Valmiki has barely put down his pen after completing his magnificent creation, the epic Ramayan, when he realises he has competition. The sage Narad tells him that there is a better Ramayan, written by Hanuman. Valmiki is devastated! As the story of Hanuman's Ramayan unfolds, humorously and gently, so does the idea that there is no one version of the well-loved story about Ram, Sita, Hanuman and Ravan, but many.

Here, the quirky illustrations based on the style of Mithila folk paintings tell their own story.

The Lord incarnated upon the earth nine times. The seventh was known as 'Ram Avatar.' Ramayana (Sanskrit: रामायणम्, Rāmāyaṇam) is an ancient Indian.