Amar Chitra Katha - The Sons Of Rama

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The ~ of Rama and &Ita Ia a paI't of India. It __ ftl'llt • aet dorm. by the . . . . Valmlkl In his epIo poem In Sanskl'lt,

'. Rarna __ the e1deat _ of the King of Ayodhya. The KInIt had th.- wlv__Kau8halya, Kalkeyl and SUmlt.... Rama __ the _ of Bharata, of Kalkeyl and Laxmana and of SUmJtra. Aa they .,'ew up . , did their tame . . valiant and bra_ PI'In- . Sal&e came ......,. the help of Rarna and Laxmana In kllllnl& d e _ Tataka. On the way baok In the land of KInI& .....ka, Rarna In win· ninI& the hand of Slta, the King'. daUl&hter. decided that thl ....·ia. time to CI"O''''''I Rama KInIt....... Kalkeyl perauaded an wlwllllnC Daaha...tha to ........ Rama Into the foreat and to OPO·..·Jjj Bha...ta the KJnI&. Slta and Laxmana opted to foliO'".., Rama. While In the foreat the Rak.haal Shoorpanakha accoated Rama and eventll.lI)' had he.....f dl.ft.ured by Laxmana. The &ni&Plf f~le and complained to her bl"Other, Ravana, the King of Lanka. Ravana with a cunnInC typical of him carried Sita away. Rama and Laxmana In the _",.e of their _rch for Sita came aOI'O" the monkey kl.... Su.reeva and .truck a bond of frlendehlp with him. One of Sug,'eeva'. assistant&, Hanuman dlecovered Slta's whereabout. and Rama led the al.n¥ of mCJN(eys a . .lnet Lanka. In the terrible battle that eneued Ravana and hi. a ••oelates wel'e killed. Accompanied by Laxmana, Rama and Sita .-etul'ned• to Ayodhya '\),Iu..'e they ...werewelcolned by Bha ...ta and cl"Owned KInI& and Q...... But their ti'Olible. had not ended. How the eueplclon of hla eubjecte forced Rama to banish Sita even thCM,.h ahe wa. pr&I&nant and how his _ Luv and Kueha bPOU.ht up In the aahram of Sage Valmlkl were ultimately united ' him I. told In colourful plcturee In the follow.... pa....

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Baaed on "U I I ARAMACHARITA" 01 Bhavabhuti.

Printed by H. K. Nasta at IBH Printers. Marol Naka. Mathuradas Vissanji Road, Andheri East, Bombay--tOQ 059 and published by H. G. Mirchandani, for India Book House Education Trust, 29, Wodehouse Road. Bombay-400039.

Editor: Anant Pai

Artwork: Pratap Mulick

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R/l/J11l U//l8 71IE A1A'B OF IlYOOIIYIl. PEaoLE IAIERE II/lPPY IlIVO PRa'PEROO6' OIVOER 1116' RULE. '-!.ili))

WITI/ filS BROTflER~ B/I/IR/IT/l /lNO .s'fI/lTR{A9l1tY/I, RAM/I {f8EO 17J 1I/81T 1118 PEOPLE IINO LISTEN TO TflElR PROBLEMS•••

••• IJND EllERY EIIENING W/TII flI8 Q{fEEN SITIJ liE RECEIIIED 1116' J

SPEAK UP; YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR!

SIRE, I CANNOT! NOT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE QUEEN!

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GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! I'M NOT LIKE RAMA WHO ACCEPTS A WIFE AFTER SHE HAS LIVED IN ANOTHER'S HOUSE! '

MAHARAJ. TODAY A LAUNDERER WAS BEATING HIS WIFE. AND HE SA

SII(J{JLO I TORN /J1Y WIFE O{JT 8EC/I{JSE OF t1IlI/lT TilE L/I{JNOERER $/lIO? NO... Ala .. /lAlO $IIE/$ SOON 7?J8ECOM'E /I MOTIIER!

