The Search for Ravana's Lanka: The Geography of Valmiki Ramayana

Epics like Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata are replete with geographical, historical, biological and social material. notions of its poet Vālmīki. The prevalent notion deep-rooted essentially poetry, reflects time and environment, knowledge and Rāmāyaṇa though amongst people about the geographical scenario of Rāmāyaṇa is entire India and an adjoining island Ceylon (Sri Lanka), which is generally presumed to be Rāvaṇa’s Lankā. (jacket)