922 _bGAN
100			_aGanatra, Ami _992704
245			_aRamayana unravelled : lesser known facets of Rishi Valmiki's epic
260			_bBloomsbury Pub. _aNew Delhi _c2022
300			_axxxix,337p.
505			_aCONTENTS Acknowledgements ix Introduction xi Summary Storyline xxv CONTENTS PART I: CONTEXT AND SETTINGS 1 The Divine Inspiration 3 2 Bloodlines 10 3 Cities and City Life in the Ramayana 23 PART 2: PERSONALITIES, EVENTS AND EVENTUALITIES 4 Vishvamitra's Quest 33 5 The Making of Vishvamitra 47 6 Ahalya 58 7 The Descent of Ganga 63 8 A Twist of Fate 69 9 Sahadharmacharini 105 10 Kinship in K.ishkindha 149 11 Vayuputra 185 12 The Trap of Lust 218 1 3 The Difficulty of Being Good 243 14 Soumitri 259 15 Ramo Vigrahavan Dharma 275 16 Rama's Rajya 294 PART 3: EPILOGUE 17 A Short Note on the Approach to Understanding Itihasa 305 18 Shambuka Vadha 307 19 Forsaken 311 Notes 323 Also from the Author 339
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