Book review
Krittivasa wrote a version of the Ramayana in Bengali nearly five hundred years ago. As he was a poet of the people his story is written in simple language and has metaphors that are easily understood. Our story of Mahiravana has been derived from his Ramayana.
Krittivasa wrote a version of the Ramayana in Bengali nearly five hundred years ago. As he was a poet of the people his story is written in simple language and has metaphors that are easily understood. Our story of Mahiravana has been derived from his Ramayana.
Amar Chitra Katha
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