Attributed to Valmiki thought to be Indias first poet the Ramayanas origins date back thousands of years when it was first committed to Sanskrit Since then generations of children the world over have grown up with its story of Ramas quest to recover his wife Sita from her abduction by Raavana the Lord of the Underworld The tale has been celebrated in many languages and has spread to many other countries including Nepal Tibet Thailand Burma Laos Cambodia Malaysia and Indonesia It is used as a Hindu Jain Buddhist Islamic Sikh as well as a secular text and lives in in many art forms too in drama and dance in sculpture and painting in prose and in poetry Daljit Nagra was captivated by the versions his grandparents regaled him with as a child Now an awardwinning poet of dazzling gifts he has chosen to bring the story to life in a vivid and enthralling version of his own Accessible and engaging and bursting with energy Nagras Ramayana is a distillation and an animation for readers of all ages whether familiar with or entirely new to this remarkable tale