MYf7RST O{JTY /S TOWARDS MYPEOPL.E... /1//11/£ TO

SEI1IO HER __I1WAY. .•

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DAY liE 9EIYT WILL TAKE SITA INTO THE JUNGLES AND LEAVE HER THERE. BUTS,::::;, THIS IS MY DECISION!

..• fiNO LEFT flYODIIYII FOR TilE FOREST. .

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LAXMANA, THIS JUNGLE IS SO FRIGHTENING. I'M

OBEY

R~IV/~'8

COIJI/IV//I/VO/

JUST THEN A SERPENT AAOEIV?EO.

AFTER LAXIIIAIIIA lEFT Far? A>aWY.A. $ITA /AllIS 1li.0AE IN mE c/lJtvelE.

HELP! HELP! •

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DON'T MAHARSHI WORRY MY VALMIKI! CHILDIT'S YOU! THESE . ANIMALS ARE FROM MY . HERMITAGE.

VIILMIKI TOOK 81m TO illS IIERMlm6E. '

YOU WILL LIVE HERE. NOTHING WILL BOTHER YOU'

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(/IIUy/IKI'$ IIERMITII6E BECfJME slm'S> IIIII/EN-

811E t1IlIS BLESSED V1IITII Tt1I/IV SOIVS.

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LUV DEAR. WHERE IS KUSH?

HERE I AM, MOTHER, BOXING THIS DEER'S EARS!

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. BUT THE MAHARSHI TAUGHT YOU NOT TO BE CRUEL TO ANIMALS! IT WAS THE DEER WHO WAS BEING

CRUEL TO lYlE!

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------------------------- ' MllflARBli1 //IILMIKI PERSOIVALLY IITTEIVOEO TO TflEIR EOt/CATlOIll.

fiE TlJU6HT THEM 71IE

USE OFARMS IJB /AlELL. PULL WITH ALL YOUR IYIIGHT, THEN LET THE ARROW GO.

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LOll fWO KOSI! PRIJOTl8EO WI!AT TilEY VVER£ 71I11611T EllERY OilY.

NOT AT ALL, MOTHER! WE ARE PRACTISING HOW TO STAY EACH OTHER'S

WHAT'S THIS? ARE YOU TWO TRYING TO •

60. TIIYIE FOR DINNER!

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t/ALMIKI TOLD TIIEM TilE STORY c;r:: TflE RAMAYIINA, OF HOIAI RAMA BROKE TilE BOt1I OF LORD 8111t/A AND MARRIED WI/DElli. _ _--......,.

THAT 18 NOTHING.

OilY A8 RIIMA /AlE1VT. II OEER, RAt/ANA KtVNlJPPEO t/AIOEHI. :::;:;:~~~;;::;

" KIVI<£YI 8IVVIBIIEP RMI//J

1N7rJ 711£ r/(/NGl.£S FORR}{/RTI,cN

YEARS. .. I'M GOING INTO THE JUNGLES TOII-> kEEP FATHER"

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I WANT TO 60 WITH YOU!

'~/N 71IE BIITTLE mAT FOLLOWED.

RAt/AlVA 1A/1J8 KILLED BY RAMA!'

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VICTORY TO RAMA!

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cS',oEIVO/M9 FOtlRTEEIV RETtlRlVEO TO /IVOW/lb' CRaWIVEO KINe.

.ONE DAY, BECAUSE OF WHATA

LAUNDERER SAID, RAMA BANIGHED VAIDEHI!

POOR

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V/ll.MIK/ Tlltl8IfT TIIEM at=" •• YIIJNII" IlNO StlCII OTIIER MATTERS TOO.

EVERY OilY TilEY PRACTISED 17IEIlRTS OF WAR. TilEY /lLSO TALKEO ABOUT 1/1I/0EIII.

I WONDER WHAT

HAPPENED VAIDEHI

IF EVER MEET HER, BRING HER TO THE HERMITAGE.

