Are manthara and ka I key I to be held responsible for Rama’s exile, or was it someone else’s trick? Did shurpnakha resent her beloved brother for killing her husband? And should Ravana be considered an arrogant or a wise man? All these questions and many more will be answered in this retelling of one of the two major epics of ancient India, The Ramayana. Dashrath nandan-dashanan gatha is the story of the mighty Ravana, the tyrannical, unjust ruler of Lanka, and his epic battle with the righteous Rama, son of King Dashrath of Ayodhya.