If you were captivated by Ramanand Sagar’s remarkable TV adaptation of Ramayana on Doordarshan, here is how you can read, explore and learn through more than 350+ bite-sized fascinating and enthralling tales with a single app! The re-run of Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana, the late 80s hit serial did not only manage to engross diverse audiences but also instantly shot to the top of the TRP charts. However, this popularity is of no surprise owing to multiple reasons: running again on the most widely available TV channel, the nation on lockdown, and the production of new shows and episodes coming to a halt. The change to notice from its first run is how it was watched on the individual or even multiple TV sets in each household and some of us even watched it on our smartphone screens. Adding to this, the digital revolution and the phenomenon of what gripped the nation together twice, the Roots Travel app is all set to launch, The Ramayana, a collection of 350+ bite-sized pictorial stories. The app contains a collection of comprehensive and illustrative guides that give you multiple filters to select and choose from. Instead of proceeding in the story through a traditional narrative, the app gives the user freedom to explore various stories from unconventional and different narratives which can further be explored with the help of tags and let the user eventually get engulfed by the universe of Ramayana. It has 40+ of your favorite characters, essential landmarks and locations mentioned in multiple versions of Ramayana from Valmiki, Tulsidas, and Kamban which have been accurately connected to the current map of India for ease and to inform you about their historical significance and various Kandas, all of which have a deep-rooted meaning and learning to obtain from. The Ramayana has been designed in such a way that it is easy to use, can be read anywhere and anytime. The portability of this platform gives it an edge over other mediums such as books which allows the user to experience this epic saga while keeping up with technology. Moreover, pictorial representations have also been used along with the texts to keep various types of audiences engaged. With an already well-established Roots travel app, the expertise of creating informative and fun bite-sized stories has been used in the historical domain this time. The Ramayana transcends the boundaries of religion as the stories and guides in it have been entirely curated with an unbiased viewpoint. The content is backed by authentic sources and has been created after extensive research. Nevertheless, the team has also created and integrated audio versions for pleasurable use and further plans to launch bite-sized guides for scriptures such as the Vedas, the Quran, the Bible, Bhagavad Gita, and more to reach out to a wider set of audience in the future. Considering the mammoth influence Ramayana has in literature, poetry, and culture and also the significance it holds in every household, the Ramayana could be a great unique gift option from the children to their parents as an expression of love and concern.

The Ramayana

Virtual Musem of Indian Epic, Ramayana

Virtual Musem of Indian Epic, Ramayana