MEAIVIVIIIL6 IIV I'9YOOIIYh' RI'9/J1lI'9 I*?EP/IREO 7lJ PERFOIaJII fi8HlAJAIYIEDIIII m£llVl'9.

liS PEOPL.E PIIS8ED BY 1118 ROYIIL

PIlLIlCE_

!ILL WERE IIVVITEO 70

THE Y,1t1NA.

THEY ARE WITH

THE SAGE SHTHA. KING RAMA

WIll NOW

BECOME A WORLD

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Al.L IJ/?()(jNO ClIME HI/TIl 71IBA' IJRMIES. • •

WHAT HAVE

ARMIES TO DO WITH A YAJNA?

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. THEY HAVE CCME JUST TO WITNESS IT AND. IF NEED BE. TO FIGHT ON THE SIDE OF RAMA. TilE YI/C/IWI81111L.1I t1I118 fJECORIITEO; PREPIIRIITlOt1lS WERE NOW ,

COMPLETE.

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8tJT N/lR/lO/l HAD TflllVG TO S/IV TO MITRII. r---HE-W-/L-L' HOW CAN HAVE TO RAMA USE A

PERFORM THE

WITHOUT

/I WHITE htwSE WI71I BLIIOK EARB . WIIS GOT RfillOY FOR TflE Y.4:/N/I. THE HORSE IS MAGNI•

FICENT!

STATUE .

OF HER! r-"

HIS WIFE

SlTA?

IVO,MV 1---..-..... PEIJpt.E MIIY NOTLIKEIT: //80t.0E1V STl/T(JE UlIL.t. I//II/E 7{}

/ SIIO(JLO ....., SEND UlXmIW/J TO LOOI(

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SWAHA!

SWL\HA!! ..

V/$IIW/IMITR// BOLO lEAF ON

TilE hORSE /AlliS TIIEN

LET LOas'E liND TilE IIRMY FOLLOVflEO

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M.41VY.4 RIJLER ~ ,........;.:::..:."-'...:..:........:..,;t1IITIIOIJT .4

WHAT SHALL WEDO,MY MINISTER?

NOBODY CHECKS THE HORS:.:=.:E...-/

ARE TOO WEAK. EVEN

WHO DARES F/6HT THIS

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RAVANAWAS NO MATCH RAMA.

LOOK AT THI ANYONE THI KUSH,LET'S CATCH THAT

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THEN WE WILL FI6HT!

{'OV lIND 1((/811 TIED TilE TOil TREE.

CHILDREN! THAT BACK TO ME! SHAME ON YOU FOR

BEGGING.

liND IJ TERRIBLE BATTLE FOLLOIAIEO. ,;--',...-< .

SIRE! THOSE TWO CHILDREN ARE IMPOSSIBLE ! THEY HAVE FOOLS OF US

I'LL TEACH THEM HOW TO BEHAVE!

WE'LL

SHOW HIM!

LUV,SHOOT AT THE WHEEL! H-E-R-E

GOES!

JUST ONE SHOT TOOK CARE OF HIM!

Ftlt..#1iJ9/WI1J

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WENT tiP VICTORY TO RAMA.TWO YOUNG BOYS..• u,

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I'VE LOST A SHOE!

cWM£ ()C 711£ C~/£RJ'

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LOST MY SWORD!

TO,...:.R,-,,-l4..:.;..:~-,,-~.:..:.._ __

YES SIRE. THEY MADE HIM FALL FROM HIS CHARIOT!

TWO OF THEM ••• r-:.

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SHATRUGHNA FALLEN!!

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RAMA WAS 0I8T(JRBEO. TWO CHILDREN AND SO BRAVE! WHO COULD THEY BE P YOU TAKE OVER. LAXMANA. GO AND THOSE

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GLORY

RAMA'

lOSTIN Ttli/O

YOtlIV6

BOYSI tiP /l8fl1N8T RfllJ?/l/

GO AWAY NOW'--.:-.=.....::.-'--"-_ TAKE A LOOK AT HIM

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LUV YOU

WITH THE HORSE;

I'LL DEAL

DON'T YOU

WANT TO LIVE,

LADP

WITH HIM!

