Ramayana is the story of rama, the prince of ayodhya. Poet valmiki describes rama as a dutiful son, loving brother, devoted husband, fierce warrior and wise statesman, of pleasant manners and speech. Rama is above all an upholder of dharma so it is no wonder that he is hailed as an avatar is or incarnation of lord vishnu. "amar chitra kathas are a glorious tribute to india's rich cultural heritage. These books have been an integral part of my children's early years, as they have been for many other families across india. Comics are a great way of reaching out to children, inculcating reading habits an driving their quest learn more about our roots." - narayan murthy, chief mentor, infosys.This epic poem Ramayana is a smriti which is translated as "from memory". Given the antiquity of Srimad Valmiki's Ramayana, there have been some interjected verses. Sometimes these verses can be contradicting. However, scholars, grammarians, historians have put lot of effort to standardize the original text, by verifying various manuscripts available from various parts of India, thus trying to stabilize and save the text from further contradictions. An example of this effort is the critical edition of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana. This site aims to study various versions of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana and arrive at a version of Ramayana that is most relevant to modern times. Srimad Valmiki Ramayana is composed of verses called Sloka, in Sanskrit language, which is an ancient language from India and a complex meter called Anustup. These verses are grouped into individual chapters called Sargas, wherein a specific event or intent is told. These chapters or sargas are grouped into books called Kaandas where Kaanda means the inter-node stem of sugar cane, or also a particular phase of the story or an event in the course of story telling.