“Valmiki (14th - 15th century B. C.), the author of the epic Ramayana, bears comparison with Homer.”
Vālmīki Legendary Indian poet, author of the Ramayana
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“Valmiki, Vyasa and Kalidasa are the Indian equivalents of Homer, Dante and Shakespeare. The story of Rama, the ideal son and ruler, Sita, the ideal wife, Bharata and Lakshmana, the ideal brothers and Hanuman, the ideal devotee, has been so beautifully stated in the epic poem of Ramayana that even in the remotest village of India, even the most illiterate man, woman or child is familiar with the characters and situations in the story. The credit for this goes to the poetic and dramatic genius of Valmiki.”
— Vālmīki
Sri Aurobindo
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