YOUR .-

OWN

LIFE!

AND KUSH 8fl0T AN AR,t;il?U/. .. ••. 71IE •

THEIR · SEEM TO FLY BY MAGIC!

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MAKE FRIENDS WITH

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K(JSII AIYO LAXMAIYA E/V6I9~O /IV /I F(JR/~ B/lTTLE. •

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K(JSII WAS fAJO(JII/OEO IN mE RBIIT. !WON'T LET YOU LIVE AFTER WHAT YOU HAVE DONE

TO KUSH!

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- FOR YOUR

,LIVES!

RIJM/I /1//16' IIERY' (lPCE7 fiE IIE/IRO TilE NE/1/S.

NOW BHARATA.

YOU MUST GO WITH THE

MONKEY

FORCES.

lMMI9IVl9lElL LAXMANA HAS . FALLEN!

Lt.lfI .41110 KtIcS'lI EXO'It9tV6'MEhllV#V6FU'L LOOKS. SAY, LET'~ THE MAKE MON- SOONER KEYS OUT OF MONKEYS! t--. _II

IN8T11IVllY AN ARROW 8TRtlCK #A/Vt.lMAIV"8 MACE. BRATS

THE

DESERVE TO BE

KILLED!

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A THOUSAND PARDONS,O RAMAl

r WILL COME RAMA LEO IfISflUBE

WE 00 NOT KNOW ABOUT OUR FATHER BUT SITA IS OUR MOTHER. BUT WHY ARE YOU SO INtERESTED ANYWAY?

RIlM/I OECIOEO TORNO Offf/lB()(/T TIIEClitUlREN.

ARE YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER?

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RECOGNISED 1116'Y1.IIIS

l!,Jf1'E.f!J. _ _~--,--_',_··'CA" /'if,:y

::"'-'-..: :---=-AI<E SITA'S ":.;.:.-'"

LOOK,HE IS FAINTING! AND BECAUSE OF WHAT WE SAID. LET'S GO TAKE CARE OF HIS ARMY.

71€O 1/A'lVtlAMIV IV€A'R 7h'€ ~E.

TI/E Mao/KEV.9 OEAt..T WITM L(JI/ t9NO Kt/6'1/ RETURIfIEO TO R/IM/I.

GOODNESS! . HE IS STIll CONSCIOUG!

HEAVENS! NO! DID YOU KILL HIM?

M R/WI/I RECW6e!:O

VAl.MIKI ~7 lW /tNt:> Ktl6W70 MELt HIM. HE DID MAHARGHI! NOT DIE MOTHER, HE IS ALIVE!

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VAIDEHI OF THE RAMA'lANA 18 NONE OTHER THAN OUR LUV!

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SAY

ME,GLORY

BE TO

RAMA!

WON'T YOU EVER UNTIE ~-=::::::::: BOYS?

, (/II/.MIKI BR(}(!(3f1T b'1T1I ,c(}Rt1I/lRtJ. YOU fVlU8T TAKE SITA BACK WITH VOU.

MAHAR8HI. HAVING ONCE SENT HER AWAV, HOW CAN I...

MOTHER EARTH, IF I AM PURE. GATHER ME TO VOUR

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... I9IYO 71IE E/lRTII P/JRTEO tiNDER IIER FEET... . YOU HAVE MOVE AWAY, MOTHER!

81m 1VB11Y 7tJ $INK #Yo MOTHER!

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RAMA EMBR/ICEO 11m DO NOT GRIEVE MVSONRVOUR MOTHER HAS GONE BACKTO HER MOTHER.

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IT WAS SAI~ G . BORN OF THE EARTH. THIS PROWAS TRUE.

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R/IM/l RETVRIVW TO //vOOh"t,lA! •

THE BOYS h-

PROVED

ONE DAY THEY WILL MAKE GREAT RULERS!

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